Transition to practice for registered nurses

We welcome your application for a transition to practice position if you:

• have recently qualified as registered nurse
• have less than six months post-registration experience.

What transition to practice offers you

Your transition to practice position gives you:

• additional tailored support
• networking opportunities with other graduates
• support and encouragement beyond clinical placement.

Eligibility criteria

Selection is a competitive process, and you must meet the following criteria to apply:

• have completed an accredited undergraduate nursing course within the last 24 months
• have less than six calendar months experience as a registered nurse at the date of application
• hold the relevant registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
• hold Australian citizenship, permanent residency or a visa permitting you to work in Australia
• comply with immunisation and conviction check requirements.

How to apply

• Submit your application online at the transition to practice portal on the JobsTas website.
• The portal is only accessible during the defined recruitment campaign.
• We advertise application dates on the JobsTas website.
• If you are a registered nurse, you only need to submit one online application.
• Please provide details of two referees.

Recruitment Process

The Transition to Practice Handbook details the recruitment process for transition roles commencing in 2023.

Download the Transition to Practice Handbook

Key components of transition

• 6 to 12 months program working up to 76 hours per fortnight
• Rotational shift work (includes day work)
• Diversity of clinical positions
• Extended orientation period (supernumerary time in clinical area)
• Clinical support (preceptors, nurse unit manager, ward and transition specific clinical nurse educators)
• Specific professional development activities
• Professional portfolio development

Program benefits

• Access to online educational resources and programs
• An individual employee email account
• Pay rates and leave entitlements as per the current Nurses and Midwives award
• Competitive salary packaging and salary sacrificing (in some areas)
• Work/life balance initiatives
• Employee assistance program.

Contacts

For more information about the Transition to Practice program please contact the Clinical Nurse Educators below:

North

Michael Sherring and Helen Gulliver 
(03) 6777 6418
[email protected]

North West

Jade Mollison
[email protected]

Janelle Stephens
[email protected]

South

Sean Lannan
(03) 6166 6177
[email protected]

Mental Health

Tonia Blackwood
(03) 6165 8504
[email protected]