Eastern Health's Transition to Practice program provides a supportive and inclusive environment for graduates pursuing a career in Mental Health Nursing. Build confidence and develop your clinical skills through our diverse learning opportunities
Pathway Overview
Our Transition to Practice Program in Mental Health Nursing offers academic study together with clinical experience to support you on your path to postgraduate study in Mental Health. We have formal agreements with Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) with our university partners.
Mental Health Pathway
This pathway is for the novice nurse wanting to develop their career specifically in Mental Health. This program is designed to consolidate and broaden your experience and knowledge of mental health. You will experience two clinical rotations within different areas and age spectrums of mental health.
Blended Mental Health/General Nursing program by Expression of Interest (after the match)
This opportunity is available by expression of interest on receiving an offer to Eastern Health’s Mental Health Pathway.
The blended program provides an opportunity for graduate nurses interested in exploring both a mental health rotation and a general nursing rotation. This program is designed to consolidate your general nursing skills, as well as broaden mental health nursing experience and skills.
Occasions of service provided by our mental health community services (2023-2024)
320,557
Patients admitted to our mental health inpatient units (2023-2024)
3,709
Mental Health Pathway
Intakes & Rotations
- Commencing February
- 12-month program consisting of two 6-month rotations
- Participation in core Mental Health study days and specialty Mental Health study days.
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) opportunities towards postgraduate Mental Health Nursing studies with partner universities.
Clinical Areas
- Adolescent Inpatient Unit
- Adult Inpatient Unit
- Acute and Older Persons Inpatient Unit
- Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal and Stabilisation Unit
- Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Unit
Campuses
- Box Hill Hospital, Box Hill
- Maroondah Hospital, Ringwood East
- Peter James Centre, Burwood
Blended Mental Health/General Nursing program
Intakes & Rotations
- Commencing March
- Application by Expression of Interest for Eastern Health Mental Health matched graduates
- 12-month program consisting of two 6-month rotations
- 6-months in a mental health rotation and 6-months in a nursing rotation (medical, surgical or sub-acute)
- Participation in core Mental Health study days and General Nursing graduate study days.
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) opportunities towards postgraduate Mental Health Nursing studies with partner universities.
Clinical Areas
Mental Health rotation
- Adolescent Inpatient Unit
- Adult Inpatient Unit
- Acute and Older Persons Inpatient Unit
- Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal and Stabilisation Unit
- Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Unit
Nursing rotation
- Medical
- Surgical
- Sub-Acute (Geriatric Evaluation and Management or Rehabilitation)
Campuses
Mental Health rotation
- Box Hill Hospital, Box Hill
- Maroondah Hospital, Ringwood East
- Peter James Centre, Burwood
Nursing rotation
- Angliss Hospital, Ferntree Gully
- Box Hill Hospital, Box Hill
- Maroondah Hospital, Ringwood East
- murrenda, Wantirna
- Peter James Centre, Burwood
- Wantirna Health, Wantirna
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