We offer a range of opportunities, with a minimum of 12-month temporary placements for graduate registered nurses. Graduates work 64 hours per fortnight, which can be negotiated.
We encourage our graduates to apply for permanent roles and continue working for us.
We may have placements at the following hospitals and health services:
We have 3 intakes this year in January, May and August. These can vary from year to year.
As part of our graduate program, we offer the following educational resources and support:
As part of your clinical practice during graduate year we offer:
Your clinical experience may include:
Our collegial support includes:
We offer a partner program with CQUniversity where graduates can gain a Graduate Certificate of Clinical Nursing.
Placements receive Commonwealth Supported Places Funding, with fee savings of more than 80% to eligible students in 2023.
The structure and content of our programs allow for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) of 2 subjects.
Our midwifery program builds on your personal and professional skills and knowledge and helps you transition from university to the registered midwife (RM) role.
We offer a 12-month temporary placement for registered graduate midwives at:
The temporary placement is for 64 hours per fortnight.
We have one intake per year in February.
Recruitment opens in July, ends in August, and we hold interviews in early September. Check the graduate recruitment campaign page for the exact dates.
You'll need to:
There's more information about the nursing and midwifery graduate recruitment process and eligibility on the Queensland Health website.
You can email us at CQHHSGraduateRecruitment@health.qld.gov.au or call 07 4920 7076 if you have any questions about our graduate programs.