Nursing and Midwifery Services
Nursing for New Graduate Nurses at Westmead Hospital
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Contact |
Transitional Support Program Coordinator |
Telephone: |
(02) 9845 6440 or (02) 9845 5555 (Pager: 01335) |
Hospital Postal Address: |
PO Box 533 |
HospitalStreet Address: |
Cnr Hawkesbury and Darcy Roads, |
Hospital Website |
Westmead Hospital is a teaching, referral and district hospital. It is located approximately 30 km west of the Sydney Central Business District and 3 km from Parramatta.
The hospital is adjacent to public transport, has on site parking and a child care facility plus has nearby staff accommodation.
Providing high quality patient care in a tertiary referral centre
Our services include:
Westmead Hospital offers the new graduated nurse the opportunity to care for patients across a wide range of clinical settings.
The areas you can gain experience in are:
- acute cardiology
- acute gerontology
- adolescent heath
- brain injury unit
- cardiothoracic
- cardiothoriacic intensive care
- drug and alcohol
- emergency department
- gastro-medical
- general intensive care
- gerontology rehabilitation
- haematology
- imaging
- interventional cardiology
- medical high dependency
- neuro/trauma high dependency
- neurology
- older persons evaluation review and assessment
- oncology
- operating suite
- orthopaedic/trauma
- palliative care/symptom control
- renal
- respiratory
- special care nursery
- surgery
- surgical high dependency
As the hospital is in close proximity to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, we do not have a paediatric service.
Start dates:
The proposed commencement dates/months are 28 January 2008, 28 May 2008 and 29 September, 2008.
Accommodation available/type:
At Westmead, limited accommodation is available in a large complex consisting of four, two and one bedroom units. The accommodation complex has tennis courts, a barbeque area, a small general store, a children’s' play area and a swimming pool.
Transport description:
The hospital is close to trains and buses.
Public timetables and fares are available via the Transport Infoline website.
Program structure:
Westmead offers a flexible new graduate transitional support program with up to three clinical placements that will be tailored to support career goals.
The program offers excellent opportunities for professional growth and development through the support of Nurse Educators, Clinical Nurse Educators, Nursing Unit Managers and other senior nursing and medical staff.
Features include:
- supernumerary time when commencing on different wards
- three transitional program education days
- specialised orientation programs
- weekly hospital based new graduate inservice plus unit based inservice
- 24 - hour availability of clinical teaching, assessment and support by unit based and hospital based educators
- opportunities to gain specialist skills during the program
- access to a large comprehensive teaching library and computer based recourses
- access to nursing and medical 'grand rounds'
Contact information:
If you require further information about this particular health facility or the program that it offers, contact the Transitional Support Program Coordinator on Ph: (02) 9845 6440 or (02) 9845 5555 (Pager: 01335) or Email: christine_caloudis@wsahs.nsw.gov.au.
Sydney West Area Health Service facilities conducting New Graduate Programs
Facility |
Intake Numbers |
|---|---|
SW - Auburn Hosp (June Intake) |
6 |
SW - Auburn - Midwifery |
4 |
SW - Blacktown H & Mt Druitt H (Feb Intake) |
20 |
SW - Blacktown H & Mt Druitt H (March Intake) |
20 |
SW - Blacktown H & Mt Druitt H (May Intake) |
5 |
SW - Blacktown H & Mt Druitt H -Midwifery FEB |
2 |
SW - Blue Mountains DM H (Feb Intake) |
5 |
SW - Blue Mountains DM H (Sept Intake) |
2 |
SW - Lithgow HS (Feb Intake) |
2 |
SW - Lithgow HS (August Intake) |
2 |
SW - Nepean H (Feb Intake) |
28 |
SW - Nepean H (March Intake) |
15 |
SW - Nepean H (April Intake) |
15 |
SW - Nepean H - Midwifery (Feb Ba Mid) |
5 |
SW - Area Mental Health Services (Feb Intake) |
17 |
SW - Westmead Hosp (Feb Intake) |
55 |
SW - Westmead Hosp (May Intake) |
25 |
SW - Westmead Hosp (Sept Intake) |
25 |
SW - Westmead Hosp - Midwifery (Feb Intake Ba Mid Grads) |
4 |
SW - Westmead Hosp - Midwifery (May Intake Ba Mid Grads) |
4 |
SW - St. Josephs (Feb Intake) |
4 |
Total |
271 |
Last updated: 6th June, 2007
