Graduate nursing and midwifery
Graduate midwifery
Graduate midwifery programs are provided at a number of WA Health sites in both metropolitan and rural areas. Graduate midwives cannot apply via Graduate Nurse Connect for graduate programs.
For information and applications please contact the relevant hospitals and health services directly. The following hospitals and health services have Midwifery Graduate programs:
- Kaleeya Hospital
- King Edward Memorial Hospital
- Rockingham
- Swan Kalamunda Health Service
- WA Country Health Service
Graduate nursing (Graduate Nurse Connect)
Newly qualified enrolled nurses and registered nurses are encouraged to undertake a fully paid 12, 18 or 24 month graduate program at one of the many Western Australian public hospitals and health services.
This allows you to transition into the nursing workforce in a supportive clinical environment. You will gain exposure to a variety of clinical settings, while consolidating theoretical learning and critical clinical skills and judgement.
All graduate programs for graduate registered nurses and enrolled nurses within the public health sector are centrally coordinated by WA Health via the online recruitment system Graduate Nurse Connect (GNC). This allows applicants to apply for graduate opportunities in three hospitals / health services using one application.
2011 Graduate Nurse Programs
Applications for all (including mid year) 2011 graduate nurse programs open on 19 July 2010 and close 10 August 2010. A link to the on-line application will be available on 19 July 2010.
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Eligibility
Applicants must be:
- An Australian citizen or have permanent residency status at the time of application. Find out more about residency.
- Eligible for registration as a Registered or Enrolled Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). Find out more about the NMBA.
- A new graduate nurse who has not previously participated in a Graduate Nurse Program and have not been employed for more than 12 months as a nurse. Enrolled Nurses converting to Registered Nurse who have undertaken an Enrolled Nurse Graduate Program in the past ARE eligible to apply for Registered Nurse Graduate Programs.
All of our health services will be there to talk to you about graduate opportunities.
The Expo is at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre from 10am-3pm and entry is by gold coin donation.
A list of participating hospitals and graduate information brochures:
Second year programs
Second year graduate programs are either part of the overall graduate program or are advertised separately, for more information contact the hospitals direct. You cannot apply via Graduate Nurse Connect for second year programs.
- WA Country Health Service offers the Ocean to Outback second year graduate RN rotation program.
- Fremantle Hospital coordinates the Graduate Diploma in Perioperative Nursing (PDF 2.61MB) which is open to second year graduate nurses.
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