Caring – Specialties and pathways
Alfred Health is a dynamic health service that values the contribution of nurses and the importance of nursing in improving patient outcomes.
This is a unique workplace for talented, compassionate and smart nurses, who want to practice nursing at its’ highest levels and who are ready to meet the demands our our dynamic health system.
We have developed the Alfred Health Nursing Professional Practice Framework to define key elements of nursing practice and drive exceptional patient outcomes.
Our Nursing Professional Practice Framework is an essential reference for nurses working in clinical practice, education, management or nursing research. Our framework assists nurses to be excited about nursing practice, encouraged with their career options and shows how the care they deliver makes a difference to patient and family outcomes.
There are many opportunities and pathways available to Alfred Health nurses.
On this page you will read about our specialties and other opportunities, including our transition to practice programs and advanced practice roles.
Specialties and statewide services
Alfred Health is one of Australia’s leading healthcare services. We have a dual role: caring for more than 700,000 locals who live in inner-southern Melbourne, and providing health services for Victorians experiencing the most acute and complex conditions through our statewide services, as well as one of Victoria’s leading Emergency & Trauma Centres
Transition to practice programs
Transition to practice programs are available to Division 1 Registered Nurses wanting to transition into a specialised area of practice. Some of these programs are micro credentialed (university credits) which can contribute to postgraduate studies. These programs are designed to give you insight and experience into these areas of specialist practice.
- Acute Care Program (RN’s transition to acute care who have not completed a graduate program)
- Emerg88 (Emergency Department Transition Program)
- Operating Room Program
- Transition to ICU Program
- ICU Skill Development Program
- Mental Health Transition from inpatient to community nursing
Meet some of our nurses
Mental Health - Whitney Johnson
Emergency Department - Will Ockenden
Ambulatory Cancer Services - Ellen Haywood
Sandringham Haemodialysis Unit - Zhan Lin
Aged Care, Caulfield Hospital - Svetlana Kalendareva
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre - Haiping Tang
Mechanical Circulatory Support Coordinator - Janelle Mclean
Nurse Practitioners (ED) - Claire Lobb & Claire Hatherley
Psychiatry Consultation Liaison: Emily Hodges
About our health service
Read about our people, our sites, services and specialties in our annual report.
In addition to being part of a talented and highly skilled team, there are many benefits to working with Alfred Health. These include, access to Public Transport, flexible work options, onsite childcare at The Alfred campus and other workplace benefits and discounts.