Job Description
2026 PMCV Graduate Mental Health Nurse Program (GNMP25) November 2026 1
Req ID:  8336
Posting Start Date:  04/09/2026
Advertisement End Date:  18/09/2026
Work Location:  Multiple Locations of The Royal Melbourne Hospital
The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia's leading public healthcare providers. Join the team. Build a career. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join The Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Job Description: 

2026 Graduate Registered Nurse Program Mental Health Stream - November cohort

 

  • Part-time 0.8 EFT, fixed term role
  • 3 positions available in November Graduate Program
  • 54-week program with 10 -week nurse-led research program delivered Monday to Friday at Royal Park Campus

Additional graduate nurse positions have become available, commencing November 2026. These positions are open to Registered Nurse graduates who were previously eligible for the PMCV 2025 (for 2026) graduate match, and were unsuccessful in matching with a health service. If you previously matched with another Health Service and declined this offer, you will not be eligible for consideration this round. You may be required to supply a statutory declaration to confirm that you don't have an allocated PMCV position. 

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

  • Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens or Australian permanent residents
  • have completed an approved nursing or midwifery program offered by a provider in Victoria or border community

Please upload the following documents as part of your application.

  1. CV or resume with career objective listed at top of CV.
  2. Official academic transcript with grading key visible
  3. Copies of your 2 most recent clinical apprasial tools. Include formative and summative scores along with comments. Please include any Mental Health clinical appraisals .
  4. Two recent  clinical referees.  For First Nations candidates, you are welcome to provide an Aboriginal Elder as a referee.

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Name and Contact:  Kieran Cooper or Chris Schildt MentalHealthNursingPathways@mh.org.au
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check. The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve. RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards (https://ccyp.vic.gov.au/child-safe-standards). As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.