More than 140 graduate nurses and midwives are ready to translate the skills they’ve learnt at university into excellent care for local patients, as part of the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) 2023 graduate program.
127 nurses and 19 midwives have been chosen to join SCHHS, after it received around 800 applications.
Six of these dedicated healthcare workers will be heading to Gympie Hospital to officially start their careers.
Post graduate nurse educator Amanda Naumann said she was pleased to welcome the talented and passionate cohort.
“Our nurses and midwives play a key role in the future of our region’s health workforce, and we look forward to supporting this group of graduates during such an important time of their career and seeing them continue to grow as confident health professionals,” she said.
“They will be warmly welcomed by all the staff of the SCHHS and supported by highly skilled clinical coaches and nurse educators as they transition into the workplace providing care for patients and their families.”
Each graduate will work in a specialty area and will have future opportunity to further develop their nursing and midwife skills within the SCHHS.
2023 will see the largest culturally diverse cohort at SCHHS, we will see an increase in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander graduate nurses and more international residents that have moved to Australia.
“As a health service we are dedicated to improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, and part of our strategy to achieving health equity involves recruiting a culturally diverse workforce,” Ms Naumann said.
“We know these graduates will bring immense value and a rich contribution to the workforce.”
A majority of the graduates started on Monday 20 February, and a small number will commence in April, June and October.
