Expansion of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Emergency Department

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital is one of Australia’s premier tertiary referral hospitals located on Missenden Road in Camperdown in Sydney. It is recognised as a worldwide leader in healthcare excellence and innovation. RPA is part of a network of hospitals within the Sydney Local Health District and is the principal teaching hospital of the University of Sydney. RPA provides…

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Changes to AHPRA Registration Coming In 2019

Changes to AHPRA registration AHPRA is the authority that looks after the registration for Internationally Qualified Nurses and Midwives (IQNM) in Australia.  Since 2010 there were a number of changes in AHPRA registration process that saw the establishment of a national assessment model in 2014.  The 2014 assessment model was an interim approach that assessed individual…

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Start 2018 Strong – 3 Best Reasons to Hire Temps

Temp Jobs are growing Last year saw many industries trending above the national average – IT, Manufacturing and Health Care in particular. The New Year has ushered in a renewed focus on the temporary workforce continuing on a growth trajectory as a result of business growth, and the increasingly competitive talent market. In 2017, the…

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1,000,000 laughs in 20 years – I.C.E. Group SMART Day 2018

1,000,000 laughs in 20 years.  And we work in a serious business! We held our first SMART Day in 1997.  It was a big change at the time for a small growing company.  Our SMART Day was where our management team Stopped (they had to delegate all authority for what they did day to day to members of a…

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What makes your local Anaesthetic / Recovery Unit special?

We spoke to Anna Nusco, an Anaesthetic Nurse Unit Manager in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH), Sydney, to get an understanding of her role and her workplace. Describe the type of service you provide in your Anaesthetic/ Recovery room. The Anaesthetic Assistant service at RPAH encompasses two theatre complexes which consist of 25 operating theatres…

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Changing Careers – The Fear

The famous sitcom FRIENDS was full of relatable moments. One that has always stuck with me was when Chandler told Rachel to quit her waitressing job so she could get “the fear”.  He explained that “the fear” meant unless she didn’t quit her current job she would never go and look for the job she…

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Can Pitman Training help you get into the Public Sector?

Employment for the government has always been seen as a lucrative and fantastic opportunity. Competitive pay packets, stable employment, holidays, pensions plans, health insurance, the list is endless when it comes to the advantages of working for the public, but because there are still so many highly educated people on the market for a job,…

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Finding it increasingly hard to find Good Talent?

You are not alone!  Ireland’s Jobless rate is at a 9.5-year low. HR seems to be saying the same thing, everywhere we visit: “It’s changed.  For the past 6-12 months, it’s harder to fill our roles internally.  Candidates have a few offers on the table – then we have to start again. It’s wasting so much…

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