Graduate Nursing Program – Congress – Alice Springs

  • Start your nursing career in the heart of Australia learning in Aboriginal health
  • Relocation grant assistance
  • Generous salary packaging

Why Central Australian Aboriginal Congress?
Congress has partnered with Charles Darwin University, the Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NT PHN) and the Northern Territory Government Central Australian Health Service (NTG CAHS) to deliver a unique opportunity where, as a graduate, you gain experience in Primary Health Care in both town and remote settings, as well as with Alice Springs Hospital.

What’s in it for you?

  • Continued professional development and clinical upskilling
  • Generous salary packaging
  • Access to the Congress health services for you and your family at no cost
  • Rent assistance of up to $200 per week throughout your two-year contract
  • District allowance and remote benefits.

What’s the role?

  • Innovative, progressive abd responsive two-year full-time program
  • Two clinical pathways to choose from – Introduction to Primary Health Care or Transition to Remote Primary Health Care
  • Full-time employment (37.5 hrs per week)
  • Commit to a 6-month rotation at Alice Springs Hospital as part of the program
  • Find out more here CAAC/GradNurse.

Is this the right graduate program for you?

  • Hold current registration as a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, or able to obtain prior to commencement of program
  • Be an Australian citizen or hold a visa allowing ongoing, full-time employment in Australia
  • Have less than 6 months full-time equivalent experience as a registered nurse.

What’s it like living in Alice Springs?

Alice springs is the spiritual and physical heart of Australia. With deep spiritual origins dating back more than 30,000 years Alice Springs (Mpantwe) has an abundance of rich culture and history. Smack-bang in the centre of Australia, Alice is a land of extremes. Hot summer days are contrasted against frosty, sub-zero winter nights.

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Unlike other Primary Health Networks, we have a rural workforce agency. The Rural Workforce Agency NT attracts, recruits, and supports health professionals working across regional and remote communities in the NT. Support programs include orientation for new recruits, professional development, GP locum relief, grants and scholarships, workforce planning and advice, and practice management support.

Unlike other Primary Health Networks, we have a rural workforce agency. The Rural Workforce Agency NT attracts, recruits, and supports health professionals working across regional and remote communities in the NT. Support programs include orientation for new recruits, professional development, GP locum relief, grants and scholarships, workforce planning and advice, and practice management support.

Key Responsibilities, but not limited to:

To be considered for this oppertunity, you must meet the below essential criteria:

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Salary:

Negotiable
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Job Type:

Nursing

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