2027 Graduate Registered Nurse Program
- Part-time: 64 hours per fortnight (ongoing employment upon completion of the program)
- Excellent graduate-to-educator ratios
- Wide variety of clinical areas
Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.
About the Role
Our Graduate Registered Nurse Program is progressive, responsive and innovative. We use the latest evidence to develop our program study days together with regular feedback from our graduates.
We support and facilitate the development of a well prepared, high quality, safe nursing and midwifery workforce committed to improving health outcomes.
We have three pathways for nursing graduates in 2027 including:
- General Nursing (12 months with 2 rotations)
- Mental Health Nursing (once matched with Eastern Health, there is opportunity to express interest for a) 12 months in mental health, or b) 6 month in general nursing and 6 month in mental health nursing).
- Collaborative program with Alexandra District Health (ADH) (6 months at Eastern Health and 6 months at ADH)
For more information on the rotations, please visit our website.
Our Eastern Health Institute team and clinical staff provide a supportive environment that encourages the development of clinical skills, reflective practice and a sense of professional identity and accountability.
As a graduate you will be a key participant and contributor to change and innovation and we invite you to join us for an exciting year and future with Eastern Health.
About You
To be successful in this role you meet the following criteria:
- Be eligible for the PMCV GNMP application process (i.e. completing relevant tertiary qualifications in Nursing, working towards Registered Nurse registration with AHPRA, etc.)
- Highly developed interpersonal skills
- A strong commitment to high quality care
- The ability to work as part of a diverse team
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.
Next Steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.
If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for).
How to Apply
Please note applications for GNMP via PMCV require a 2-step application process:
Step 1: Register with PMCV and nominate your preferred pathways.
Step 2: Please apply to Eastern Health by uploading the following documents (if you are unsure of what constitutes an acceptable document, specific examples can be found in this guide):
- Graduate Program Application Form - Please download the form, and upload the completed form to the "CV" field. Your CV is not required.
- Most up-to-date academic transcript with grading key - Digital and non-certified versions are accepted. If you transferred credits from another institution / course toward your nursing degree, please submit the transcripts from those institution(s). Transcripts for unrelated degrees (e.g. Education) are not required. Please upload transcripts to the "Additional Documents" field.
- Evidence of COVID vaccinations (if applicable)
- Evidence of most recent flu vaccine
- 2 or 3 most recent placement appraisals (also known as "Clinical Assessment Tools" or "ANSAT"). These placement appraisals are to be uploaded to the "Additional Documents" field. Please include the title page which contains the placement location, placement type, and dates. The summative pages should include the scoring scales, assessor's written feedback, and assessor signature.
- General nursing or ADH pathways: please upload 2 acute / sub-acute nursing appraisals (no community placements)
- Mental health pathway: please upload 1 acute / sub-acute nursing appraisal AND 1 mental health appraisal (community placements accepted)
- If applying for both general and mental health pathways: please upload an additional third appraisal (e.g. 2 acute / sub-acute nursing appraisals AND 1 mental health appraisal (community placements accepted)).
Cover letters and CVs are not required.
For more information on how to apply, please visit our website.
What We Offer
Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, in addition to the following:
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly and supportive team
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals
Good to Know
- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- We do not accept recruitment agency applications.
Please
Contact Person: Transition-to-Practice Administrative Team
Contact Number: (03) 9895 3372
Contact Email: [email protected]
Closing Date: Wednesday, July 1st 2026
Our Values in Action:
Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day
