Graduate programs
Our program offers a structured learning environment to help build your skills and develop your nursing or midwifery career. As a nursing graduate, you’ll benefit from working in a supportive environment that offers:
- mentoring and preceptor support
- clinical coaching from educators, clinical facilitators and coordinators
- diverse clinical specialties and work
- career and personal development opportunities.
Read our Graduate nurse fact sheet [PDF 1901.97 KB] to learn more about the program.
Open day 2025
Join us for our annual open day for graduate candidates where you can learn more about our hospital and what it's like to work here.
9.30 am to 2.00 pm
11 June 2025
Russell Strong Auditorium Foyer | Atrium
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Clinical areas
We offer a range of clinical specialties across our hospital including rotational programs where you can work in different areas. You can choose your preferences when you apply on the Queensland Health careers website.
We don’t provide paediatric, obstetric or maternity services.
Read our specialty fact sheets to learn more about our different health services and divisions.
Cancer services
Watch our cancer services video to learn more.
Heart, lung and critical care services
- Cardiac Catheter Laboratory [PDF 234.43 KB]
- Cardiology Unit [PDF 4071.7 KB]
- Cardiothoracic Unit [PDF 362.16 KB]
- Emergency department [PDF 287.84 KB] or watch our video.
- Intensive care unit [PDF 450.01 KB] or watch our video.
- Respiratory - Ward 2D [PDF 196.65 KB]
Medical
- Digestive health - gastroenterology and hepatology - Ward 4E [PDF 176.44 KB]
- Endoscopy Unit [PDF 148.43 KB]
- Geriatric and Rehabilitation Unit [PDF 228.81 KB]
- Infectious diseases [PDF 233.38 KB]
- Internal Medical Unit [PDF 245.08 KB]
- Kidney services [PDF 284.24 KB]
- Medical Assessment and Planning Unit [PDF 166 KB]
Watch our medical unit video to learn more.
Mental health
Watch our mental health nursing video to learn more.
Permanent nursing pool
Watch our video to learn more.
Rehabilitation
Watch our video to learn more.
Surgical
- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Acute Surgical Unit [PDF 213.19 KB]
- Neurosciences [PDF 177.74 KB]
- Orthopaedic Unit [PDF 347.19 KB]
- Plastic Surgery, Ear Nose and Throat and Maxillofacial Unit [PDF 524.17 KB]
- Transplant Unit [PDF 295.63 KB]
- Upper Gastrointestinal, Breast and Endocrine, Ophthalmology and Colorectal Surgical Unit [PDF 306.39 KB]
- Urology Unit [PDF 234.33 KB]
- Vascular Unit [PDF 252.43 KB]
- Perioperative services [PDF 197.33 KB] or watch our video
Watch our surgical division video to learn more.
Open day
We host an open day each year for graduate candidates where you can learn more about our hospital and what it’s like to work with us.
Contact us
Email MS_NM_Graduate_Support@health.qld.gov.au if you have questions about the program.
How to apply
Apply for the Registered Nursing and Midwifery Graduate Program on the Queensland Health careers website.