Career pathways.
Lifelong learning.
Our education and career pathway programs are designed to help foster careers at Mildura Base Public Hospital and Mallee Track Health and Community Service in health, mental health, aged care and community service.
Through our connections with schools, TAFEs and universities we open up opportunities for participation and lifelong learning with work experience and training programs such as taster days for secondary school students, and work placements for tertiary students, as well as graduate programs and Transition to Practice programs for post-tertiary candidates.
We are committed to ensuring our healthcare workforce provides high-quality, evidence-based care, fostering patient safety and satisfaction. We do this through clinical and non-clinical development opportunities. This includes courses that are relevant for nurses, junior medical staff and allied health professionals. Lifelong, continuous learning also helps foster innovation, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities to deliver the best possible care for our patients.
Nurturing tomorrow’s healthcare workforce.
Grow your career with us? Wonderful!
Our aim is to foster your career development. Whether you’re a high school student or looking to take your career to the next level, we will support you every step of the way. You’ll receive world-class training, a dedicated careers advisor, and access to accelerated career progression and programs such as taster days for high school students, graduate programs and Transition to Practice programs.
Check out the full list of education and career pathway programs available below, and then fill out the contact form to find out more.
Taster days for years 11–12?
Programs for high school students
Mildura Base Public Hospital organises taster days for nearby high schools. Additionally, it has partnered with Monash Rural Health to host a Year 11/12 program. This program enables students to visit the hospital and gain firsthand experience.
Mallee Track Health and Community Service works closely with Ouyen P12 College and Tyrell College to support Structured Workplace Learning arrangements and school-based apprenticeships.
Undergraduate programs?
Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing Program (RUSON)
This program supports undergraduate nurses and midwives to gain valuable work experience within our teams while they are studying. In this paid program, students assist with tasks such as patient showering and dressing, feeding, manual handling and mobility, and therapeutic communication.
Traineeships?
Mallee Track Health and Community Service has a grow-your-own-model approach where we offer a number of different career opportunities and traineeships:
- Enrolled Nurse Traineeships
- Allied Health Assistant Traineeships
- Early Years Traineeships
- Healthcare Worker Traineeships with the support from Alpine Health
- Traineeships in Health Administration
- Certificate III in Commercial Cookery and Apprentice Chef
Transition to practice?
Allied health Transition to Practice Program
This program is designed to support early-career allied health professionals in the Mildura region. The program covers Quality Improvement (QI), reflective practice, decoding the health system, transitioning from student to professional, interprofessional practice, collaboration and teamwork, preparing for a performance appraisal, identifying and utilising personal strengths, learning how to respectfully say ‘no’, conflict management, and growth mindset and wellbeing.
Nurse Transition to Practice Program
A formalised education program offered by Mildura Base Public Hospital for new enrolled nurses in their first year of practice, this 12-month program will provide you with support and a structured framework to consolidate knowledge and skills. Successful graduates will become highly skilled, confident and accountable professionals, delivering safe and effective nursing care whilst following best practice guidelines.
Mental health Transition to Practice Program
The Interprofessional Mental Health Early Careers Program offers allied health and nursing professionals a fully supported learning program that is delivered within a positive and safe environment. It aims to develop new skills, knowledge, applied experience and values for early career professionals to become effective members of the multi-disciplinary mental health team. This transition program is offered over a 12 month period with a range of rotations across the mental health teams, supported by an Allied Health and Nurse Educator.
Graduate programs & pathways?
Mildura Base Public Hospital offers a range of graduate nurse programs for those who are moving into the workplace post-degree including:
- General Graduate Nurse Program
- Critical Care Program
- Mildura Collaborative Graduate Nurse Program
- Combined Nurse and Midwifery Graduate Program
- Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program
- Medical interns
Workplace training?
We have a dedicated workplace trainer and careers advisor who works directly with employees to map out their future career progression for non-clinical roles, along with dedicated educators for clinical roles.