RISE Program

A six-month program co-facilitated by the Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Clinical Nurse Educator teams with a focus on cardiac assessment, ECG interpretation, cardiac monitoring and identifying, and responding to clinical deterioration.

Applications for the 2025 Cardiac Care RISE program will open in early 2025.

The day medical stream explores concepts related to a busy, dynamic and fast-paced day medical service.

It focuses on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatments of gastroenterology, non-malignant haematology, autoimmune and many other medical conditions associated within a day medical ward.

The Royal Melbourne Hospital Emergency Department is a busy and unique workplace, whose team provides a high level of acute care in a multidisciplinary setting. We are a Level 1 Adult Trauma and tertiary referral centre, with over 85,000 presentations annually.

The service provides assessment, investigations and treatment of all patients who present and is part of a designated Major Trauma Service and has a high acuity case mix with an emphasis on Trauma, Infectious Disease, Chest Pain Evaluation, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.

This 6-month program encompasses the development of skills and knowledge considered fundamental to the emergency nurse, with a focus on developing proficiency in assessment and management of emergency patients.

As a highly sought after program, we have an ongoing commitment to internal professional development and as such we do not have any external positions available in 2024.

This 5-month program explores higher level system-based patient assessment principles, common medical conditions, the assessment and treatment options, followed by a key focus on identifying and responding to clinical deterioration.

This 6-month program aims to increase your understanding and awareness of how to safely care for patients before, during, and after surgery. It covers topics like pain management, invasive medical devices, and taking care of wounds and stomas.

This 6-month program provide both theoretical concepts and clinical experience for a nurse beginning in cancer nursing. This program has a focus on haemopoiesis and disease processes, common complications and psychosocial and wellbeing.

This 5-month program covers higher level system-based assessment principles, a deeper understanding of infectious diseases seen clinically and treatment options available.

The program will also increase understanding and awareness of the complex care requirements associated with gastroenterology. As this area of nursing is highly evidence-based practice, the stream also has a focus on the foundational application of research in nursing.

Our in-house courses, RISE to ICU, Bridging and Refresher to ICU programs, are now open for applications. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our ICU team.

Take the next step with your nursing practice, as part of the Royal Melbourne Hospital, in a world-class teaching hospital that is one of Victoria’s largest adult trauma centres. Our state-of-the art 42 bed capacity ICU is part of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre precinct caring for patients with:

• Major Traumatic injuries
• Haematological emergencies
• Obstetric emergencies
• Cardiothoracic surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Respiratory failure
• Kidney (renal) failure
• Sepsis and multi organ failure
• Infectious disease

About the programs

RISE ICU

• The RISE ICU program is open to registered nurses with at least one-year clinical experience
• This 6-month training program incorporates interactive online learning, tutorials, and workshops, self-directed learning and assessments
• Program length is 6 months with an additional 6 months consolidation in the clinical setting
• Participants will be supported clinically within the workplace

Bridging to ICU

• The Bridging to ICU course is open to registered nurses who hold a 'critical care' postgraduate qualification
• This course is geared towards applicants who have a critical care higher qualification who would like to work within the RMH ICU department
• This 12 month training program incorporates interactive online learning, tutorials, and in-house clinical and academic assessments.
• Participants will be supported clinically within the workplace
• Program length is 12 months

Refresher to ICU

• The Refresher to ICU course is open to registered nurses who hold an intensive care postgraduate qualification
• This course is geared towards applicants who have previously completed a postgraduate qualification within ICU, but have not worked within the clinical setting in recent years
• This 12 month training program incorporates interactive online learning, tutorials and workshops, and in-house clinical and academic assessments
• Program length is 12 months
• Applicants must have worked within a critical care unit/ward within the past 5 years

In this 6-month program, participants explore common neurological and neurosurgical presentations and will develop the knowledge and skills required to manage patients with acute stroke, intracranial pathology, epilepsy as well as those post neurosurgery.

The 6-month program in NRTP has a focus on medical conditions and surgical presentations, as well as invasive devices and the deteriorating patient.

The RMH Perioperative Department consists of 16 theatres and 25 recovery bays catering for all major types of adult surgery (with the exception of obstetrics and gynaecology).

The RMH Perioperative Department completes on average 60+ elective and emergency procedures daily.

The Perioperative RISE program is designed to prepare nurses to meet the complex challenges within the speciality practice area over 12 months, including; perianaesthetics, recovery, scrub and scout nursing.

This 6-month program delves into acute kidney injuries and chronic kidney disease, as well as peritoneal and haemodialysis.

RISE participants will learn to provide specialised care for individuals with a variety of conditions such as metabolic, kidney disease, mineral and bone disease, inflammatory diseases, diabetic kidney disease and acute kidney injury, as well as care for chronic haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients.

This 5-month program explores:

• Higher level system-based patient assessment principles
• Advanced respiratory assessment and management
• Using non-invasive ventilation

It also has a key focus on identifying and responding to clinical deterioration.

This 6-month program focuses on patient assessment principles and common presentation and management priorities in the subacute setting. It also helps you develop the skills to identify and respond to patient deterioration.

The 6-month Trauma Program brings together participants from Trauma, Orthopaedics, and Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) wards. Participants will gain knowledge and clinical skills in trauma and orthopaedics assessment and management with a focus on identifying and responding to clinical deterioration.

Online learning Modules are delivered through a dedicated learning platform, with tailor made modules created specifically for RISE participants by subject matter experts. Throughout the program, participants will engage with weekly online content including interactive learning activities, videos and evidence based resources specific to their speciality stream and program.

Each RISE program stream offers at least 3 professional development days. These days give you the chance to attend virtual or face-to-face workshops, practice clinical skills, and participate in simulations at the RMH's Melbourne Simulation Centre.

RISE participants have hurdle tasks to complete, ensuring translation of theory to practice.

RISE participants will also have dedicated continual clinical support from clinical nurse educators who work in the specialty area. This includes one-on-one time with the CNEs and nurse unit managers to discuss experiences, career planning and goal setting.