Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital
No. of Beds: 300.
Introduction:
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital (HKH) which is part of NSCCAHS covers the area from the Hawkesbury River to Roseville, east to St Ives and west to Cherrybrook & Epping.
Services include emergency, surgical, medical, mental health, rehabilitation and aged care, women’s health and child & adolescent services.
Community Health Centres are located at Berowra, Brooklyn, Galston, Pennant Hills, Turramurra (Hillview) and Wiseman’s Ferry.
As a respected provider of care since 1933, the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital is a major metropolitan hospital, and is a teaching hospital. It has over 18,000 admissions per year, 28,000 Emergency Dept. presentations & 270,000 non-inpatient occasions of service. More than 1500 staff members care for over a quarter of a million people living in the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai area.
It is located near the Ku-ring-gai National Park which offers some spectacular scenery and a variety of bush walking trails. The hospital is based near the F3 motor way which links Sydney with the Central Coast via a 45 minute drive. Staff can commute on the motorway from the Central Coast to work at HKHS. The hospital is located 30 minutes from some of Sydney's most appealing beaches.
We offer nurses an environment that is friendly, challenging, exciting and personally and professionally rewarding. Our professional nurses and midwives apply evidence-based knowledge in the planning and provision of quality patient care within an innovative, multidisciplinary health care team.
At Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service there is a focus on flexibility and staff support. Staff are well supported by our Human Resources Department, strong commitment to continuing staff education, Staff Library, Occupational Health and Safety program, flexible rosters, Rehabilitation Counsellor and Staff Counselling Service. There is also a Child Care Centre located on the Hospital campus, which gives preference to staff. We have security patrols, an ATM, a staff counsellor, a chapel, a kiosk and a General Practitioner Medical service. We can facilitate accommodation at the Sydney Adventist Hospital (accessible by car)
Our services include:
Delivery of care is managed and delivered through Divisional Units as follows:
Anaesthetics & Surgery
Orthopaedics, Day Surgery, Operating Theatre, ENT, General Gynaecological Surgery, Ophthalmology, Urology, Vascular Surgery, Anaesthetics, Breast Surgery, CSSD Liaison, Stomal Therapy & Wound Management, Dental Surgery.
Medicine, Emergency & ICU
Respiratory Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Medicine, Haematology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Renal Medicine, Rheumatology, Neurology & Stroke, Cardiology, Cardiac Rehab, Infectious Diseases, Emergency Department, EMU/Surge beds, ICU, Social Work, Speech Pathology, Occupational therapy, Physiotherapy, Diabetes Educator, Palliative Care.
Women’s Children & Family Health
Maternity, Birthing Suite, Special Care Nursery, Gynaecology, Community Midwives, Paediatrics, Community Paediatrics Outpatient Clinics
Aged Care & Rehabilitation
Acute Geriatrics (ACE), Geriatric Assessment, Transition care, ASET, GRACE, Aged Care Assessment Team, Bernard Curran Rehabilitation Unit, Outpatient Clinics, Richard Geeves Centre, Continence Advisor, Meals on Wheels.
Clinical rotations may include:
- Surgical: Orthopaedics, Colo-rectal, Vascular, Urology, Gastro-Intestinal, Gynaecology, ENT, Head and Neck, Pre Admission, Peri-Operative, Recovery and Anaesthetics.
- Medical: Acute Aged Care, Cardiology, Neurology, Respiratory, Rehabilitation.
- Critical Care: General ICU, Emergency Medicine.
- Mental Health and Community Health
Start dates:
The proposed commencement date/month is 4 February 2008.
Employment Type:
Full-time and part-time positions are available.
You can view a map of HKHS, including a printable map of the Hospital campus (PDF), an interactive (clickable) map of the Hospital Campus, an interactive (clickable) map of Community Health Centre locations and a map of our sector's population density(PDF). You can also look at services at HKHS.
Transport description:
- Briefly
- By car: There is parking on-site
- By train: The Hornsby Railway Station is a 30min walk
- Public timetables and fares are available via the Transport Infoline.
Program Structure:
NEW GRADUATE NURSE PROGRAM
Northern Sydney Central Coast Health (NSCCH) is proud to once again offer its New Graduate Nurse Program. The facilities include: Hornsby, Gosford, Macquarie, Manly/Mona Vale, Royal North Shore, Ryde, Woy Woy and Wyong Hospitals, Long Jetty Healthcare Centre, Northern Sydney Home Nursing Service, Hope Health Care and Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney.
NSCCH acknowledges that nursing is a diverse profession and that is why we have responded with a New Graduate Program which meets the diverse needs of our nurses.
Does our new flexible, individualised tailored New Graduate Program meet with your 
of approval?
- Full time and part time positions available!
- A 12 month program
- A five-day orientation program (including supernumerary time in the first rotation)
- Five paid and salary-replaced days to be used for educational learning experiences throughout the year (pro rata for part time staff)
- Individualised clinical and professional development pathway, incorporating clinical placement preferences and relevant learning experiences within service requirements
- Optional rotations (variable length) within each of the four sectors, depending on individual learning needs and interest
- Direct entry programs offered to Mental Health, Intensive Care, Emergency and Operating Suite, where places are available
- A supportive learning environment, including use of learning packages, learning contracts and portfolio development
- Support from program co-ordinators, preceptors, educators and clinical experts in all clinical areas
- Performance development system, with meetings every 3 months (minimum)
- Continuation of employment following completion of program plus ongoing access to career advice and planning
- 2 weeks scheduled annual leave
- Accommodation can be arranged
Contact information:
If you require further information about Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service or the New Graduate Program it offers, contact Anne Hoolahan, Program Coordinator, Ph: (02) 9477 9102, Fax: (02) 9477 9274 or Email: ahoolahan@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au.
Optional:
Go to Northern Sydney Central Coast Health to view
- other hospitals offering graduate positions within this Area Health Service
- the Area Health Service's map and website
- Information on the local region.
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service
Palmerston Road,
HORNSBY NSW 2077
Ph: +61-2-9477-9123
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