TITLE: REGISTERED NURSE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM - ACUTE SPECIALTIES (FEBRUARY 2026 INTAKE)

Requisition ID: 4184
Location:Eastern Health, VIC, AU, 3128
Job Posting Date: 22 Aug 2025
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GOOD TO KNOW

• This position is scheduled to close two weeks from the job posting date.
• All applications will be screened on receipt, and the job posting may close early.
• We do not accept recruitment agency applications.
• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Eastern Health fosters a culture of lifelong learning and is now recruiting postgraduate students to acute specialty areas. During your postgraduate studies, you will be supported with clinical education and supervision, delivered by experienced members of the Eastern Health Learning & Teaching team, whose priority is to support your professional development and career aspirations. You will also have access to a team of committed interdisciplinary clinical experts to support and guide your learning throughout the program.
We are currently offering clinically supported postgraduate positions within the following specialty areas: cardiac, emergency, haematology/oncology, intensive care, specialty medicine, neurology, and perioperative. Opportunities within a number of these specialty programs are available across more than one of Eastern Health’s three acute sites. You will be asked to nominate your desired specialty program, and site if applicable, during the application process.
We hold partnerships with various universities, specific to the area of specialty practice. Successful applicants to the Eastern Health Postgraduate Program will be required to also apply for our designated tertiary affiliate’s specialty program. Each program commences on or before Monday 2nd of February 2026.
Cardiac (CCU)
Box Hill Hospital
Tertiary affiliation: Monash University

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Position Description
Contact Persons: Lacey Strachan & Casey Sabine
Contact Numbers: (03) 9895 4004 or (03) 9895 3163
Contact Email: SpecAndAdvancedPractice@easternhealth.org.au
Job Posting End Date: this ad will close two weeks from the job posting date.

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Current Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) registration with AHPRA
• Recent acute clinical experience, >1-year post-registration nursing experience (essential)
• Successful completion of a Graduate Nurse Program (prefered)
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
• A growth mindset with a proactive and receptive approach to feedback
• A self-directed and motivated approach to life-long learning
• A strong commitment to excellence and high-quality patient-centred care
• The ability to work as part of a diverse team
• Excellent organisational skills and IT proficienc