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Use your degree and become a leader in your field
If you already have a degree, you can advance your current profession and apply your tertiary qualifications part time as a Graduate Reserve.
Who it&rsquo;s for:&nbsp;Those who already have a recognised degree.

You'll be paid to train and on completion of your Initial Military Training and Initial Employment Training, you’ll earn a tax-free daily rate of at least:

Training

Your daily rate while training

Trained

Your daily rate once trained

The pay you receive in the Army Reserve goes straight into your pocket with no deductions for tax.

Officer Entry: Graduate Reserve

Course: ADF Extended Practice Nursing Course 1 
Duration: 3 weeks 
Location: Army School of Health, Albury/Wodonga

This course focuses on primary healthcare delivery in a military environment that will provide you with the advanced skills you’ll need as a clinician within Defence and on operations.
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Course: ADF Extended Practice Nursing Course 2 
Duration: 3 weeks 
Location: Army School of Health, Albury/Wodonga

You’ll learn advanced skills in patient assessment and management in trauma and resuscitation. Course topics include:
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<li>Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)</li>
<li>Advanced Life Support 2 </li>
<li>Emergency Management of Severe Burns (EMSB) course</li>
<li>Major Incident Medical Management (MIMM)</li>
<li>Immunisation accreditation.</li>
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As a part-time Perioperative Nurse, you’ll bring your qualifications and work alongside Army colleagues on exercises and operations. You’ll provide expert clinical knowledge and support the health needs of ADF members.

If you’re looking to experience adventure and excitement outside the everyday, earn tax-free pay and work as part of a close-knit team, this is an exciting opportunity that can work around your lifestyle.

You’ll be an integral component of the Army’s health capability, where you’ll work within a range of units providing both pre-hospital trauma and primary care or in-patient field hospital level care. You’ll work alongside expert health professionals from across Australia, and train and deploy alongside your Army colleagues.
If you’re passionate about nursing, this is an excellent opportunity to give back to your country while learning and growing your skills that you can take back to your full-time civilian role.

If you’re looking for more outside of your everyday profession, bring your specialist nursing skills to this rewarding part-time role in the Army Reserve.

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Perioperative Nurse

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Benefits you won't see anywhere else

You’ll enjoy the following:

Great salary from day one, which increases with experience

Tax-free pay

Travel opportunities

Fully paid training

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