Enrolled Nurse Transition to Paediatrics Program
The RCH Enrolled
Nurse (EN) Transition to Practice Program offers a valuable opportunity for
enrolled nurses in their first year of practice. Participants undertake a
structured, 12-month program which supports their transition in a unique and
world class paediatric healthcare setting in a safe and supportive
environment. Consisting of a single
clinical rotation supported by 8 professional development days, completion of
the RCH Enrolled Nurse Competency Framework and underpinned by a preceptorship
model of supervision, this program plays a vital role in the ongoing
development of the RCH nursing workforce.
Rotations offered
Cockatoo (Surgical and Neuroscience Care)
Cockatoo cares for
patients aged from infancy to adolescence. The clinical staff provide
comprehensive care to patients with neurological, neurosurgical, metabolic,
Endocrine and complex gastroenterology and hepatology conditions.
Koala (Cardiac Care)
Koala provides
specialist care for patients with both cardiac and renal conditions. Patients
of all ages ranging from newborns through to adolescents receive specialist
cardiac treatments including cardiac surgery, medical therapies and
electrophysiology. We also care for patients with a range of kidney problems
managed both medically and surgically, and with renal replacement therapies of
haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and renal transplantation.
Koala are proud to
be a National Funded Centre in a variety of areas including:
- Paediatric heart
transplantation
- Pulmonary hypertension
management
- Hypoplastic left heart
syndrome
- Paediatricventricular assist
devices (including both Berlin Heart and Heartware)
Kookaburra (Cancer Care)
Kookaburra is part
of the RCH Children's Cancer Centre (CCC) – the largest partner in the
Victorian Paediatric Integrated Cancer Services (PICS), and the only provider
of complex children's cancer care and stem cell transplantation in Victoria.
Kookaburra treats all forms of childhood cancer including Acute Lymphoblastic
Leukaemia, Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, Osteosarcoma, Neuroblastoma,
Rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing’s Sarcoma, all forms of brain cancer and others.
Kelpie (Adolescent, oncology and rehabilitation)
Kelpie delivers developmentally appropriate inpatient care and treatment
to children and adolescents between the ages of 2 and 20 with acute and chronic
health issues. The ward's multi-disciplinary model of care involves physical
care, treatment, emotional support, advocacy and education.
Kelpie has three specialties:
- Adolescent
medicine –
specialising in the care of patients with eating disorders 12 years of age
and over.
- Oncology – treating a wide
range of childhood cancers including, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia,
Osteosarcoma and Ewing’s Sarcoma in patients six years of age and over.
- Rehabilitation – providing
rehabilitation to improve the abilities of patients two years of age and
over following major injury, illness or medical procedures.
Sugar glider (Medical Care)
Sugar Glider is a specialist
medical unit where a multidisciplinary team cares for children and infants with
a diverse range of acute and chronic illnesses.
The unit has four
medical specialities:
- General medicine
- Respiratory medicine
- ENT
- Neurodevelopmental
disability
Within these
disciplines Sugar Glider cares for a variety of clinical conditions such as
bronchiolitis, croup and asthma through to chronic conditions such as Cystic
Fibrosis. Children who have a tracheostomy are cared for on the unit. Sugar
Glider is also home to children who require ongoing ventilatory support such as
CPAP, BiPAP and full ventilation via tracheostomy. In conjunction with the
department of respiratory medicine sleep studies are conducted on this unit.
Key contacts
Nurse Educator, Enrolled Nurse Program
Claudia Barriga
Telephone: 9345 6716
Email: nursing.education@rch.org.au
Administrator, Nursing Education
Chrissy Temperley and/or Ellie
Codman
Telephone: 9345 6716
Email: nursing.education@rch.org.au