Central Adelaide Local Health Network - Transition to Professional Practice Program (TPPP) for Registered Nurses

About Central Adelaide Local Health Network

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) comprises the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) as a major quaternary facility, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) as a general hospital, Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre and the Repat Health Precinct.

CALHN also delivers a range of specialised community and clinical health services across our state such as SA Medical Imaging, SA Prison Health, Mental Health and Renal Dialysis Units across the wider metropolitan area.

TPPP participants may be required to undertake placements at any or across CALHN locations.

Find out more about the Central Adelaide Local Health Network.

Program information

CALHN offers nursing graduates the majority of the TPPP registered nurse (RN) positions each year, providing the opportunity to consolidate your theoretical knowledge and expand your clinical skills within a wide variety of potential clinical settings.

The program is conducted over a 12-month period (comprising clinical placements and annual leave) and offers the following support:

rotation structure: minimum of two clinical rotations (6 months each)
comprehensive hospital and unit orientation
clinical supernumerary days
structured professional development program (TPPP Education Framework)
specialised clinical mentors – dedicated TPPP Coordinator and Education Support Team
preceptorship/peer support
networking and debriefing opportunities
part time positions (0.84 full time equivalent)
potential for career progression in speciality clinical programs
annual leave – scheduled in the program
salaries paid in accordance with the Nurses (SA Public Sector) Award 2002 and Nurses/Midwives (SA Public Sector) Enterprise Agreement 2022 (and any successor).

Key benefits

CALHN can offer you the opportunity to participate in the program at one or more of our sites, expanding the possibilities to provide you with a greater variety of clinical settings, experiences, and locations.

Subject to successful completion of the program, CALHN may offer temporary or ongoing employment contracts allowing you to develop further within your nursing career.

CALHN has an important role in improving the health and wellbeing of South Australians by delivering world-class integrated healthcare and hospital services.

While we primarily care for the health needs of the community within Adelaide’s eastern, central and western metropolitan area, our highly specialised capabilities offer rural, remote, interstate and overseas patients access to our services.

We highly value research and we have many internationally recognised researchers undertake ground-breaking work in our hospitals, giving our patients access to the latest treatments and ultimately leading to better care.

With expanded opportunities in services such as SA Prison Health Services, Renal and Mental Health state-wide services, CALHN provides a diverse clinical nursing experience for the recently graduated Registered Nurse.

Site locations and specialty rotations

See the site locations and specialty rotations (PDF 414KB) available through the CALHN TPPP.

Intake dates

January 2025
February 2025
March 2025
April 2025
May 2025

Further information

For further information on TPPP at CALHN please email health.rahnursingadmin@sa.gov.au or contact:

RAH — Danni Marcoionni, Nurse Manager on phone (08) 7074 3694.
TQEH — Sue Richards, Nurse Manager on (08) 8222 6128.

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