Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program 2027

 

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

 

Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program (MHGNP) 2027:

Our Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program aims to facilitate your transition from a newly graduated Registered Nurse to a competent and confident registered Mental Health Nurse through ongoing learning and development in a safe and supportive environment. 

 

(*Please note: If you are interested in the Combined Mental Health Program, you must indicate in our selection criteria, your preference of program).

 

Classification for this position will be from NP11 (RPN Grade 2 Year 1) under Award 70 ($84,188 per annum, pro rata for part-time, plus Superannuation). 

 

The program is designed to promote:

•    Person-centred, trauma-informed, and recovery-focused mental health care

•    Competence in child and adolescent mental health nursing practice 
•    Engagement in critical questioning and reflective practice 
•    Integration into effective multidisciplinary team working 

  

Our programs will include: 

• 3-week super numerary orientation period​
• Allocated preceptor​
• Quarterly in-service mental health study days​
• In-service education for staff most days​
• Study leave entitlement as per EBA​
• Dedicated Clinical Nurse Educator​
• Group clinical supervision​
• Monthly support meetings​
• Competency framework to support mental health knowledge and skill acquisition

 

Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program: 

• 12 month rotation on Banksia (Adolescent Mental Health Unit)

 

Combined Mental Health Nurse Program:

• 6 month rotation on Banksia Unit (Adolescent Mental Health Unit)
• 6 month rotation on Kelpie (Adolescent Medical Unit)

 

Application Process – MHGNP 2027
Applications open on Tuesday 2 June 2026
Applications close 17:00 on Wednesday 1 July 2026 

  

For further details on the application process MHGNP 2027 and other essential information, please visit the below link before applying: 
Mental Health : Graduate Mental Health Nurse Program (rch.org.au) 

 

There are two steps to the application process: 

1. All applicants must first register via PMCV Allocation and Placement Service: PMCV Allocation and Placement Service 

1. Apply directly to the RCH via the online careers site: Careers Hom