Delmont Private Hospital’s Graduate Nurse Program has been designed to provide a supportive practice environment for graduate nurses and aims to consolidate theory into practice and build a strong foundation of knowledge and skills to work in clinical mental health area.
Graduate Nurse Program is for newly graduated nurses and nurses who are transitioning into becoming a Mental Health Nurse.
This is a structured program which provides you support, confidence and competence to work in mental health and addiction health care with enhancing your future career opportunities.
Click here to download Graduate Nurse Program Flyer
Graduate Nurse Program offers
- 12-month structured program
- Clinical ward and Specialty Area Rotations
- Comprehensive orientation
- Preceptorship support through educator(s), preceptor(s) and clinical supervisor(s)
- Dedicated supernumerary days for each rotation
- Paid Study Days to support learning and growth
- An accredited graduate program with several Universities
- Financial assistance towards their post graduate studies
- Ongoing employment opportunities offered after program completion
- Part time employment (4 days a week) with 5 weeks of annual leave
Clinical Rotations offered
- General Adult Psychiatry
- Aged Mental Health
- Substance Use and Addiction
- Neuro Stimulation Services (Electroconvulsive Therapy and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation)
- Inpatient Therapy
- Delmont Day Program
- Community Outreach Services
Enquiries:
Nikita Karnam, Clinical Nurse Educator
Telephone: (03) 9805 7360
Email: nkarnam@delmonthospital.com.au OR
Education Department - education@delmonthospital.com.au
Application Requirements:
Apply for 2025 Graduate Nurse Program via Seek. Graduate Nurse Program 2026- Mental Health Registered Nurse Job in Glen Iris, Melbourne VIC - SEEK
Please note Delmont Private Hospital is NOT part of PMCV match process
- Cover Letter – outlining why you wish to be a Mental Health Graduate Nurse at Delmont Private Hospital
- 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).
- Academic transcript to date, with grading key
- Two recent clinical placement summative appraisals/reports - these must in sent in their entirety and not selected pages or parts.
- One of your appraisals/reports should be from a recent mental health placement, unless this placement is not completed yet.
Testimonials
Charlie - Graduate Nurse |
Delmont’s nurse grad program gave me the opportunity to experience a wide range of mental health areas including inpatient wards, day program and community outreach. |
Affy - Graduate Nurse |
I did my grad year at Delmont in 2020 at start of COVID 19, and despite all the challenges that came with it, each one of my preceptors still managed to make time for my learning. |