• Part-time temporary twelve-month contract
• Applications submitted via the Graduate Portal in July/August each year with intakes in January and mid-year
• Both intakes are recruited from one campaign

Clinical experiences offered in the following areas for Newly Qualified Nurses:

• Older person (gerontic)
• Cardiac
• Gastroenterological
• Medical
• Mental Health
• Midwifery
• Neonatal
• Neurological
• Nurse pool
• Oncology/haematology
• Orthopaedic
• Paediatrics
• Palliative
• Rehabilitation
• Renal
• Surgical

• Part-time temporary twelve-month contract
• Applications submitted via the Graduate Portal in July/August each year with one intake in January/February
• Newly Qualified Midwives are educationally supported on a rotational program working in all areas of maternity services including pregnancy, birth and post-natal care.

GCHHS is a part of the Southern Cluster | Nursing and Midwifery Graduate Recruitment and Professional Development Support Hub for Rural and Remote Health.

The Southern Cluster Hub provides an opportunity for Graduate Registered Nurses and Midwives to be involved in a two year graduate program. The program consists of 12 months rural and remote, and 12 months metropolitan or an option to continue in rural and remote. This is an exciting professional growth opportunity to work in diverse, challenging and rewarding environments, gain knowledge and skills for a lifelong career, and experience the wonderful lifestyle in rural areas.

The Southern Cluster Hub consists of the following Hospital and Health Services (HHS):

• Children's Health Queensland
• Darling Downs HHS
• Gold Coast HHS
• West Moreton HHS
• Metro South HHS

There may also be opportunities in other Rural and Remote facilities across Queensland.

For further information email: SouthernClusterSupportHub@health.qld.gov.au or consider expressing your interest in the Rural and Remote rotation program when completing your application for a graduate position. Visit Working in Rural and Remote for further details.

We also offer an opportunity for nurses to transition into specialty services after the transition to practice year is completed. Units that offer specialty transition to practice include:

• Emergency
• Intensive/critical care (adults and children’s)
• Neonatal intensive care
• Nursing/Midwifery Staffing Unit (NMSU) - Acute Care Transition
• Medical Imaging
• Mental health
• Oncology/Haematology Day unit
• Paediatrics
• Perioperative department (anaesthetics, scrub/scout, post-anaesthetic care)
• Procedural areas (radiology, endoscopy, cardiac catheter)
• Renal.

More information about transition to specialty.

• Temporary six-month contract
• 48 hours per fortnight with the ability to work up to 72 hours per fortnight.
• The recruitment campaign is scheduled to commence in March, subject to organisational requirements.
  Please monitor the Smart Jobs website for opportunities as they become available.

Clinical experiences potentially offered in the following areas for Newly Qualified Enrolled Nurses:

• Older person (gerontic)
• Cardiac
• Gastroenterological
• Medical
• Mental Health (12-month contract)
• Neurological
• Oncology/haematology
• Orthopaedic
• Palliative
• Rehabilitation
• Renal
• Surgical
• Outpatients department