Pathway to Specialty Practice Programs  (Previously known as Introduction to Specialty Practice)                                              

St Vincent's Private Hospitals Victoria offers premier Pathway Specialty Practice Programs designed to advance your nursing career. Our 12 month programs provide comprehensive professional development with a focus on building essential knowledge and practical clinical skills. You'll receive ongoing mentorship from our expert educators and senior clinical staff, ensuring you have continuous support as you work toward clearly defined goals. Our objective is to develop your clinical expertise so you can deliver exceptional patient care.

Your career growth at St Vincent's

We welcome both Registered Nurses (RNs) and Enrolled Nurses (ENs)—whether you've recently completed a 12 month graduate program or are an experienced nurse exploring a new specialty. This is an unparalleled opportunity to develop your skills and advance your career within one of Victoria's most trusted healthcare environments.

Our programs are available across our four acute care private hospitals: East Melbourne, Fitzroy, Kew and Werribee.

Unmatched experience: Our Public-Private collaboration

What truly sets St Vincent's program apart is our innovative collaboration with St Vincent's Public Hospital, a first-of-its-kind initiative in the state. As a leading not-for-profit provider, our "one St Vincent’s" approach allows us to offer you a unique, integrated learning experience.

This groundbreaking partnership, launching in 2026, enables you to gain unmatched experience by working across both public and private hospital environments. This tailored learning pathway provides you with a broader range of clinical exposure and is a key advantage of being a St Vincent's Health Australia employee.

Our specialty practice program streams 

Registered Nurse Programs

Choose a pathway to master advanced life support technologies and complex patient management in critical care and cardiac specialties or gain surgical expertise through our peri-operative program, with the unique option of a collaborative stream that includes rotations in both private and public hospitals.

•    Private Intensive Care Nursing

•    Private Interventional Cardiology Nursing

•    Private Peri-operative Nursing

•    Private Anaesthetic Nursing

•    Private & Public Peri-operative Nursing

•    Private & Public Anaesthetics Nursing

Enrolled Nurse Programs

Exclusive to St Vincent's Private Hospitals Victoria, our EN programs are offered at all four of our hospitals. You will develop essential surgical skills in state-of-the-art operating theatres, specializing in sterile techniques, instrument preparation, and post-operative recovery alongside our expert surgical teams.

•    Private Peri-operative Nursing

•    Private Anaesthetic Nursing

Important dates and career pathways 

Ready to elevate your nursing career with Australia's most innovative specialty practice programs? Discover how we can transform your professional future.

Private & Public Peri Operative and Peri Anaesthetics - APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN - APPLY NOW

•    Program commences: Monday 2nd February 2026

•    Applications now open

•    Applications close: Friday 5th September

Private Peri Operative and Peri Anaesthetics 

•    Our next intake is planned for February 2026

•    Applications open: October 2025

•    Applications close: November 2025

Private Intensive Care & Interventional Cardiology

•    Our next intake is planned for June 2026

•    Applications open: March 2026

•    Applications close: April 2026

Who is eligible?                                                                                              

You are registered with APHRA as a Registered Nurse (RN)* or an Enrolled Nurse (EN)* (see above for specific pathways), have completed a minimum of 12 months in an acute care area, and are an Australian Citizen or permanent resident

How to apply?

All candidates must apply through Workday our online recruitment portal.

All candidates must provide the following:

•    A covering letter, highlighting your clinical area of interest (e.g. Peri Operative, Peri Anaesthetics)

•    Succinct Curriculum Vitae, outlining your clinical placements and work experience (no more than three pages), with two recent referees (with email addresses)

•    No applications will be accepted through email

Please direct all enquiries to svphm.education.programs@svha.org.au