2025 Enrolled Nurse Supported Transition Program
Calvary Hobart, Tasmania
Permanent, part-time positions (64 hours per fortnight)
Commencing October 2025
Salary range – EN – $77,735 (plus super)

• Are you finalising your nursing studies and seeking an exciting beginning to your nursing career?
• Want to make a difference at one of Australia’s leading health care providers?
• Interested in generous salary-packaging benefits, ongoing professional development, and a supportive team environment?

Calvary Hobart is excited to offer recently graduated enrolled nurses the opportunity to apply for our 2025 Enrolled Nurse Supported Transition Program (ENSTP), offered over six months.

About the Calvary Hobart 2025 Enrolled Nurse Supported Transition Program
Our ENSTP aims to offer you a wonderful introduction to your nursing career, providing a dynamic and supportive setting for you to consolidate your nursing practice in an environment that facilitates your growth and development as a professional nurse. We are thrilled to offer this program over six months, with ongoing employment in a permanent position.
We appreciate that transitioning into practice is an exciting, although challenging, time. We base our ENSTP on a best-practice Transition Changes Model, enabling us to identify your personal and professional needs as a newly graduated nurse and to support you effectively throughout this journey.

Our program includes:

• Comprehensive orientation program
• Two graduate-specific study days
• Supported supernumerary practice days
• Allocated preceptors, educators and consistent ENSTP coordinator support
• Initial reduced clinical load
• Regular debrief opportunities
• Career progression and ongoing employment opportunities after your ENSTP is completed

Graduate nurse positions may be at either of our two Hobart hospitals – Lenah Valley or St John’s – and are available in a variety of clinical settings, including General Surgical & Paediatrics; Acute Medical; Acute Rehabilitation Services; General & Specialised Surgical; and Oncology, Haematology & Palliative Care.

About us at Calvary Hobart
Calvary Hobart consists of two hospitals: Calvary Lenah Valley Hospital, a 180-bed acute facility at 49 Augusta Road, Lenah Valley; and St John’s Hospital, a 110-bed facility at 30 Cascade Avenue, South Hobart. Calvary Hobart is a not-for-profit, mission-based health-care organisation, serving the Tasmanian community for over 80 years. At Calvary, our patients and their families expect a highly skilled, compassionate and dedicated workforce. Calvary staff pride themselves on “being for others.” The patient journey is at the centre of Calvary’s philosophy and models of care.
Calvary is a national provider of health, community and aged-care services operating in seven states and territories. Our services include public and private hospital care, acute and sub-acute care, home care services, and retirement and aged-care services in both rural and metropolitan areas, with over 18,000 staff and approximately 450 volunteers.
As an equal-opportunity employer, we value diversity and are committed to fostering a workplace that is respectful, welcoming and inclusive, where people are supported to draw strengths from their identity, culture and community. We encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people living with a disability, LGBTIQA+ people, migrants and refugees, and veterans.

About you
We are seeking enthusiastic new graduates who embody our mission of “being for others” with a positive, solution-focused attitude and a willingness to learn. You will work in a multidisciplinary team environment that calls for excellent communication skills and the ability to be flexible and adapt to change.

What do you bring?

• Ability to utilise the nursing process in the provision of an excellent standard of nursing care, abiding by hospital policies, procedures and guidelines
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of patient-centred care
• Demonstrated ability to work independently or within a team environment
• Demonstrated clinical knowledge and clinical-problem-solving skills
• Effective interpersonal communication skills within a multidisciplinary team and the ability to liaise effectively with patients, their families and community members
• Ability to identify with and reflect on the Calvary core values – Hospitality, Healing, Stewardship and Respect

How to join the team
To apply, please submit an online application (emailed submissions are not accepted).

Please ensure you attach the following to your application:

• Resume
• Short-form application
• Two most recent clinical placement evaluation reports
• Nursing education certificate

Why work for Calvary?
Joining us is your opportunity to learn with purpose and drive positive impact in our community in a stimulating work environment. We offer paid parental leave, salary packaging, career progression, flexible working hours and training and skills development. Calvary is also proud to be recognised as a leader in gender equality. Further details are available here: https://www.calvarycare.org.au/careers/benefits/

Please note:

• We recommend that, prior to applying, you read the Calvary Hobart GNTP Recruitment Handbook & Application Guide (also located in the ‘Position Description’ link above): Graduate Nurse Program 
• Candidates must hold Australian or NZ citizenship or have the capacity to work permanently in Australia.
• As part of the application process, you may be required to participate in a health evaluation (including face-to-face assessment and drug-and-alcohol testing) and provide evidence of your WWVP check, an up-to-date police check, and immunisation record.

If you are looking for a rewarding career in an organisation that will support your transition into nursing practice, apply now!