Nursing New Graduate Program Information for Kempsey Health Campus

Name of Facility	Kempsey Health Campus
Contact Person - Designation	Jutta Flynn and Ann McCrae - Nurse Educators
Contact Details	Phone: 02 65620252 or 0265620383 Fax: 0265621798 Email: Jutta.Flynn@ncahs.health.nsw.gov.au and Ann.McCrae@ncahs.health.nsw.gov.au
About the facility	The town of Kempsey is situated in the Macleay River Valley, 480 kilometres north of Sydney. Kempsey Health Campus consists of Kempsey District Hospital and Community Health Centre. Kempsey District Hospital is a Level 3 facility with 86 beds that provides a 24 hour service including emergency department, maternity, medical, including intensive care and surgical services (mostly day surgery provided by visiting specialist surgeons) and paediatrics. There are medical officers on site 24 hours per day in the emergency department. Allied health services are available including physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
Number of New Graduate positions	The hospital intake is three in January/February and two in July.
Access to ongoing support, professional development (study days) including supernumerary time and orientation	The program consists of a 12 month contract. The new graduate program at Kempsey provides: Three days general and nursing orientation conducted at ward/area level Orientation program, workshops and ward/unit based in service education Clinical guidance and support at ward/unit level by preceptors
Rotations	Clinical rotations are within various wards within the campus. These may include medical, surgical, emergency department, operating theatre and recovery, intensive care or mental health.
Accommodation	There is no on-site staff accommodation. Local Real Estate agents will need to be contacted for accommodation. You can also check with the Nurse Educator for advice.