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Graduate Mental Health Nurse Program 2027
The Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services

About RMH & The Team

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Victoria’s leading public healthcare providers, delivering specialist medical, surgical, mental health and community services across Melbourne and beyond. We live by our values; People First, Lead with Kindness & Excellence Together.

RMH Mental Health Services provides recovery-focused inpatient and community care for adults and older adults experiencing serious mental illness. Our multidisciplinary teams deliver compassionate, trauma-informed and evidence-based care that places consumers, carers and families at the centre of treatment and recovery.

About the Program

Start your career in specialist mental health nursing with one of Victoria’s leading public mental health services.

The RMH Graduate Mental Health Nurse Program is a two-year structured graduate program designed to support newly qualified nurses to consolidate clinical skills, build confidence and develop expertise in recovery-focused mental health care.

This two-year graduate program provides:

• Supported clinical practice across inpatient and community settings
• Dedicated study days and professional development
• Mental health specific theoretical learning
• Clinical rotations and multidisciplinary team experience
• Support to complete a Post Graduate Diploma or Masters in Mental Health Nursing in Year 2

About You

You are:

• A graduate Registered Nurse passionate about mental health nursing
• Committed to delivering compassionate, person-centred care
• Motivated to learn and grow in a dynamic clinical environment
• Able to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams

Why Join RMH?

• You will join one of Victoria’s leading public mental health services and be supported to build a rewarding and meaningful career while staying connected to culture and community
• Generous leave including 5 weeks annual and 17.5% leave loading
• Up to $12,000 tax free earnings with salary packaging
• Discounted gym access with Fitness Passport
• Access to experienced educators, coordinators and clinical leaders to support your professional development in assessment, clinical reasoning, therapeutic engagement and recovery-oriented care.

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Interested? Do not delay! If you are a recent nursing graduate interested in working at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, we would love to hear from you!

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.

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.