
Postgraduate Nurse Program (ICU)
12-month program part time 0.8FTE
Commencing February 2027 or 2nd semester intake for July 2027
Cabrini Malvern
Cabrini benefits:
Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax free each year, plus $2,650 meal & entertainment card benefits
Rewarding career growth opportunities
Attractive hourly rates + 12% Super + 17.5% leave loading
Located close to public transport with discounted Myki Commuter fares
How you will build your expertise within Cabrini's Postgraduate Program:
Cabrini Health’s Postgraduate Nurse Program (ICU) is available to eligible Registered Nurses who are interested in developing their knowledge and skills in the Intensive Care Speciality. Our Registered Nurses provide care and life support to patients who are either acutely ill, at risk of developing complications or recovering from major surgery. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional patient care in a highly skilled and supportive team environment.
The Postgraduate Nurse Program (ICU) is a 12-month program commencing February 2027 (or 2nd semester intake in July 2027) and is affiliated with Monash University. The aim of the program is to provide clinicians with the knowledge and skills for advanced clinical practice within the Intensive Care Unit.
Cabrini’s ICU Department consists of a 16-bed unit and offers a full range of Level 3 adult intensive care services catering for in-patients, emergency admissions and transfers from other facilities. Our ICU Department is staffed and equipped to manage patients post-cardiac and other major surgery, respiratory failure, complex neurological/neurosurgical problems, sepsis, renal failure and multiple organ failure.
During the 12-month program, Cabrini offers:
Academic and clinical support
Clinical experience
A highly supportive environment
Program Structure:
The Postgraduate Nurse Program is comprised of four units of study. The course will be delivered via study days and on-line learning, requiring various competency and assessment tasks to be completed in the clinical workplace.
Course Information:
For further course information, please contact Monash University directly or visit their website: https://www.monash.edu/study/courses/find-a-course/advanced-clinical-nursing-m6031#overview-1 and select Intensive Care Nursing
On successful completion of the program, the Registered Nurses will have gained sufficient credits for the award of a Graduate Certificate of Advanced Nursing (Intensive Care Nursing).
NOTE Students will be enrolling in the Monash Master of Advanced Nursing course and exit with the Graduate Certificate of Advanced Nursing (Intensive Care Nursing).
Scholarships are available for the Postgraduate Nurse Program – For further information, please contact Sue Hewat, Project Manager Workforce Recruitment & Retention
To be eligible for the Cabrini Postgraduate Nursing program you will have:
Australian working rights
Current Registered Nurse registration with AHPRA
Victorian Working with Children Check (if applicable)
A minimum of 2 years nursing experience post registration
Commitment to quality patient care and outcomes
Excellent customer service focus and communication skills
The ability to work within the Mission and Values of Cabrini
Course commences February 2027 and/or July 2027 for 2nd semester intake. Interviews will commence in August.
Please view the full position description here
For further information, please contact:
Specialty Ward information
Catherine Cross, Nurse Manager ICU - 03 9508 1078
Postgraduate program & Scholarship information
Sue Hewat, Senior Project Manager Workforce Recruitment & Retention - 0418 336 793
Please note that no email applications will be accepted . All applications must be submitted through Workday.
Applications close Sunday 30th August 11:59PM
Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.
Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.
As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Working for Cabrini
Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.
There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.
Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.
Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect
MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI
Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.

Welcome to Cabrini Health
Cabrini is owned and operated by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus who came to Australia in 1948 to take over the management of a 45-bed community hospital named St Benedict’s. Cabrini now has more than 800 beds and a comprehensive range of health services. There are acute facilities at Malvern and Brighton. The Cabrini Institute supports education and research, in order to continually improve the quality of care and educate tomorrow’s health professionals. Cabrini Technology provides an innovative, independent information and healthcare technology service to organisations throughout Australasia and has headquarters in Mount Waverley. More recently, Cabrini has established an Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub in Brunswick, which provides access to a range of health services for people seeking asylum and newly arrived refugees.
Cabrini is a not-for-profit health service and all surpluses are used to develop our services and facilities to provide the best possible care for patients and families. Cabrini supports and operates a number of other programs for disadvantaged people in our community.
Patient care is the primary focus of our work and at the heart of all we do.