Pathways & Rotations

Eastern Health has 6 pathways on offer for Graduate applications:

• General Nursing
• Combined Nursing/Mental Health
• Mental Health
• Midwifery
• Combined Nursing/Midwifery (18 Months)
• Combined Rural and Metropolitan in partnership with Alexandra District Health

Clinical rotation options

General Nursing Pathway
Rotation options:

• Aged Care
• Cardiac
• Community (District Nursing Service)
• Day Surgery
• Dialysis
• Emergency
• Endoscopy
• Geriatric and Evaluation Medicine (GEM)
• Medical
• Neurology
• Surgical
• Paediatrics
• Perioperative
• Rehabilitation
• Renal
• Oncology

Combined Nursing/Mental Health Pathway

Nursing rotation options:

• Medical
• Surgical
• Rehabilitation
• Geriatric Evaluation Management

Mental Health rotation options:

• Adult inpatient unit
• Adolescent Inpatient Unit

Mental Health Pathway
Rotation options:

• Adult Inpatient Unit
• Aged Acute Assessment Unit
• Adolescent Inpatient Unit
• Community Care Unit
• AOD Detoxification and Short Term Support Rehabilitation Unit
• Psychiatric Planning and Assessment Unit

EACH – community mental health

Midwifery Pathway
Rotation opportunities:

• Birthing Suite
• Postnatal
• Special Care Nursery
• Antenatal Clinic (elective)

Experience opportunities:

• Fetal Monitoring
• Lactation
• EPC (Extended Postnatal Care)

Combined Nursing/Midwifery Pathway
Midwifery rotation opportunities:

• Birthing Suite
• Postnatal
• Special Care Nursery
• Antenatal Clinic (elective)

Midwifery Experience opportunities:

• Fetal Monitoring
• Lactation
• EPC (Extended Postnatal Care)

Nursing rotation options:

• Acute Medical or Surgical
• Special Care Nursery Rotation – NEW this year. Application by EOI

Combined Rural and Metropolitan Pathway (in collaboration with Alexandra District Health)
Alexandra District Health rotation:

• Acute ward (with opportunities to experience Urgent Care Centre, Operating Theatre and Community Health)

Eastern Health Rotation:
Options as listed above in General Pathway. 

For more information on this program please visit https://adh.org.au/careers/graduate-nurse-programs/

Honours

We are very supportive of graduates who wish to complete Honours whilst participating in the Graduate Program. We have a partnership with Deakin University for the Honours program and we also support students who wish to complete Honours with other Universities.

Information Sessions

Information sessions for our 2024 Graduate Registered Nurse and Midwifery program will be held online, on the following dates:

• 11^th May 2023
• 30^th May 2023
• 6^th June 2023

To view the session times and secure your place, please book your (free) ticket at Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/eastern-health-2024-graduate-nursing-midwifery-program-info-session-registration-601788123477

Application process

There is a two step process for our 2024 Graduate (Registered) Nursing and Midwifery program:

1. List your preferred Eastern Health Pathway/s (you may list multiple) as one of your preferences via Allocation Placement Services www.gnmp.pmcv.com.au
2. All applications must be received online via Eastern Health EH-Mercury (under Nursing Professional Opportunities) and linked to the job advertisement.

Please note: There have been recent changes to the eligibility criteria for the Allocation Placement Service matching process  - Australian Trained Temporary Residents (ATTR) also known as international candidates can participate.

Please check www.gnmp.pmcv.com.au for further details.

Eastern Health Application (EH-Mercury) must include:

Cover letter – maximum 1 page

Resume - maximum 2 pages

Include a table summary of clinical placements with date and placement type

Certified copy of your latest academic transcript with grading key
2 x clinical appraisals most relevant to your preferred pathway as outlined below:

Information Booklet (PDF, 1.2MB)

Contact us

Administration: ttp.admin@easternhealth.org.au 

Clinical Nurse Educators: ttpeducators@easternhealth.org.au

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