Registered Nurse Graduate Program 2027

Secure Your Future and Start Your Nursing Career at Cabrini Health

• Applications are now open for Cabrini Health’s 2027 Registered Nurse Graduate Program
• Start your nursing career in a supportive, values-driven environment and build the future you want
• Apply early to secure your place in the 2027 intake
• Our 12-month Graduate Program is designed to help you grow into a confident, capable nurse. You’ll gain exposure across acute and sub-acute settings through a range of clinical rotations
• Opportunities include specialty streams such as cardiac, mental health, oncology, palliative care and emergency, or a dedicated 12-month perioperative rotation
• Many of our graduates choose to continue their careers with us beyond the program

Why Choose Cabrini Health?

• Dedicated Clinical Education Team: Transition smoothly from study to practice with support from our Clinical Education team. You’ll have regular check-ins with nurse managers, clinical preceptors and educators to keep you on track
• Structured Learning and Career Guidance: Benefit from generous supernumerary time, interactive study days, career guidance and regular debriefs—ensuring ongoing support throughout the year
• Ongoing Professional Development: Continue to grow beyond your graduate year with access to further development opportunities, including post-graduate study and pathways into specialty areas such as Emergency, Perioperative, ICU and Cardiac Care

What We Offer

• Part-Time position (0.8 FTE – 30.4 hours per week) Balancing personal and work life. Except 32 hours per week in Malvern Perioperative Suite
• Ongoing, permanent employment contracts: Stability and security in your career
• Clinical rotations will be either at Malvern and Brighton campuses or Elsternwick for mental health
• Exceptional bedside educational support: Receive guidance and mentorship from experienced professionals
• Development and networking events: Grow your professional network and skills

Application Requirements

• Curriculum vitae (CV): Include details of each clinical placement (length, month, year, facility, ward, case mix, and length of placement)
• Academic transcript: Most recent certified copy, including the grading legend/key page
• Two most recent acute clinical placement assessment reports. If requesting a mental health rotation, please proved a clinical assessment report from a mental health setting
• Professional references: Two referees, with at least one from your most recent clinical placement. Include full name, title, phone number, and email address
• Passport-size headshot photo
• Copy of your visa if applicable and passport

Cabrini Benefits

• Salaries matched to public hospitals
• Free uniforms
• Salary packaging: up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2650 meal & entertainment card benefits
• Access to salary packaging for Apple Watches, iPhones, and iPads
• Access to employee health and wellness programs, including Fitness Passport and complimentary counselling through our Employee Assistance Program
• Travel Perks: Myki Commuter discounted fares
• Post-Graduate study support and scholarship opportunities
• Enjoyable workplace culture in a mission-based, values driven healthcare organisation

Start Your Journey with Cabrini Health
Imagine yourself thriving in a supportive, innovative environment where you can grow both personally and professionally. At Cabrini Health, we are committed to nurturing your passion for nursing and helping you build a rewarding career.

Apply now and take the first step towards an exciting future with Cabrini Health’s Registered Nurse Graduate Program 2027.

To view the position description for this role, please click here

Visit our dedicated Graduate Program webpage with details about the program, application information, and eligibility requirements here

Please note: You must have a valid visa with full work rights as visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Feel free to contact us for more information or assistance with the application process. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!
Sue Hewat - Senior Project Manager, Workforce Recruitment on 0418 336 793

Please note: All applications must be submitted via the online application system. Email applications will not be accepted.

Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.

Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.

As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.

There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza and COVID-19 (recommended), plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested.