Information for Prospective Staff
Employee Assistant Program
Please click here to see details of the Employee Assistance Program
Health Care Workers Traineeship
Through our partnership with CVGT Group Training, IDHS offers a Health Care Worker Traineeship Program. This, program provides a supportive onsite training program to achieve a qualification as a Health Care Worker.
For further information please contact:
https://www.cvgt.com.au/locations/bendigo/
Safe Patient Act
In compliance with the Safe Patient Care Act (Nurse to Patient Ratios) Amendment Act 2019, IDHS roster nurses according to the below table:
Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Act 2015
The expected number of occupied beds in each portion of the ward in the next 6 months: 23 beds 8 Acute and 15 High Care Aged Beds
| Mixed Ward Ratios Updated February 2024 | |||
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| Name of Mixed Ward | Acute/ High Care Aged (Nursing Home) | ||
| Total Number of occupied beds in the mixed ward | 23(8 Acute and 15 High Care Aged Beds) | ||
| The different ratios that apply in | IDHS is a Level 4 Hospital | ||
| Ratio Acute ward | Ratio High Care Aged (Nursing Home) | Ratio for mixed ward | |
| Morning Shift: 1:6 plus in charge Afternoon Shift 1: 7 Night Shift 1: 10 |
Morning Shift: 1:7 Afternoon Shift: 1:8 Night Shift: 1:15 |
Morning Shift: 1:6 plus in charge = 4 IDHS Nursing Staff Afternoon Shift 1: 7 = 4 IDHS Nursing Staff Night Shift 1: 10 = 3 IDHS Nursing Staff |
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| The expected number of occupied beds in each portion of the ward in the next 6 months | 23 beds 8 Acute and 15 High Care Aged Beds | ||
| Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Act 2015 Level 4 hospitals (1) The operator of a level 4 hospital must staff an acute ward as follows: (a) on the morning shift (i) one nurse for every 6 patients; (ii) one nurse in charge; (b) on the afternoon shift (i) one nurse for every 7 patients; (ii) one nurse in charge; (c) on the night shift, one nurse for every 10 patients |
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