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Graduate Nurse Connect

Delivering a Healthy WA

Rebecca Newton

Senior Nursing Officer

Nursing and Midwifery Office

WA Department of Health

How to apply


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11 March 2011 Slide 2

What is Graduate Nurse Connect?

Graduate Nurse Connect (GNC) is the centralised on-line

recruiting process for graduate nurses wishing to apply

for a position in a public hospital or health service withinWestern Australia.


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Who can apply?

Applications are forALL registered and

enrolled nurse students graduating and

wanting positions in the first AND second

half of2011.

EN/RN Conversion students should also

apply via Graduate Nurse Connect.


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Am I eligible to apply?

Applicants must be:

An Australian citizen or have permanent residency

status, or hold New Zealand citizenship at the time of

application. Students from overseas should checkwebsite in November 2010 to find out if vacancies exist.

Eligible for registration with the Australian Health

Practitioners Regulatory Agency

A new graduate who has not worked as a registerednurse before or has minimal experience as a registered

nurse, ie less than 6-12 months.


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Why should I apply via Graduate

Nurse Connect?

It is the only way to apply for a graduate position

in WA Health

Graduate Nurse Connect enables graduates to

apply for more than one hospital and health

service using just one application.

This easy and streamlined process provides awider choice of employment opportunities.


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What happened in 2010?In 2010 we have employed:

507 RN graduates

77 EN graduates

Did they get their 1st preference?

90% of all ENs offered a position got offered their 1st pref.

89% of all RNs offered a position got offered their 1st pref.

Who didnt get employed?

37WA registered nurse graduates that applied

24 ENs not offered positions that applied

International students immigration requires us to employ Australiangraduates first

ALL other students that forgot to apply


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What about selection criteria?You are required to address Selection Criteria.

Many applicants use the STAR system:

Situation

Task Action

Result

It allows you to provide an example of a situation where you have beenable to demonstrate your abilities and knowledge, the actions you

took and outcome of your actions.

An example is available in the application guide


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How do I apply?

Go to www.gnc.health.wa.gov.au

**Download Application Guide**

Click on the Graduate Nurse Connect link

Click on Apply for job


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What will I be asked?

Application questions

General questions about you and your application

Nursing qualifications, ie where you studies, have youworked as an EN or AIN before etc?

Selection criteria

Program preferences

You will not be able to find out what the questions areuntil 19 July 2010 when applications open.


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Preferences

Select your top 3 employment preferences.

Dont limit your employment prospects by selecting

the same hospital/health service 3 times.


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Managing your application

You need to register an email. Previous users can useprevious account.

For new registrations - If you do not receive your

password within 1 hour contact

[email protected] or phone 1300 733 056

To continue, update or change your application/details

log onto yourGraduate Nurse Connect Account at Jobs

WA www.jobs.wa.gov.au or via link at

www.gnc.health.wa.gov.au

If you forget your password the system can re-issue a

new one.


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To edit submitted applications or

withdraw

If you have submitted your application, you can still

edit it up until the closing date (midnight 10

August 2010)

Click on the Applicationsbutton

Change status from appliedto withdrawn

and hit save.

Make your changes and then submit.


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How do I got a job offer?

Job offers are only made on particular dates. Seewww.gnc.health.wa.gov.au for these dates. On thesedates:

Click on the Applicationsbutton

If you see Offer Made:

Drop down the status list an select

Offer AcceptedorOffer Declined.

You must Accept or Reject all offers by the deadline.

If you do NOT see Offer Made your application willmove to the next round for consideration


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Dates to Remember

19 July 2010 - Graduate Nurse Connect opens forapplications.

Midnight 10 August 2010 - Graduate Nurse Connectapplications CLOSE - NO EXTENSIONS

LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!!

25 July2010 Royal College Nursing Australia (RCNA)Nursing Expo @ Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre


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FurtherInformation

Visit the Graduate Nurse Connect website at

www.gnc.health.wa.gov.au

For enquiries relating to

Graduate Nurse Connect

email [email protected]

or phone (08) 9222 4075

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