Graduate Nurse Program (General Nursing)
The General Graduate Program provides diverse clinical opportunities for graduates caring for varied patient populations within Alfred Health whilst working within a supportive nursing team.
Applications for Graduate Nurse positions for 2026 open on Monday 2nd June 2025 10am, and close on Wednesday 2nd July 2025 5pm. Our recruitment process matches the GNMP PMCV Allocation and Placement Service timeline and eligibility criteria.
What we offer
We offer approx. 200 Graduate Nurse Positions across Alfred Health!
All graduates are employed in ongoing permanent nursing positions.
All graduates are offered 2 six-month rotations within the twelve-month program.
2026 intake dates to be announced
We want to ensure you maintain a healthy wellbeing whilst employed with Alfred Health. To do this, your graduate year is offered on a part time basis, to give you that work life balance, whilst supporting your ongoing study needs.
In the last months of the program, graduates at Alfred Health may choose to apply to jobs within their preferred ward areas or specialties post their successful Graduate year.
Recruitment process
We have detailed instructions on how you can apply for the Graduate Program.
Find out moreGraduate Program clinical areas
There is a huge range of clinical areas open to our graduate nurses.
Find out moreTransition to specialty practice
Beyond your Graduate Program – build your career with us.
Find out moreFrequently asked questions
Yes, we encourage and support graduates studying Honours degrees. Liaise with the GNP Coordinator to discuss plans to facilitate your studies.
You are able to indicate your preferred clinical preferences at interview and on the online application form.
We endeavour to match your preferences where possible, however there are some wards that are very popular & demand can be high for these positions. Due to the size of our graduate program not all preferences can be guaranteed.
If you do have particular interests, you are encouraged to find out more about the area, by contacting the Nurse Manager.
There will be opportunities to do this at either one of our Information Evenings or through an individually arranged meeting and tour of the area.
All graduates will be allocated two clinical rotations of six-month duration to enable graduates to consolidate knowledge & skills whilst obtaining broad experience within the graduate program. Graduates can then apply to move into other areas within the organisation in the future.
- Some clinical areas have a 'learning journey' to support the professional development of nursing staff which includes specialty education
- Continuing Professional Development sessions
- The Acute Care workshops may lead to possible credit in the Graduate Diploma in Acute Care
- Postgraduate studies in Acute Care, Cardiac, Perioperative, ED & ICU which are affiliated with either La Trobe, Monash or Deakin Universities.
Each tertiary institution documents this information on the student’s Academic Transcript /Record. Each individual University website also provides information for students to show how scores are calculated. Please liaise with student administration for your institution if you need assistance.
Some examples and useful links to help you: