Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program

Interested in joining our Mental Health Graduate RN Program or our Blended Mental Health & Emergency Department Program 2024?

Download a PDF version of our information booklet!

Information sessions

Face-to-face - Tuesday 20 June 2023 from 1630hrs - 1730hrs

Microsoft Teams - Thursday 28 June 2023 from 1630hrs - 1730hrs

Please email MHTrainingEducation@svhm.org.au to register and further details will be forwarded to you.

 

Why work for St Vincent's Mental Health

Are you looking for your next challenge with a value driven culture?

Are you inspired to contribute to a changing clinical landscape?

Do you want to work with a service that cares about their people?

We believe that people have the capacity to recover, reclaim and transform their lives and strive to support individuals on their recovery journey.

Employee benefits 
  • Opportunity to work in the heart of vibrant Fitzroy
  • 0.8 EFT to promote work-life balance
  • Salary packaging
  • Five weeks annual leave
  • Staff GP health clinic
  • Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Weekly supervision
  • Supportive learning environment
  • Rotations across different parts of the SVHM Mental Health Services
  • Opportunity for ongoing employment upon successful completion of graduate program 
Clinical Rotations

St Vincent’s Mental Health provides inpatient, community, and specialist mental health care across a range of sites, including aged and adult services.

To ensure you maximise your learning and consolidate your skills, graduates rotate worksites across adult acute, community, and aged mental health. All graduates complete a rotation on one of the wards of the Adult Inpatient Service (AIS).

On each rotation you will be allocated a preceptor to support and assist you in that particular clinical area. Our Clinical Nurse Educators also provide direct support and supervision. 

Graduate positions
  • 13x positions for Mental Health recruited via PMCV for January start
  • 4x positions for Blended Mental Health / Emergency Department recruited via PMCV for January start
  • 7x positions for Mental Health recruited via direct applications for May start
Study Requirements

The Mental Health Graduate Year contains over 20+ study days on a range of topics to support you to become a well-rounded clinician.

  • Supporting consumers who use substances
  • Recovery Model of Mental Health Care
  • Risk assessment and formulation
  • Physical Health
  • Shift-Leading
  • Mental Health Act (2014)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Working with suicide and self-harm
  • And many more!

The academic component of the graduate program comprises of 4x assessments, 2x case presentations and clinical competencies. Each assessment is tailored to your place of work and is relevant to your career growth and clinical skills.

Upon successful completion of the program, you will receive recognition of prior learning (RPL) when you enroll into post-graduate diploma in mental health nursing the following year. 

How to apply

January intake (Mental Health and the Blended Mental Health & Emergency Department programs)
Applications open 5th June 2023 and close 7th July 2023 (in line with PMCV Computer Match)

May intake (Mental Health)
Application dates are the same for the January dates above, however the interviews will be undertaken later in the year.

Applying for our Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program

Computer match applications (January):

  1. Register with PMCV (Computer Match)
  2. Complete the online application for St Vincent’s Graduate Nurse Program via Workday on our website.

Direct applications (May):

  • Apply online to St Vincent's Graduate Nurse Program via Workday, found on St Vincent’s website.

Step 1 - Preparing your online application

The following documents are to be uploaded (Word document or PDF):

  • Letter of application, addressed to The Mental Health Education Team Leader (Marcie Regester) outlining why you wish to be a Mental Health Graduate Nurse at St Vincent’s (maximum of one page).
  • Please ensure you have clearly outlined which intake you are applying for (January or May).
  • Curriculum vitae/resume (maximum of 3 pages).
  • Academic transcript to date, with results legend.
  • Certified copies of your 2 most recent clinical placement reports. Reports must be sent in their entirety and not selected parts or pages.
  • Preferably one of your reports should be from your most recent mental health placement, unless you have not completed this yet.

Additional information required:

  • The name and details of two referees (one must be a Clinical Teacher, Preceptor or a senior nurse to whom you have recently reported to).
  • Ensure you inform your referee of your intention to list them.
  • All components of the application are considered when shortlisting applicants for interview. Notification for interview will be via email.
  • If you require assistance submitting your application online contact St Vincent’s People & Organisational Development (HR) on 03 9231 1500.

Step 2 - Attending an interview

  • All our graduate interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams, and are in a group interview format.
  • If your application is successful, and you are offered an interview, we will give you more information regarding the interview process at that time.

Step 3 - Outcome of PMCV Computer Match for January intake

  • PMCV Computer Match results will be released Monday 2nd of October 2023.
  • If you are successfully matched to St Vincent’s you will be contacted by phone after the results have been released.

Step 4 - Outcome of direct applications for May intake

  • If you are successful in your direct application for the 2024 May intake, you will be notified via phone-call after all interviews have concluded.

Find out more by talking to us:

Mental Heath Education Team

Email: MHTrainingEducation@svhm.org.au

Phone: Clinical Nurse Educators

03 9231 4122 / 03 9231 2194

We look forward to hearing from you!

More Information

Information and Downloads

Please watch our video to discover more about our Mental Health Graduate Program

 

 

References

Rapp, C.A., & Goscha, R.J. (2012). The Strengths Model—A recovery-oriented approach to mental health services (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.

Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program Enquiries

If you would like more information, please address enquiries to: 

St Vincent’s Mental Health Education Team
Email: MHTrainingEducation@svhm.org.au
Phone: 03 9231 2194