Graduate Enrolled and Registered Nurse Program - Mid Year 2025 Intake | St Stephens Hospital

Employment Term: Offering fixed term Part Time (0.8 FTE) Opportunities (12 month contracts)
Location: St Stephens Hospital, Hervey Bay
Remuneration: Enrolled Nurse - $35.85 p/h or Registered Nurse - $41.66 p/h + 11.5% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Make a meaningful difference with St Stephen’s Hospital

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our team at St Stephen’s Hospital as a Graduate Nurse you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

Your part in St Stephen’s Hospital team

As a St Stephen's Graduate, you will have the opportunity to work as part of Australia’s first fully-integrated digital environment that is re-defining the way healthcare is delivered. We are the only not-for-profit private hospital service on the Fraser Coast, offering you the opportunity to work alongside a team of seasoned professionals - highly experienced and skilled in delivering the utmost quality in person-centred care.

Over the course of your 12-month program, we offer you the opportunity to consolidate your skills in several specialities; broadening your experience and setting you up for success!

Our Graduates will be offered a 64-hour fortnight (32 hours p/week) 12 month fixed term contracts with the opportunity for permanent on successful completion

Supporting you to succeed – your graduate year and beyond:

We’re extremely proud of the graduate support and learning experience we provide and many of our graduates will go on to experience exceptional careers with our UnitingCare Health family, and beyond. Graduate study days, education sessions, formal courses, workshops and supernumerary hours are just some of the ways we support you in your graduate year.

Most importantly, we offer educators, leaders and team mates that genuinely care from the heart about your success. Some have been supporting and educating others for over 20 years – so they have a good understanding of what you’ll experience your first year in the real world.

We pride ourselves on providing career opportunities in a range of clinical specialities. We’re in it for the long haul, which is why we’re committed to your on-going career development post-program and why our program consistently achieves over a 90% retention rate.

Streams to consolidate your skills:

This intake, we’re proud to offer opportunities to Graduate Registered Nurses and Enrolled Nurses into our rotational general nursing streams and Registered Nurses in our Perioperative Stream. You’ll have the opportunity to build your skills in:

General Nursing: (two 6 month rotations)

• General Surgical
• Orthopaedics
• Gynaecology
• Plastics
• Respiratory Urology
• Bariatric Surgery
• Cardiovascular
• Oncology/End of Life
• Rehabilitation
• High observation
• Cardiac

Perioperative Stream (12 month non-rotational)

• Scrub/Scout
• PACU

What makes a difference for us?

To be eligible to apply, you will need:

• To have completed your Bachelor of Nursing or Diploma of Nursing between June 2024 and June 2025
• To hold registration with AHPRA by 14th July 2025
• Flexibility to work a full rotating roster (in a part-time 0.8 position)
• Be available to commence in the program on 21st July 2025
• Unlimited work rights in Australia (we are unable to provide sponsorship)

How to Apply:

Follow the Apply button to apply now.

Ensure you upload your Resume AND Cover letter. We recommend combining your Resume and Cover letter into one document to ensure both are uploaded to our Workday platform efficiently.

In your Cover Letter, please describe:

• What you believe you could contribute to the team at St Stephen's Private Hospital
• Which areas of nursing you are most passionate about and why
• How this Graduate opportunity will support your long terms goals

Please ensure you submit your application by 5th April 2025. For further information please contact - [email protected]

What makes a difference for you?

As Australia’s first fully digital hospital, St Stephen’s gives the Wide Bay community access to one of the country’s most advanced healthcare facilities. An innovative non-for-profit regional hospital, we offer access to the best specialists with minimal waiting for advanced treatment with personal care.

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• Free / Subsidised On-Site Parking
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, a wellbeing program and employee assistance program
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid an unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Professional development, through Graduate Certificates, skills development courses, bursaries, grants and partnerships with leading Universities (Hospitals).
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

St Stephen’s Hospital is proudly part of the UnitingCare family, we’d love you to be too.

At St Stephen’s Hospital, we offer a comprehensive range of inpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services including Cardiac and Cancer Care, Urology, Bariatric, Gynaecology, Respiratory, Haematology, Orthopaedics, Cardiovascular, Endoscopy and Vascular and general surgery. We’re committed to re-investing surplus funds for the devolvement of our hospital, services and employees; creating facilities that utilise leading edge technology and staffed by leaders in their field.

Joining St Stephen’s Hospital, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16, 500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all it’s fullness.

Start making a difference today

Our application process takes less than 15 minutes – Click the ‘APPLY’ button to be taken to our online application process and upload your resume and cover letter. Our team are available to answer any questions you may have.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. Learn more about Diversity & Inclusion at UnitingCare: https://www.unitingcareqld.com.au/about-us/who-we-are/diversity-and-inclusion

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.