How to submit your application – registered nurse and midwife graduate program

Getting your application link

Before you can apply for the program, you need to express your interest and nominate referees.

If you’ve done this and we have your referee reports, we’ll email you a link to fill in our program application form. You’ll get the email a few days after both referee reports are completed.

What you need to apply

Information and identification

You’ll need the following information for your application:

• academic transcript – official or unofficial
• your Unique Student Identifier (USI) provided by the Australian Government if you studied in Australia
• your education provider student identifier
• your Queensland Health ID (payroll) number if you already work for us
• your Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registration number if you’re a registered nurse or midwife
• your visa type and passport number if you’re not an Australian or New Zealand citizen.

Personal email address

You’ll need to apply with an email address that you can use for at least the next year. It’s a good idea to use your personal email instead of your student email so have access when you graduate.

Cover letter

You also need to include a cover letter. Outline your motivations for applying, your passion for the profession and what you'll bring to the team. It should show how you’re a good fit for the HHS that you chose as your first preference. Ideally your cover letter should be one A4 page, but can be 2 pages.

Resume details

You don’t need to upload your resume, but you’ll need to include the following information in your application:

• your education, clinical placement, and employment history
• your main midwifery or nursing qualification – you can also add other nursing or midwifery qualifications, and nonclinical qualifications
• the name of the university or institute issuing your qualification, and your grade point average (GPA) or weighted average mark (WAM)
• the clinical placements you did in each year of study, where you did them, which clinical area, and the number of weeks
• your current or most recent work or volunteer history, including the name of the organisation, the type of work, and your start and end dates.

Vaccination status

As a registered nurse or a midwife, you must be vaccinated against the following vaccine preventable diseases:

• Hepatitis B
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
• Pertussis (whooping cough)
• Varicella (chickenpox).

The application form will ask you to select your vaccination status for each one, but you don’t need to upload any evidence. You may need to provide this before you start work with us.

Preferred start date

Think about when you can start work, keeping in mind the time you need to get AHPRA registration and any personal commitments.

Role descriptions

If you're accepted into the program, you'll be employed by Queensland Health. Make sure you read our job descriptions before you apply and understand your role and responsibilities.

• Graduate Registered Nurse [PDF 794.14 KB]
• Graduate Midwife Generic [PDF 853.28 KB]

How to fill in the application

The application form is different to the expression of interest form. It can take up to 1 hour to fill in. It's a good idea to prepare early so you can submit your application on time.

Fill in the form and upload any documents it asks for.

You’ll also need to choose your preferred work location, clinical specialty (preferences) or midwifery model of care preferred. You can use the tool below to help you decide which locations to preference.

You must select at least 2 HHS preferences, but you can select up to 6. You can also include other work locations that you’d be interested in working from.

You can choose to save and continue later in the application portal to pause your application.

When you’re finished, click the submit button to send us your application.