Secure Your Future and Start Your Nursing Career at Cabrini Health
Applications are now open for Cabrini Health’s 2027 Registered Nurse Graduate Program
Start your nursing career in a supportive, values-driven environment and build the future you want
Apply early to secure your place in the 2027 intake
Our 12-month Graduate Program is designed to help you grow into a confident, capable nurse. You’ll gain exposure across acute and sub-acute settings through a range of clinical rotations
Opportunities include specialty streams such as cardiac, mental health, oncology, palliative care and emergency, or a dedicated 12-month perioperative rotation
Many of our graduates choose to continue their careers with us beyond the program
Why Choose Cabrini Health?
Dedicated Clinical Education Team: Transition smoothly from study to practice with support from our Clinical Education team. You’ll have regular check-ins with nurse managers, clinical preceptors and educators to keep you on track
Structured Learning and Career Guidance: Benefit from generous supernumerary time, interactive study days, career guidance and regular debriefs—ensuring ongoing support throughout the year
Ongoing Professional Development: Continue to grow beyond your graduate year with access to further development opportunities, including post-graduate study and pathways into specialty areas such as Emergency, Perioperative, ICU and Cardiac Care
What We Offer
Part-Time position (0.8 FTE – 30.4 hours per week) Balancing personal and work life. Except 32 hours per week in Malvern Perioperative Suite
Ongoing, permanent employment contracts: Stability and security in your career
Clinical rotations will be either at Malvern and Brighton campuses or Elsternwick for mental health
Exceptional bedside educational support: Receive guidance and mentorship from experienced professionals
Development and networking events: Grow your professional network and skills
Application Requirements
Curriculum vitae (CV): Include details of each clinical placement (length, month, year, facility, ward, case mix, and length of placement)
Academic transcript: Most recent certified copy, including the grading legend/key page
Two most recent acute clinical placement assessment reports. If requesting a mental health rotation, please proved a clinical assessment report from a mental health setting
Professional references: Two referees, with at least one from your most recent clinical placement. Include full name, title, phone number, and email address
Passport-size headshot photo
Copy of your visa if applicable and passport
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the 2027 Graduate Program, you must be completing your nursing qualification at the end of 2026.
Please note: Applicants who completed their qualification prior to 2026 (i.e. 2025 or earlier) are not eligible for this program.
Cabrini Benefits
Salaries matched to public hospitals
Free uniforms
Salary packaging: up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2650 meal & entertainment card benefits
Access to salary packaging for Apple Watches, iPhones, and iPads
Access to employee health and wellness programs, including Fitness Passport and complimentary counselling through our Employee Assistance Program
Travel Perks: Myki Commuter discounted fares
Post-Graduate study support and scholarship opportunities
Enjoyable workplace culture in a mission-based, values driven healthcare organisation
Start Your Journey with Cabrini Health
Imagine yourself thriving in a supportive, innovative environment where you can grow both personally and professionally. At Cabrini Health, we are committed to nurturing your passion for nursing and helping you build a rewarding career.
Apply now and take the first step towards an exciting future with Cabrini Health’s Registered Nurse Graduate Program 2027.
Visit our dedicated Graduate Program webpage with details about the program, application information, and eligibility requirements here
Please note: You must have a valid visa with full work rights as visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Feel free to contact us for more information or assistance with the application process. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!
Sue Hewat - Senior Project Manager, Workforce Recruitment on 0418 336 793
Please note: All applications must be submitted via the online application system. Email applications will not be accepted.
Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.
Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.
As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Working for Cabrini
Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.
There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.
Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.
Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect
MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI
Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.
