Here at ACHA, career growth in our graduate program means more!

We offer more opportunities, exceptional and diverse career pathways, support for specialisation and mentorship and leadership programs. This provides you with the opportunity to give your career, the best possible head start.

We realise how hard you’ve studied to get to this point. Taking the next step in your career is an important milestone. With us you can kick start your employment as an early career nurse through our comprehensive and individually tailored program. With full time or part time options available (minimum 0.8 FTE), our 12-month program is here to support your transition to practice and develop your clinical skills and knowledge.

When it comes to our Graduate Program – we’ve got you!
We know that you are passionate about nursing and that’s why it is important to us to have a graduate program that sets us apart and provides you with lots of opportunities.

- Orientation commencing February 2027

- Generous supernumerary time to support your transition to clinical practice

- Dedicated support from our ACHA Education team and preceptor

- Networking with fellow graduates across our ACHA Hospitals

- Versatile career pathways with the ability to transfer between three ACHA sites – Ashford Hospital, Flinders Private Hospital and The Memorial Hospital.

- Orientation Days to connect with fellow graduates and leaders

- Paid Study Days

- We encourage and support you to take two weeks of annual leave in your first 6 months of your program, because we care about your well-being

- Graduation ceremony

Flinders Private Hospital, where making a difference means more.

Opened in 1999, the hospital was Adelaide's first purpose built private hospital on a teaching hospital campus linking it to a major university medical school and an internationally recognised public teaching hospital.

Flinders Private Hospital,



is the most modern acute private hospital in Adelaide and is recognised for providing contemporary and innovative care, supported by the latest technology, equipment and facilities.

Flinders Private Hospital is constantly evolving to provide the very best in healthcare and is renowned for its excellence in the provision of medical and nursing care in the key specialties of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, General Medicine, Gynaecology, Urology and Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery. Co-located with Flinders Medical Centre, the largest public hospital in Adelaide’s southern region, enables the growth and strengthening of relationships with our Specialists. Our close proximity will continue to attract top class medical expertise

Like the sound of what you’ve read above and keen to join a Graduate Program in an organisation, where your career means more?

Complete an online application and take the next exciting step in your career.

To make your experience more seamless when completing an online application with us, we encourage you to have the following documents easily to hand:

· A cover letter telling us which area you are interested in and why you want to be a part of the ACHA family

· CV / Resume

· Your two most recent summative student clinical placement reports

· Right to Work evidence if you are a visa holder

· As part of your application, you will be asked to select your hospital preference (you can choose 1st, 2nd and 3rd preferences) as well as selecting the graduate stream you are interested in. Your application will be progressed on your first preference of hospital.

The Memorial Hospital (General)

Flinders Private Hospital (Genera)

Ashford Hospital (General)

Recruitment timeline:

· Applications – August 2026

· Screening – September 2026

· Interviews at site – October 2026

· Offers – October – November 2026

· Onboarding – November 2026 – January 2027

· Orientation/commencement -February 2027 – March 2027

Take the next exciting step in your career today— Apply online and join ACHA, where your career truly means more.

📌 Graduate Enrolled Nurse - Feb 2027 (Adelaide)
🏢 Flinders Private Hospital
📍 Adelaide