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Mental Health and the Graduate Nursing Program

The Graduate Nurse Programs assist beginner practitioners make the transition to employment and are conducted across most Victorian public and private health services.

• Postgraduate Mental Health Nurse Scholarships 2009-10

Graduate placements available across Victoria’s mental health community includes:

• Alfred Psychiatry (PDF File 45KB)
• Austin Health, Mental Health Service (PDF File 47KB)
• Barwon Health, Mental Health Service (PDF File 66KB)
• Bendigo Health , Mental Health Service (PDF File 90KB)
• Eastern Health, Mental Health Service
• Forensicare: Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (PDF File 52KB)
• Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health Service (PDF File 173KB)
• Grampians Health, Mental Health Service
• Latrobe Regional Hospital, Mental Health Service (PDF File 95KB)
• Mercy Mental Health (PDF File 34KB)
• Mildura Base Hospital, Mental Health Service (PDF File 40KB)
• North Western Mental Health (PDF File 72KB)
• Northeast Health Wangaratta, Mental Health Service (PDF File 151KB)
• Peninsula Health, Mental Health Service
• Royal Children’s Hospital, Mental Health Service (PDF File 43KB)
• Southern Health, Mental Health Service
• St Vincent’s Mental Health (PDF File 50KB)

The Graduate Nurse Program Computer Matching Service (GNP Match) matches the preferences of hospitals who offer Graduate Nurse positions and candidates applying for these posts. The purpose is to simplify the hospitals/health service appointment system by computer matching. All graduate nurses who have not previously participated in a Graduate Nurse Program or worked more than an average of 24 hours per week for the first year since registration can apply to the Nurse Computer Match Service.

The following persons are eligible to apply to participate in the GNP Computer Matching Service:

• Victorian Nurse Graduates, who are Australian citizens/permanent residents
• Interstate Nurse Graduates, who are Australian citizens/permanent residents
• New Zealand Nurse Graduates, who are New Zealand citizens