Graduate Nurse Connect

How to apply

Rebecca Newton
Senior Nursing Officer
Nursing and Midwifery Office
WA Department of Health

Delivering a Healthy WA
What is Graduate Nurse Connect?

• Graduate Nurse Connect (GNC) is the centralised on-line

recruiting process for graduate nurses wishing to apply
for a position in a public hospital or health service within
Western Australia.

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Who can apply?

• Applications are for ALL registered and

enrolled nurse students graduating and
wanting positions in the first AND second
half of 2011.
• EN/RN Conversion students should also
apply via Graduate Nurse Connect.
Am I eligible to apply?
Applicants must be:
• An Australian citizen or have permanent residency
status, or hold New Zealand citizenship at the time of
application. Students from overseas should check
website in November 2010 to find out if vacancies exist.
• Eligible for registration with the Australian Health
Practitioners Regulatory Agency
• A new graduate who has not worked as a registered
nurse before or has minimal experience as a registered
nurse, ie less than 6-12 months.
Why should I apply via Graduate
Nurse Connect?

• It is the only way to apply for a graduate position

in WA Health
• Graduate Nurse Connect enables graduates to
apply for more than one hospital and health
service using just one application.
• This easy and streamlined process provides a
wider choice of employment opportunities.
 What happened in 2010?
In 2010 we have employed:
• 507 RN graduates
• 77 EN graduates

Did they get their 1st preference?

• 90% of all ENs offered a position got offered their 1st pref.
• 89% of all RNs offered a position got offered their 1 st pref.

Who didn’t get employed?

• 37 WA registered nurse graduates that applied
• 24 ENs not offered positions that applied
• International students – immigration requires us to employ Australian graduates
first
• ALL other students that forgot to apply
What about selection criteria?
You are required to address Selection Criteria.
Many applicants use the STAR system:

• Situation
• Task
• Action
• Result

It allows you to provide an example of a situation where you have been able to
demonstrate your abilities and knowledge, the actions you took and outcome of
your actions.

An example is available in the application guide

How do I apply?

• Go to www.gnc.health.wa.gov.au

• **Download Application Guide**

• Click on the Graduate Nurse Connect link

• Click on ‘Apply for job’
What will I be asked?
Application questions
• General questions about you and your application
• Nursing qualifications, ie where you studies, have you
worked as an EN or AIN before etc?
• Selection criteria
• Program preferences

You will not be able to find out what the questions are
until 19 July 2010 when applications open.
Preferences
• Select your top 3 employment preferences.
• Don’t limit your employment prospects by selecting
the same hospital/health service 3 times.
Managing your application
• You need to register an email. Previous users can use
previous account.
• For new registrations - If you do not receive your password
within 1 hour contact helpdesk@bigredsky.com or phone 1300
733 056
• To continue, update or change your application/details log onto
your Graduate Nurse Connect Account at Jobs WA
www.jobs.wa.gov.au or via link at
www.gnc.health.wa.gov.au
• If you forget your password the system can re-issue a new
one.
To edit submitted applications or
withdraw

If you have submitted your application, you can still

edit it up until the closing date (midnight 10
August 2010)
• Click on the ‘Applications’ button
• Change status from “applied” to “withdrawn”
and hit save.
• Make your changes and then “submit”.
How do I got a job offer?
Job offers are only made on particular dates. See
www.gnc.health.wa.gov.au for these dates. On these
dates:
• Click on the ‘Applications’ button
• If you see “Offer Made”:
– Drop down the status list an select –
– ‘Offer Accepted’ or ‘Offer Declined’.
– You must Accept or Reject all offers by the deadline.

• If you do NOT see “Offer Made” your application will

move to the next round for consideration
Dates to Remember
• 19 July 2010 - Graduate Nurse Connect opens for
applications.

• Midnight 10 August 2010 - Graduate Nurse Connect

applications CLOSE - NO EXTENSIONS

• LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!!

• 25 July2010 – Royal College Nursing Australia (RCNA)

Nursing Expo @ Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
Further Information

Visit the Graduate Nurse Connect website at

www.gnc.health.wa.gov.au

For enquiries relating to

Graduate Nurse Connect
email GNC@health.wa.gov.au
or phone (08) 9222 4075