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Hospitals seek UNE Nursing graduates

June 18, 2004

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Hospitals and Area Health Services across NSW are already preparing to
recruit next year’s Bachelor of Nursing graduates from UNE.
A total of 13 organisations between (and including) Sydney and Brisbane are
represented at a recruitment display in UNE’s School of Health this week.
Some of the organisations have also sent representatives to talk to the
final-year Nursing students about employment opportunities.
“UNE graduates are often successful in securing highly-sought-after nursing
positions both in Australia and abroad,” said Glenda Parmenter, UNE’s
Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Nursing. “The number of organisations
represented here today is an indication of our graduates’ high reputation
throughout the industry.”

The recruitment display is part of a two-day workshop (on June 17 and 18)
called “Preparation for Practice”, attended by 58 final-year students.
“This annual workshop provides the students with skills and information they
will need during their transition from the university environment to the
nursing workplace,” Ms Parmenter said.
The workshop includes sessions on career pathways and job applications and
interviews, and explains a simplified procedure that allows a single
application/interview to be considered by up to 10 hospitals.
Representatives of the Nurses’ Registration Board, the Royal College of
Nursing, and the NSW Nurses’ Association are attending the workshop.

Media contact: Glenda Parmenter, School of Health, UNE, Armidale (02) 6773
3683 or Jim Scanlan, Public Relations, UNE, Armidale (02) 6773 3049.

A photograph showing Glenda Parmenter (centre) instructing final-year
Nursing students (Sophie Byrne and Jessica Hunter) is available at:
http://smithserver.une.edu.au/photography/media/glenda.jpg

Posted by Lydia Roberts at June 18, 2004 02:41 PM