Title:  2026 PMCV Graduate Nurse Program (GNMP25)

2026 Graduate Registered Nurse Program (GNMP25)

• Part-time: 64 hours per fortnight (ongoing employment upon completion of the program)
• Excellent graduate-to-educator ratios
• Wide variety of clinical areas

Additional graduate nurse positions have become available at our health service, commencing this financial year (March 2026). 

These positions are open to graduates who were 1) eligible for the PMCV 2025 (for 2026) graduate match, and 2) have thus far been unsuccessful in matching with a health service. If you previously matched and declined your offer, you will not be eligible for consideration this round.

Recruitment decisions will be merit-based, however, priority consideration will be given to applicants who meet the following: 

• are Australian or New Zealand citizens or Australian permanent residents
• have completed an approved nursing or midwifery program offered by a provider in Victoria or border community
• are recipients of the Victorian Making it Free to Study Nursing and Midwifery initiative 

Please note: Graduate nurses and / or midwives who have already been allocated a position with a health service are ineligible to apply. Health services may request a statutory declaration from applicants confirming they have not been allocated a position. 

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 four positions available for nursing graduates in our General Nursing pathway (12 months with 2 rotations).

For more information on the rotations, please visit our website.

Our Learning and Teaching 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 will possess:

• Current condition-free AHPRA registration 
• Tertiary qualifications in nursing
• Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience
• 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.

How to Apply

Please upload the following documents:

• Graduate Program Application Form - Please download the form, and upload the completed form to the "CV" field. Your CV is not required.
• Official 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
• Evidence of most recent flu vaccine
• Evidence of condition-free practising AHPRA registration
• 2 most recent placement appraisals (also known as "Clinical Assessment Tools", "ANSAT", or "placement feedback"). Appraisals can only be from acute / sub-acute settings, no community placements. These placement appraisals are to be uploaded to the "Additional Documents" field. Only the summative pages are requested. Please ensure that the pages contain:
  
  • the placement location
  • placement type
  • dates
  • scoring
  • feedback
  • assessor signature

Cover letters and CVs are not required.

What We Offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• Flexible working hours
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching hospitals

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.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check. We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

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.
• The job advertisement may close before the advertised close date.

If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.

Please click here for the position description.

Contact Person: Transition-to-Practice Administrative Team

Contact Number: (03) 9895 3372 

Contact Email: ttp.admin@easternhealth.org.au

Advertisement close date: Tuesday, January 27th 2026 (please note, advertisement may close prior to this date).

Our Values in Action:

Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day

Need help submitting your application?

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) 

Click Here for the Candidate Guide also for help in our recruitment process!