Graduate program
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 2026
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 pm
25 June 2026
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 333.8 KB]
- Cardiology unit [PDF 314.61 KB]
- Cardiothoracic unit [PDF 574.26 KB]
- Emergency department [PDF 421.27 KB] or watch our video
- Intensive care unit [PDF 386.18 KB] or watch our video
- Respiratory - Ward 2D [PDF 441.94 KB]
Medical
- Digestive health - gastroenterology and hepatology - Ward 4E [PDF 600.23 KB]
- Endoscopy unit [PDF 148.43 KB]
- Geriatric and rehabilitation unit [PDF 502.13 KB]
- Infectious diseases [PDF 517.76 KB]
- Internal medicine unit [PDF 514.26 KB]
- Kidney services [PDF 695.81 KB]
- Medical assessment and planning unit [PDF 574.74 KB]
Watch our medical unit video to learn more.
Mental health
Watch our mental health nursing video to learn more.
Rehabilitation
Watch our rehabilitation program video to learn more.
Surgical
- Hepato-pancreato-biliary acute surgical unit [PDF 650.25 KB]
- Neurosciences [PDF 338.13 KB]
- Orthopaedic unit [PDF 631.71 KB]
- Perioperative services [PDF 311.38 KB] or watch our video
- Plastic surgery, ear, nose and throat and maxillofacial unit [PDF 588.3 KB]
- Transplant unit [PDF 472.85 KB]
- Upper gastrointestinal, breast and endocrine, ophthalmology and colorectal surgical unit [PDF 650.42 KB]
- Urology unit [PDF 672.45 KB]
- Vascular unit [PDF 567.48 KB]
Watch our surgical division video to learn more.
Contact us
Email MSH-NMCRH@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.