ANMF’s final year student nursing & midwifery event

FRIDAY 22 MAY 2026, 9am-4pm
Carson Conference Centre
535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

Ace It! For final year Victorian nursing and midiwifery students

Own your grad era and set yourself apart from the rest!

Final-year RN, RM, and Diploma of Nursing students – this must-attend event will help you make a smooth transition from student to working nurse or midwife.

You’ll walk away with greater confidence in your applications and a clear understanding of what to expect during your graduate transition to practice program.

What you can expect?

Attend this event for insightful and informative presentations, interactive workshop sessions, door prizes and the chance to have all your questions answered.

Catch up with classmates and others over a catered lunch.

Learning how to ace your interviews, including mock interviews

Your pay and entitlements as a working EN, RN/RM graduate and beyond

Grad program experiences – what does it look like and what do recent graduates wish they knew ahead of their own graduate program?

Opportunity to meet graduate program coordinators from metro and regional hospitals offering EN and RN/RM graduate programs

Hospitals attending Ace It:

Austin Health
Royal Melbourne Hospital
RMH Mental Health
The Royal Children's Hospital
RCH Mental Health
Barwon Health
St Vincent's Private Hospital
St Vincents Mental Health
Bass Coast Health
Gippsland Southern
Peninsula Health
Northern Health
Northern Health - Mental Health
Mercy Health
Maryborough District Health Service
Monash Health
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

View the full agenda

Tickets

Get in early! Early-bird savings end Friday 24 April

ANMF student member regular price $60
Non-member regular price $190

Event registration is significantly discounted for ANMF members

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Disclaimer: ANMF (Vic Branch) will endeavour to ensure that the speakers and content for this conference proceed as advertised. However, we may have to replace a speaker unexpectedly. ANMF (Vic Branch) disclaims any liability for any errors/omissions in information provided at this conference.

ANMF (Vic Branch) refund and cancellation policy

Agenda - 22 May 2026

Time	What's on
8am	Registration
9am	Conference welcome Maddy Harradence, Branch Secretary, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch)
9.05am	Event open Alice Pemberton and Ashleigh Wilson, Graduate and Final Year Student Support Officers, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch)
9.15am	Gold sponsor presentation – HESTA
9.20am	Acing your application… and interview! Jane Warneke, Early Career Nurse Programs – Education Coordinator, Austin Health
10.20am	PMCV Match Jenny Smith, Senior Coordinator – Graduate Nursing Midwifery Program, Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria
11.05am	Silver sponsor presentation – Aware Super
11.10am	Morning tea break and trader period
11.40am	The interview process Carolyn Price, RN Graduate / Undergraduate Programme Coordinator, St Vincent's Private Hospital
12pm	Breakout process explainer
12.10pm	Breakout session one Group 1: Mock interviews (facilitated by Carolyn Price, St Vincent’s Private and Isabella Cieri, The Royal Melbourne Hospital) Group 2: Extended Grad program exhibition
12.45pm	Breakout session two Group 1: Extended Grad program exhibition Group 2: Mock interviews (Facilitated by Carolyn Price, St Vincent’s Private and Isabella Cieri, The Royal Melbourne Hospital)
1.20pm	Ask Ash & Alice, your Graduate and Final Year Student Support Officers Ashleigh Wilson & Alice Pemberton, Graduate and Final Year Student Support Officers, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch)
1.50pm	Lunch and trader period
2.30pm	Understanding your pay and working conditions as an EN, RN/RM graduate Sam Casey, Assistant Branch Secretary, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch)
3.10pm	Graduate panel: stories from the field – experiences in the first year
3.45pm	Event close