January 30, 2018Outstanding contribution to health care
As the largest employer in the northern community, Northern Health employs over 4,500 passionate, dedicated, collaborative and highly skilled clinical and administrative staff across four campuses in Melbourne’s north.
Northern Health is a tertiary teaching hospital, offering training programs for graduate doctors and nurses. In January, after a record number of applications, we welcomed 52 graduate nurses and midwives along with 40 medical interns to Northern Health.
Also in January, long serving employees at Northern Health were recognised for their outstanding contribution to health care in the north at annual award ceremonies. Among the service award recipients were four extraordinarily dedicated individuals being recognised for 40 years of service to Northern Health.
Following in February, 60 postgraduate nurses will commence, studying specialty nursing topics to further their capabilities and provide outstanding health care to the northern community.
Staff and patients at Northern Health are supported by the tremendous team of 400 volunteers who provided almost 45,000 hours of assistance in 2017, equating to over $1.5 million of value to Northern Health.
Northern Health Chief Executive, Siva Sivarajah, spoke about the programs and what they mean for the community.
“Northern Health is committed to attracting, training and retaining highly skilled local health professionals to meet the growing needs of our community,” said Mr Sivarajah.
“Our diverse graduate nursing programs provide nurses with two six-month rotations in areas such as surgical, medical, cardiology, emergency and many more across our four campuses.”
“This is an exciting time for our health service, and we are privileged to be involved in the education and employment of the next generation of health care professionals,” he concluded.
