Graduate Nursing Program

Yes, you must ask permission from your referees. Two clinical referee reports are required. Ask the referee for all the required contact information and check they won’t be on leave and are available at the time the reports are required.  It is your responsibly to ensure the reports are submitted on time.

Two recent adult acute summative clinical appraisals from 3rd year including cover pages, from recent adult acute placements is preferred. However, if you do not have third year appraisals then the most recent acute or any other placement appraisal from 3rd or 2nd year can be submitted.  In addition, provide us with an upcoming 3rd year placement list in your CV if applicable.

Yes, you must create an account and log in to access the Applicant Portal through PMCV. Then apply to Western Health search for “2027 Graduate Nursing Program” on our careers page.

A cover letter is not required as part of your application.  Please disregard the cover letter upload box that appears on the ‘My Documents’ page.  We will only be accepting applications with a CV/resume; Academic Transcript; Clinical Appraisals. 

Please note: you will complete a 350-word Career Intentions Statement within the GNMP PMCV application. For more information, see the FAQs – PMCV application. https://gnmp.pmcv.com.au/how-to-apply/

‎We accept applications that meet the Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV) eligibility criteria. 

Refer to The Match PMCV

More information about eligibility can also be found at our careers page.

NZ citizens or temporary residents who have a visa that grants the 'right to work' in Australia are eligible to apply.

To be eligible to apply you must meet one of the criteria listed, refer to PMCV Eligible candidates:

The Match PMCV

You can proceed with your application by uploading your most recent academic transcript. 

If your third-year results are not released at the time of your application, you can still proceed with your application by uploading your most recent academic transcript. The recruitment team will be in contact for your final academic transcript.

Yes, academic transcripts must be certified.  To learn who is an authorised certifier visit: www.justice.vic.gov.au/certifiedcopies

You can download an electronic copy of your official academic transcript and upload this onto the online recruitment portal.

This copy must include your university details. 

A referee must be a registered nurse who has more than one year of experience and that you have worked closely with in the capacity of student nurse. Roles accepted are:

• Clinical Nurse Educator
• Clinical Support Nurse
• Clinical Preceptor

Where two recent acute appraisals are not available at the time of your application, we will accept one recent adult acute assessment from 3rd year and one subacute assessment from 2nd or 3rd year.

You can proceed to upload your online application with your most recent clinical appraisals before the closing date.  

In your resume, outline the details of any future clinical placements including the date/ organisation / type of placement. The recruitment team will be in contact, if required.

You are only required to submit your summative assessment; this includes preceptor comments (summative). Your summative assessment must also include the cover page with placement location / dates/ type of placement.

Include them as one single appraisal.

No. We understand that many of our applicants have studied at various locations and offered student placements with health providers other than Western Health.

No. PMCV are coordinating recorded online one-way video interviews.  Refer to PMCV for more information.

No. Once the application dates closes, we will not be accepting any applications.  Applications received via email will not be accepted.

Western Health recruits to fill graduate intakes by participating in only one matching process each year.

We offer two six-month clinical rotations. Successful applicants that are offered a position within our program will be given a preference form to nominate their preferred rotations.  While we aim to give you one of your top five preferences, given the high demand for more popular areas, this is not guaranteed.

Grad+ Program  (optional)  If you participate in Grad+ Year 2 you will be offered two further rotations.

Match results are released at 10 am, 16 September 2026.

Acceptance Period: 10am 16 September  -  10am 18 September

If you are successfully matched with Western Health, you will have 48 hours to accept the match. A member of the GNP team will also contact you.