Orientation processes aim to help new staff settle in quickly so that they can operate safely and effectively in the workplace.
Before You Start
Once You Start
Orientation (Organisational and Departmental)
Car Parking at Western Health
Public Transport
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Before you start
The documentation sent to you with your offer of employment contains material to help you start to find your way around. The staff handbook contains "signposts" to a range of information that new staff need to be aware of. Other information, like salary rates and employment agreements are available on the internet "careers" pages.
Once you start
The Western Health intranet is the best place to find a wide range of dynamic information (ie information which is regularly updated, like general or clinical procedures, salary rates and employment awards and agreements.) We do not provide print based copy of such material to ensure that staff only refer to the most up to date version.
New staff can access the intranet once their employee computer access is enabled. Normally this is on the first day at work.
Orientation
Western Health provides both organisational and local orientation.
Local (departmental/ward/unit) Orientation is provided by the Department Manager on commencement.
Organisational Orientation - Western Health runs a formal half-day Orientation Workshop (whole day for Nurses/Midwives) on a fortnightly basis. Details of the Organisational Orientation are sent out with employment contracts. Below are maps detailing where the organisational Orientation sessions are held at each campus.
Car Parking
Parking on your first day is available in our public car parks at Sunshine and Western Hospital for a cost of $4.00 per day. Free on-street parking is available at Williamstown Hospital and both Nursing Homes.
For more information regarding car parking options at Western Health please click on link below:
Car Parking Information Sheet.pdf (83KB)
Public Transport
To Sunshine Hospital
From Ginnifer Station (Sydenham line)
- 9 minute walk up Furlong Road
- Bus 408 towards Highpoint Shopping Centre
T o Footscray Hospital
From Footscray Station (Sydenham, Werribee, Williamstown, VLine lines)
- Bus 410 towards Sunshine Station
- Tram 82 towards Moonee Ponds, get off Gordon Street stop number 58
From West Footscray Station (Sydenham line)
- Bus 223 towards Highpoint Shopping Centre
- Bus 411 towards Footscray
To Williamstown Hospital
From Williamstown Beach Station (Williamstown line)
- The Railway station is located opposite the hospital
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