More than 50 new nurses and midwives will join Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD) hospitals this year as part of their annual new graduate intake.
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This is through the NSW Government's $2.8 billion investment to boost frontline health workers by 8300 over four years.
The nurses and midwives will join facilities at Goulburn, Bega, Moruya, Bateman's Bay, Queanbeyan, Cooma, Bombala and Delegate.
District director of nursing and midwifery Julie Mooney said the new graduates would work in all clinical areas including theatre, intensive care, the emergency department, mental health and the general inpatients units
"The district welcomes the graduates and looks forward to watching them learn and grow in their career throughout Southern NSW," Ms Mooney said.
"We're excited to have them on-board and look forward to seeing them contribute to the service and their local community."
Southern NSW LHD graduate numbers:
Goulburn Base Hospital and Mental Health Services - 17 registered nurses
Crookwell District Hospital - 1 registered nurse
Bourke Street Health Service - 1 registered nurses
Cooma and Bombala District Hospitals - 3 registered nurses
Eurobodalla Health Service (Batemans's Bay and Moruya District Hospitals) - 9 registered nurses
South East Regional Hospital (Bega) - 14 registered nurses
Queanbeyan District Hospital - 6 registered nurses, 1 registered midwife
The state has boosted its nursing and midwifery graduate positions by 58 per cent since 2011, with about 2600 graduates ready to launch their careers at 130 public hospitals and health services this year.
The NSW Government has committed to a workforce boost of an extra 5000 nurses and midwives across regional and metropolitan areas over four years.
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