The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital is a world class specialist hospital in eye and ear care providing services across Victoria. As Australia’s only specialist eye, ear, nose and throat hospital, the Eye and Ear has been providing care for the senses for over 160 years. The Eye and Ear has almost 90 different outpatient clinics for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of vision and hearing loss and provides a 24-hour emergency eye and ear, nose and throat service. Every year the Eye and Ear cares for nearly 200,000 patients, with over 136,000 outpatients, over 42,000 emergency patients and over 14,000 inpatients. The hospital recently completed a major redevelopment to create a modern internal structure and to improve access for patients, visitors and staff. Our Vision We will inspire and advance specialist eye and ENT care Our Mission We improve health and wellbeing outcomes through excellence in: 1. Clinical Care 2. Teaching 3. Education 4. Research 5. Innovation Our Values - Integrity, Inclusive and Accessible Care, Collaboration, Excellence About Role The Enrolled Nurse Transition to Practice Program is available to Enrolled Nurses. The program is designed to consolidate knowledge, skills and competence, and transition new graduates to practice as safe, confident and accountable clinicians. Graduates will complete two rotations of six months in two of the following clinical areas: Specialist Clinics, Emergency Department, the Inpatient Ward, and Surgical Admissions & Recovery. Key Responsibilities / Performance Outcomes: Provide high quality standards of patient care. This includes assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care in collaboration with patients, carers and a multidisciplinary team. Work within an ethically and legally sound framework. Ensure that the delivery of clinical services is in line with best evidence-based practice and the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHSS). Information Technology (IT) skills that are commensurate with the requirements of the role. The Enrolled Nurse graduate will be supported to develop and consolidate their skills within the department to work towards: Utilising reflective and analytical practice to determine nursing problems in patient assessment and the development of nursing care plans Developing clinical skills in the day-to-day nursing practice Developing the ability to use decision making processes, setting of priorities, time management and resilience Collaborating with the Registered Nurse to further develop and refine communication skills to facilitate effective team nursing Functioning in accordance with the law, policies and procedures affecting Enrolled Nurse practice Developing strategies for management of stress and conflict encountered in the clinical areas Working under the direct and indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse Working as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver streamlined patient focused care Position Description - Click here All appointments are subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, a working with children check (if applicable) and evidence of vaccination status. All staff must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (3 doses) and for clinical staff, patient facing staff and staff working in clinical areas, it is a mandatory requirement to provide evidence of a current influenza vaccination. C