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        Career Development Program (CDP)

 

The career development program (download) is open to all Division 1 Registered Nurses who have a minimum of 12 months recent acute care experience and demonstrated commitment to professional development. The program seeks to further develop and advance the clinical expertise and practice of the Registered Nurse (RN) working in generalist and specialty acute care environments across Eastern Health.

 

Overview   |   Prerequisites   |   Other upskilling programs   |   How to apply

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Overview


Steams: Medical surgical acute care nursing, Peri operative nursing, Critical care nursing, Intensive Care Nursing, Cardiac Care Nursing, Emergency nursing.

The CDP program provides:

  • Theoretical and procedural content that will compliment the clinical practice of the nurse employed in generalist medical and surgical clinical units and other specialty units such as perioperative units, cardiac care, intensive care, emergency and critical care units within Eastern Health

 

  • Support for the RN to apply advanced Patho-physiological principles and critical thinking skill to the patient assessment and enable improved identification of and management of the patient clinical episode in the acute care setting

  • Clinical employment and access to guided supervision to assist the development of the nurse seeking advanced nursing skills, problem solving and critical thinking

  • Flexible programming options with tiered assessments and clinical hurdle structure to enable participants to tailor study load and exit points across program

 

 

Prerequisites


Core requirements

  • NBV Registered Nurse Division 1
  • Recent acute care experience
  • Concurrent Eastern Health clinical employment
  • Minimum hours – part time 32 hours/week full rotating roster

Professional development (portfolio) evidence

  • Must be willing to work towards minimum requirements prior to CDP
  • For minimum professional portfolio, evidence is required - please refer to upskiling checkilist (download)

 

 

Other upskilling programs


Below are a list of courses offered by Eastern Health. You may wish to attend these to assist with the completion of your prerequisites prior to applying for a CDP.

Core Programs  
   
Introduction to ECG course July & October
Acute Pain workshop September
CVAD (includes PICCs) July, August & October
IV Cannulation July, August & October
   
Clinically Focused Programs  
   
Mental Health & Challenging Behaviours July
Stroke study Day August
Gerontology Study Day  September
Surgical Study Day October
Stomal Therapy Study Day October
Wound Study Day November
Epidural workshop November
   

You can choose external providers for completing these recommended programs.  

Go to the Career Development Calendar for Eastern Health course schedules
& other programs.

 

Information Session


No upcoming sessions available.

How to Apply


Career Development Program application
Register with Mercury e-recruitment to log on to the CDP application process here.

Eastern Health Practice Development Unit
Administration 9895 3372
Email: admin.pdubhh@easternhealth.org.au

 

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