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Graduate Nursing Programs

Learn about the Monash Health Graduate Program Nursing Programs.

The Monash Health Graduate Program provides newly registered Nurses and Midwives with diverse opportunities to consolidate their skills, expand their experience as a beginning professional and grow their career with Victoria’s largest healthcare provider.

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Nursing Program Structure 

Monash Health offers Registered Nurses in their first 12 months of practice a range of program options including:

  • General Nursing Program
  • Paediatric and Neonatal Program
  • Residential Aged Care and Subacute Nursing Program
  • Mental Health Nursing Program

Various intakes are available during the year for our General Nursing and Mental Health Nursing Programs.

The Monash Health Graduate experience includes: 

  • 12-month structured program with two 6-month rotations
  • Working part-time (64 hours/fortnight) on a rotating roster
  • Extensive paid orientation conducted via a combination of online and in-person training
  • Graduate study days and learning pathways specific to ward clinical specialties
  • The opportunity to apply for available positions within Monash Health upon successful completion of the program (98% retention rate in 2025)

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General Nursing Program

Intake dates:

  • Monday 1 February 2027
  • Monday 2 August 2027

Our General Nursing Program promises an exciting journey with a guaranteed allocation in an acute or specialty area in either the first or second rotation of the graduate year.

The General Nursing Program offers rotations at the following sites:

Graduates may complete rotations in any of the following clinical areas, providing a well-rounded experience throughout the two 6-month rotations as part of the graduate program:

  • Acute medical
  • Acute surgical
  • Cardiology/Cardiothoracics/Cardiac Specialties
  • Diagnostic Imaging/Outpatients/ Day Treatment Centre/Clinical Trials/ Medical Infusion Unit/Immediate Recovery Centre
  • Emergency
  • Gastrosciences
  • Haemodialysis
  • Neurosciences/Neurosurgery
  • Oncology/Haematology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Paediatrics and Newborn Services
  • Palliative Care
  • Perioperative/Endoscopy/Day Procedure Unit/Day Surgery Unit
  • Renal/Nephrology
  • Residential Aged Care
  • Respiratory
  • Subacute and rehabilitation

Please note, not all specialties are available at each site.

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Paediatric and Neonatal Nursing Program

Intake date: Monday 1 February 2027

The Paediatric and Neonatal Nursing Program offers a unique opportunity to undertake two specialty rotations in a Paediatric and/or Neonatal environment across the Monash Children’s sites (Clayton, Dandenong, or Casey).

Paediatric and Neonatal Clinical Rotations

Monash Children’s Hospital is one of Australia’s leading providers of integrated children’s health services, caring for more than 100,000 children every year, across three sites – our main campus at Clayton and satellite sites at Dandenong and Casey Hospitals. For more information about the Monash Children’s Hospital, visit the website.

Graduates may rotate to paediatric and neonatal areas and specialties within the Monash Children’s Hospital, Dandenong Hospital or Casey Hospital during their program. Areas include:

  • Paediatric surgical
  • Paediatric medical
  • Paediatric oncology and haematology
  • Paediatric theatres
  • Special care nursery (SCN)
  • Neonatal intensive care (NICU)
  • Adolescent inpatients
  • Paediatric day surgical unit
  • Children’s Cancer Centre (Day Oncology)

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Residential Aged Care and Subacute Nursing Program

Intake dates:

  • Monday 1 February 2027
  • Monday 2 August 2027

The Residential Aged Care (RACs) and Subacute Nursing program offers a dynamic 12-month experience in Aged Care and Subacute areas. With two 6-month rotations across clinical settings, this program provides invaluable exposure and expertise. This is an incredible opportunity for Graduates seeking a career in these specialised areas of nursing.

The RACs and Subacute Program offers rotations at the following sites:

  • Boollam Boollam (Heatherton) – New state of the art facility
  • Casey Hospital (Berwick)
  • Chestnut Gardens Avenue Aged Care (Doveton)
  • Chestnut Gardens Boulevard Aged Care (Doveton)
  • Kingston Centre (Heatherton)

Learn more about our aged care services.

Graduates may commence their program in either an aged care or a subacute area as allocated by the Graduate Program team and will complete the alternate area in their second rotation.

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Mental Health Nursing Program

Intake dates:

  • Monday 1 February 2027
  • Monday 3 May 2027
  • Monday 2 August 2027

Mental Health nursing is an exciting and challenging specialty that provides collaborative care, treatment, and support for individuals experiencing mental illness and provides support to families, carers and supporters. An essential part of a mental health nurses’ role is to develop and maintain an effective and therapeutic relationship and to provide comprehensive and holistic care. There is a strong focus on working collaboratively with the individual experiencing mental illness, their family, carers and supporters, as well as the multidisciplinary team.

Mental Health Nursing clinical areas include:

  • Acute Inpatient Mental Health
  • Rehabilitation (Inpatient or Community)
  • Early in Life Mental Health
  • Older Adult’s Mental Health

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Contact us

For all enquiries please contact:

Monash Health Graduate Program team 

Phone: 03 9594 7779
Email: Graduaterecruitment@monashhealth.org 

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