Ace it!

Ace it!

How to ace the transition from student to nurse or midwife

By ANMF (Vic. Branch)

Date and time

Fri, 16 May 2025 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM AEST

Location

Carson Conference Centre

535 Elizabeth Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

Get in your grad era and get ahead of the competition for your grad year!

If you’re a final year RN, RM and EN student, this essential event will help you successfully transition from student to working nurse or midwife.

You’ll leave feeling more confident about your applications and what to expect during your grad year.

Event details:

Date: Friday 16 May

Format: Face-to-face event – come along and find your community!

Location: Carson Conference Centre, 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

Attend this event for insightful and informative presentations, interactive workshop sessions, door prizes and the chance to get all of your questions answered. Catch up with classmates and others over a catered lunch!

Presentations will include:

  • Acing your interviews, including mock interviews
  • Your pay and entitlements – what can you expect in your first year and beyond?
  • Grad year experiences – what does that first year look like, and what do grads wish they knew ahead of their grad year?
  • Your career pathways beyond your grad year

**Agenda available now!**

Plus, an opportunity to meet graduate program coordinators from metro and regional hospitals offering EN and RN/RM graduate programs.

  • Austin Health
  • Barwon Health
  • Bass Coast Health
  • Dhelkaya Health
  • Maryborough District Health Service
  • Mercy Health
  • Monash Health
  • Northern Health
  • Peninsula Health
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
  • Royal Melbourne Hospital
  • St Vincents Mental Health
  • Swan Hill District Health
  • The Royal Children's Hospital
  • The Royal Women's Hospital


Tickets

Member: regular $60

Non-member: regular $190

Did you know event registration is significantly discounted for ANMF members? To become an ANMF (Vic Branch) member, join today!

Have questions about this event? Email the events team via events@anmfvic.asn.au

ANMF (Vic Branch) refund and cancellation policy

By registering for this conference, you are accepting the ANMF (Vic Branch) refund policy:

· 10 per cent administrative fee levied on all participants who cancel

· 14 days or more notification = full refund (90 per cent)

· Seven days or more notification = 70 per cent refund

· Less than seven days notification = 25 per cent refund


Refunds must be requested directly via the ANMF (Vic Branch) Events team, by contacting events@anmfvic.asn.au

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.

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

How do I get to the venue? Public transport use is encouraged to attend this event.

Melbourne Central and Flagstaff railway stations are a short walk or tram ride to 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC 3000. Tram Routes 19, 57 and 59 travels along Elizabeth Street and the trams all stop outside Queen Victoria Market.

Limited parking exists near the venue. Two hour paid street parking located on Elizabeth Street and at the rear of the venue on O’Connell Street.

Additional secure paid all-day parking located can be at the Queen Victoria Market. This car park is open seven days a week, between 5am – 7pm, and is accessible via Franklin or Queen Streets. Rates for parking can be found here. Please note this event takes place on a market day.

Is this event catered for? Yes, this event is catered, with morning tea and lunch provided. Please ensure you confirm any dietary restrictions and requirements on your registration form.

Should your dietary requirements change in the lead up to the event, please let the ANMf (Vic Branch) events team know as soon as possible, via events@anmfvic.asn.au

I can no longer attend on the day. What now? Your registration can be kept as an event credit for a future ANMF conference or refunded via the ANMF (Vic Branch) refund and cancellation policy, as included on this page above.

Organised by

ANMF (Vic Branch) works tirelessly to improve members’ wages and conditions and their ability to provide high quality care to patients, residents and clients.

ANMF (Vic Branch) has a membership of more than 100,000 nurses, midwives and carers employed in a range of health services including hospitals, aged care, community health, mental health, maternal and child health, medical clinics, prisons, the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood and Bolton Clarke.

ANMF (Vic Branch) is committed to providing an opportunity for its members to discuss professional issues and undertake research in the pursuit of nursing and midwifery excellence and improved patient outcomes. The Branch offers members grants and conference sponsorships to promote nursing and midwifery excellence.

Our strong and unified membership has enabled us to make a real difference to nursing and midwifery in Victoria. Nurse/midwife patient ratios, qualification allowances, ADOs, pay rises, professional development leave, study leave, maternity leave, no-lifting policies, improved occupational health and safety standards and night duty allowances are just some of the conditions that have been achieved for many nurses, midwives and carers because ANMF (Vic Branch) members have worked together to achieve them.

ANMF (Vic Branch) also looks after individual members by providing industrial, professional and legal representation** as well as a range of exclusive benefits.

$60 – $190