Graduate Transition Program
The Royal Perth Bentley Group (RPBG) Graduate Transition Program (GTP) provides you with the best start to your nursing career. We are flexible, supportive and provide you with a range of experiences and learning.
RPBG is made up of both Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) and Bentley Health Service (BHS).
BHS offers vast opportunities in a range of specialist clinical areas including same-day and multiday surgery, operating theatre, medical and surgical rehabilitation, aged care services, as well as youth, adult, and geriatric mental health.
RPBG Graduate Transition Programs
Six or 12-month GTP for registered and enrolled nurses
This program provides registered and enrolled nurses with clinical placements in a diverse range of specialties including medical, surgical, rehabilitation, and mental health. There is also chance to join speciality units such as Operating Theatres, Recovery Unit, Emergency Department, Coronary Care Unit, Imaging Department, Gastro Theatre, Medical Day Unit. Graduates will be placed at either campus – RPH or BHS.
Six or 12-month Comprehensive (mental health stream) GTP for registered nurses
This program is designed for registered nurses interested in mental health. Our 12-month comprehensive program provides one clinical placement in mental health (youth, adult, or older adult) and one clinical placement in Medical, Surgical or Rehabilitation. Graduates accepted into the 6-month program will complete a single clinical rotation in mental health. Most positions are based at BHS.
The opportunity for an additional community mental health placement may be available at the completion of the comprehensive GTP.
Six or 12-month general or mental health for enrolled nurses
This program allocates enrolled nurses to one or two clinical areas for their graduate program. Specialities include medical, surgical, rehabilitation or mental health clinical areas.
What our program can offer
The key commitments of the RPBG GTPs are graduate support (initial and continuing), socialisation and facilitation of ongoing education and training needs.
Support and Socialisation
The program commences with a comprehensive orientation which focuses on core skills and practical workshops. Supernumerary days are provided in each rotation to allow graduates to adjust to their new environment, along with a period of intense support offered by experienced ward-based staff development nurses and clinical staff. Graduates are socialised through a range of activities, including allocation to a graduate learning group which helps graduates initial socialisation with their peers and fosters a sense of belonging and connection to the organisation.
Education
One-hour facilitated learning sessions are conducted regularly throughout the graduate year. The sessions, which are held in the afternoons where graduates are rostered to attend, cover a range of clinical and professional topics. In addition, the program includes one structured professional development day.
Recruitment information
To be considered for a position in one of the RPBG GTPs, you must apply online via the Department of Health’s GradConnect
Please refer to this website for further information. No positions will be allocated outside of the GradConnect process.