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Queensland University of Technology
CRICOS No. 00213J
Graduated from Nursing!Where to from here?!
Graduates - Option generatorsPlease take a seat at the front!
Undergrads - Active ObserversPlease take a seat at the back
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Introductions!
Andrea CameronNursing Graduate and Student Advocate
Dr Leonie COX Senior Lecturer
Dr Fiona Coyer Associate Professor and Director of Academic Programs,
Beth KeaneFacilitatorCareers CounselorCareers & Employment QUT
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Ground Rules
• This group is for discussion, not debate. No one is right; no one is wrong.
• We are here to generate many possible options – ask your self “is this helpful?”
• Be respectful of others air time• Listen and think before you react• Park it board! For issues we are unable to
address in this session
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Today's Session
• Quick Heads UP!• Expand your options beyond Graduate
Recruitment!• A word on applications – resumes, SC, letters
interviews• Generating your networks• Staying positive!• Check the park it board• Breakout session!
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Heads Up
• Graduate Recruitment– QLD Health - GNOR website, apply around August for 2014
start– WA Health - Graduate Nurses Connect in March for August– Private sector – Ramsay, website dates differ. (Greenslopes was
March for August intake)
CHECK THE WEB SITES!
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Your Story – Graduate Nurses
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Expand your options beyond Graduate Recruitment!
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Some possible career pathways• Areas of Specialisation within a
hospital– Cardiac & coronary care– Intensive care/Critical care– Cancer care (oncology)– Emergency nursing– Haematology– Infectious disease nursing– Midwifery– Paediatric– Preoperative– Neurology– Respiratory– Neonatal– Orthopaedic– Palliative care– Rehabilitation– Sexual health– Transplant nursing– Burns nursing– Gastroenterology– Triage– Theatre Nursing
• Other opportunities– Academia/Research– Aged care– Aboriginal health– Agency Work– Adolescent health– Community nursing– Disaster relief– Cosmetic & reconstructive
surgery– Flight nursing– HIV and AIDs– Neurosurgical– Occupational health & safety– Legal consulting– Remote area nursing– Sleep disorders– Disability care– Women's health– Child health Nurse– Administration– Child & family health– Corrections health
– Diabetes nursing– Drug & alcohol– School nursing– Home care– International aid work– Mental health– Pain management– GP practice nursing– Nurse education
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Rural & Remote
• http://nrha.ruralhealth.org.au/?IntCatId=14
• http://www.arhen.org.au/
• https://crana.org.au/job-vacancies/
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Aged Care
• http://www.agedcareguide.com.au/• http://www.agedcareaustralia.gov.au/
Community Care
• http://www.dsa.org.au/Pages/Home.aspx• http://www.dva.gov.au/service_providers/commu
nity_nursing/Pages/index.aspx
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Useful websites
• Beyond Seek and Careerone– http://www.jobs4nurses.com.au/– http://www.ncah.com.au/nursing/– http://www.nursingjobs.com.au/– http://www.health.qld.gov.au/nursing/default.asp– http://www.health.qld.gov.au/nursing/gnor/default.asp– www.ethicaljobs.com.au– http://www.ramsayjobs.com.au/
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Branch out with further study!
Social Work/Counselling
Masters of Social Work
Masters of Counselling
PsychologyGrad Entry
into Psychology
Honours Masters
Law Grad entry into Law
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More ideas!
Education Grad entry into Education
OHS Masters of OHS
Physiotherapy Masters of Physiotherapy
Occupational Therapy
Masters of Occupational
Therapy
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A word on applications
• Resources– Careers & Employment Workshops (Careerhub)– Online CDL modules (Careers Website)– Resume and applications feedback service
[email protected]– Mock interviews – 3138 2649
• Resumes are a marketing brochure and you are the product
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Working your networks
• Professional Associations– Australasian Neuroscience Nurses' Association– Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Ltd– Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc– Australian College of Neonatal Nurses Inc– Australian College of Operating Room Nurses– Australian Dermatology Nurses' Association– Australian Ophthalmic Nurses Association Inc
Qld– Australian Practice Nurses Association– Australian Rural Nurses & Midwives– Gastroenterological Nurses College Inc– Medical Imaging Nurses Association of Australia– Nurses Christian Fellowship Australia– Paediatric, Child and Youth Health Nurses
Queensland– Perioperative Nurses Association of
Queensland– Queensland Nurses Union
• Colleagues• Friends• Mentors• Prac Supervisors• Lecturers• Volunteering
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Andrea’s Tip
• Contact the hospitals you are interested in• Keep a spreadsheet of contacts• Know the application dates well in advance• Keep emails professional and follow up with a
thankyou email!
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Staying positive!
• Stay busy!– Treat your job search like a full time role 9-5– Exercise regularly – keeps the blues away!
• Stay connected– Get PT work in an allied area (keep the clinical skills alive!)– Attend PD and networking opportunities– Keep in-touch with your colleagues
• Positive self talk and affirmations WORK– Create a vision board
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Park It Board!
• Anything we can address now?
• Any resources that could help you address these?
Breakout Sessions!
• Graduate Nurses – Head to C block level 4– Careers & Employment
Resource Centre
• Undergrad’s– Q&A session– Brainstorm a strategy for
2013
