Calvary Health Care Tasmania St John's Campus

Training & Development

Offering an extensive array of courses for both nursing and general staff, our Training and Development Department is the envy of many health care services, both private and public. Training and Development aims to offer an innovative and flexible range of personal and professional education al opportunities reflective of both the mission and values and strategic direction of Calvary Health Care Tasmania. The Training and Development Team is committed to providing employees with a range of learning and development opportunities.

You are encouraged to assess your individual learning needs and interests to take advantage of the education and training activities offered.  A comprehensive education program runs over twelve months of the year, and across all campuses.  Scheduled sessions are advertised on a monthly Training & Development Calendar.

Mandatory Training
The following mandatory training activities are required annually and facilitated at Calvary Health Care Tasmania:

• Manual Handling – all staff
• Fire Safety – all staff
• Online Drug Calculations – nursing staff by 31 August
• Basic Life Support – nursing staff by 31 August
• Epidural Management – designated nursing staff by 31 August

Completion of nursing mandatory training activities at other organisations will be accepted provided that evidence of completion is submitted to the department.

Workshops Offered
Calvary Health Care Tasmania offers an extensive range of workshops for professional development aimed to meet the needs of all our staff both clinical and non clinical.  For more information about our programs, contact the training & development coordinator on (03) 6278 5568 or d.stone@calvarytas.com.au

Vocational Education and Training
The Commonwealth Australian Apprenticeships Program is administered by the Commonwealth Government to provide funding for employees, who meet eligibility criteria, to gain nationally recognised qualifications.  This is to assist employees gain accreditation whilst employed in the health sector. Calvary Health Care Tasmania encourages and supports employees to take advantage of this Commonwealth scheme to gain national accreditation on the job.

National qualifications cover all job roles including the following:

• Hospital Assistants
• Allied Health Support Workers
• Ward Clerks
• Administration Staff
• Housekeeping Staff
• Catering Staff
• Management

Nursing Postgraduate Courses – University of Tasmania
All nursing staff employed by Calvary Health Care are eligible to receive a scholarship for postgraduate study with the University of Tasmania for the any of the following courses:

Graduate Certificate of Nursing

• Cardiovascular Nursing
• Clinical Nursing & Teaching
• Critical Care Nursing
• Emergency Nursing
• Paediatric Nursing
• Perioperative Nursing
• Special Care of the Newborn

Graduate Diploma of Nursing

• Acute Care
• Aged Care
• Child & Family Health Nursing

Master of Clinical Nursing
Study support will be given by members of the Training & Development Team.
Please check the UTAS website http://www.utas.edu.au for further information:

Provision of Education for External Health Professionals
The Training & Development Department offer a full range of education & training activities, including mandatory training to external health professionals on a fee for service basis.  Please contact the department  for details.

For more information about our programs, contact the training & development coordinator on (03) 6278 5568 or d.stone@calvarytas.com.au