A Transition program for new graduates Taking the next step A Transition program for new graduates Sandra Gates Director allied health and clinical support services

Background Numerous challenges face allied health professionals at the beginning of their careers. These challenges include the responsibility of taking a full work load and managing it independently and efficiently in a fast paced and often pressurised environment. New graduates are required to quickly understand and operate within a complex healthcare system and organisation and to step up and perform tasks in teams where they don’t understand the prevailing hierarchy or accountabilities. Health Services and Managers recognise these challenges and provide several means to support new graduates. A structured graduate program is one such means. A structured graduate program provides a forum in which many of the complex issues graduates face can be discussed and explored in ways that help them to adjust to the requirements of working in a health service

Taking the next step program Run across the Women’s, RCH, Peter Mac and the Eye and Ear Allied Health New Graduates and Pharmacy Interns 6 sessions across 6 months Facilitators drawn from Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, People and Change (HR), Education and Executive

Proposed schedule Date Time Location Topic Facilitators Session 1.   Date Time Location Topic Facilitators Session 1. Thursday 21st July 8.30-12.30 Royal Women’s Hospital 20 Flemington Rd Parkville, 2052 Conference Rooms B & C Ground Floor, RWH Who’s who in the zoo (Organisational Structure) Erin Wass (RWH) Sandra Gates (RWH) Emily Alexander (PMCC) Session 2. August At individual sites Who are you looking at? (Shadowing) Your manager Session 3. Friday 16th September 8.00-12.00 Royal Children’s Hospital 50 Flemington Road Parkville Victoria Health Education and Learning Precinct Vernon Collins Theatre Level 1, West Building Where are you headed and who will you be? (Professional Development) Ruth Nicholls (RCH) Quan Nguyen (PMCC) Session 4. 6th October Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Cnr of Albert and Gisborne St, East Melbourne Room Location TBA Look who’s talking (Communication) Catherine Mancuso (RVEEH) Brooke Paisley (RVEEH) Vicki Staikos (RVEEH) Nichola Baker (RVEEH) Session 5. November (Multiple small group session dates available – TBA) TBA Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre 305 Grattan St Melbourne 3000 Whose shoes? (Emotional Cues) Arti Thakarer (PMCC) Glenn Trainor (PMCC) Kristie Matthews (PMCC) Session 6. 9th December 8:30–12:30 50 Flemington Road, Parkville Health Education and Learning Precinct Who cares? (Resilience and Wellness) Quan Nguyen (PMCC) Adrienne Hunter (PMCC) Maria Tran (PMCC)

communication All enrolled partipants Sessions posted Follow up information YouTube and other useful links Outlook invitations Email, telephone or meet with any of the facilitators