2027 Graduate Nurse Mental Health Program

About the role

Nursing Graduates are an integral part of Mercy Mental Health's Commitment to develop our future workforce and as such, we welcome you to join our team to provide compassionate and responsive care to people in need. Our 2-year Graduate Mental Health Nurse Program is designed to support and guide the transition from undergraduate to registered nurse with mental health speciality skills within a supportive and welcoming environment. The aim is to promote educational opportunities to graduates as they consolidate their theoretical and clinical skills. This is a structured program with a comprehensive orientation, paid professional development days, and clinical supervision and reflective practice, which are supported by a dedicated Learning & Development Team. For further information on Mercy Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program, please visit: Graduate Program - Mental Health Nursing - Mercy Health Services Applicants must be registered with the Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria Computer Matching Service and rank Mercy Mental Health in their preferences. For further information visit: Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria - Home - PMCV / Home - Graduate Nurse Midwifery Program About you: Enthusiastic, highly motivated to learn and passionate about mental health nursing Complete your Bachelor in Nurse by the academic year of 2026 Meet all requirements to be registered as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA and valid Australian working rights by Feb 2027 Committed to working rostered shifts across various Mercy Health sites

Requirements

• You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.
• To thrive in this role, you will have:
• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care, involvement of carers and lived experience and management.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
• You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
• Registration as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
• Current Full Australian Working Rights
• Australian full driver's licence
• All applications must include the following documents:
• Letter of application, addressed to Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program Coordinator, outlining why you wish to be a Mental Health Graduate Nurse at Mercy Mental Health (maximum of one page).
• Curriculum Vitae/resume - including relevant clinical experience and clinical placements both completed and, if any, yet to be completed for the academic year (maximum of two pages).
• Certified copy of academic transcript to date, with results legend.
• Two recent clinical placement summative appraisals/reports - these must in sent in their entirety and not selected pages or parts. Paper based reports n

Benefits

Additional Information

Employment Type: Fixed term part time, 2-year contract commencing 8 Feb 2027 (first year Graduate Program; second year Postgraduate Program) Hours: 64 hours fortnight, AM/PM/Night shifts across Monday to Sunday roster and shifts will be dependent on teams. Shift Work is non-negotiable Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital, Werribee Community Care Unit, Wyndham Clinic, Williams Landing Building- this list is subject to change. Rotation placements will be across different teams over multiple sites and operational hours will change accordingly Application: Candidates are required to apply to both PMCV and directly to our health service. Applications that are not submitted to both sites will not be considered. Applications submitted after the PMCV closing date will NOT be considered Only applications submitted via the careers web page will be reviewed Applicants must be registered with the Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV) Computer Matching Service and rank Mercy Mental Health in their preferences. For further information visit: Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria - Home - PMCV / Home - Graduate Nurse Midwifery Program Where there's life, there's Mercy. Where there's care, there's You. Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be? For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere. Join us through our Graduate Mental Health Nurse Program and help us deliver even greater outcomes for our patients, families, communities, and you.

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