Calvary Health Care Bethlehem
Doctors and healthcare professionals
In this section you can learn a little more about the Doctors and Healthcare Professions at Calvary Health Care Bethlehem.
The health service is located at 476 Kooyong Road, Caulfield South 3162 as part of the modern health and retirement precinct, Calvary Kooyong.
Calvary Health Care Bethlehem is part of Australia’s public health care system and offers hospital care to any Australian resident under Medicare arrangements. These various occupations work within a framework that ensures we provide you with timely, appropriate care in a safe and suitable setting.
Our team includes:
- Medical officers: consultants (senior doctors in a specialty), registrars, and junior medical officers.
- Nursing: registered nurses and enrolled nurses
- Allied health team: physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, social workers, speech pathologists, psychologists, pastoral care, pharmacists, music therapists, bereavement counsellors.
Patient referral
For patients currently in another hospital requiring inpatient admission, your referral will be made by your health care provider detailing your current medical history and condition.
For people not currently admitted in a hospital, and based in the community, your referral will be made by your GP/specialist including a detailed medical letter.
Please note: The urgency of your appointment is determined by your general practitioner or specialist.
Health care provider, please click below for the patient referral form.
Careers and education
Graduate Nurse Program
The CHCB Graduate Nurse program run by the CHCB Learning and Development Centre, is flexible to meet the individual learning needs of participants. The program is tailored to help you gain experience in Palliative Care and Progressive Neurological Disorders and enhance your future career opportunities.
The CHCB Learning and Development Centre
The Learning and Development Centre at CHCB continues to develop its profile as a leader in specialist palliative care and progressive neurological training, for staff and practitioners across the state.
Each year we increase the number of training opportunities we provide, as well as:
• Improving access to training through eLearning
• Delivering high-quality clinical placements
• Building the capacity of Nursing across Victoria
• Running a Graduate Nurse Program that supports student transition to interdisciplinary model
• Up-skilling staff through the Clinical Support Nurse Role
Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA)
Palliative Care training for General Practitioners and Practice Managers
Calvary Health Care Bethlehem runs palliative care education sessions for general practitioners, and practice managers throughout the year, in collaboration with Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA).
We are excited to confirm that our collaboration with PEPA continues in 2024 with a full year of courses planned! The interactive education sessions will continue to utilise group discussion and case studies to provide a greater understanding of palliative care.
For information on these and other PEPA courses, click here, or contact our Learning & Development team on:
We now provide palliative care training in community health services – a new fee-for-service
In response to requests for in-house training, the Learning and Development Centre at Calvary Health Care Bethlehem has developed a series of short training modules to assist RACFs to support the implementation of the palliative approach.
Training can be arranged on a fee-for service basis and according to the needs of the facility.
Please make an enquiry via email or call us on 0425 774 195 as we will provide packages to suit your organisation.
Improved access to training through eLearning
Students are able to access the eLearning platform from any computer with an internet connection. This allows students to adequately prepare for their placement prior to commencing at our health service. The eLearning platform provides staff with flexibility and mobility on when and where they access learning materials.
Delivering high-quality clinical placements
This year our health service supported a range of Clinical Placements for visiting undergraduate and postgraduate students.
The Best Practice Clinical Learning Environment (BPCLE) Framework was deployed by Calvary Health Care Bethlehem to coordinate and deliver high-quality clinical placements for our students.
Enquire today
To enquire, email our organisers or view currently role opportunities.
Research
Calvary Health Care Bethlehem is a teaching hospital, and has affiliations with a number of Universities including Monash and Notre Dame Universities that support our specialist role in education, training and research.
We provide education and training opportunities for a range of health disciplines and build capacity in the broader health sector to enable better care.
Calvary Health Care Bethlehem fosters a culture of continuous learning and innovation which results in the development of a highly skilled workforce, essential to deliver our specialised care.
As a leader in our two areas of specialisation, our goal is to be recognised as a centre of excellence for education, training and research.