72 new graduate nurses and midwives have joined NT Health to boost critical health front line in the NT.
The new intake of graduate nurses and midwives will be based in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs.
More graduate nurses coming to the NT with up to 300 graduate nurses expected across the NT during 2026.
The Finocchiaro CLP Government is strengthening frontline care with 72 graduate nurses and midwives joining the NT health workforce in the first three months of this year - and more on the way.
Minister for Health, Steve Edgington, said ensuring Territorians had the best healthcare was an important part of restoring the unique Territory lifestyle.
"We said 2026 will be a year of growth, certainty and security - we are growing our health workforce and providing security and certainty to our health workforce to deliver better care and stronger frontline services for every Territorian.
"Every graduate nurse and midwife who chooses the Territory strengthens our healthcare system and means better care for patients and helps build a sustainable health workforce that keeps Territorians healthier," Mr Edgington said.
"NT Health provides up to 300 graduate nursing and midwifery positions each year across the Territory, so more graduate nurses and midwives will be on the way across the Territory over 2026."
Forty-eight new graduate nurses and midwives will commence at Royal Darwin Hospital and Palmerston Regional Hospital (RDPH)
Numbers for further RDPH graduate intakes starting in April, July, and October 2026, will be confirmed later in the year.
Four new graduate registered nurses and one midwife started at Katherine Hospital with Twenty-four new graduate nurses and midwives stating at Alice Springs Hospital.
Participant numbers for subsequent intakes in Alice Springs in May, July and October will be confirmed later in the year.
Graduate nurses and midwives undertake an intensive orientation and workplace readiness program designed specifically to prepare and support their initial transition into employment.
As part of their orientation, graduate nurses and midwives will complete essential training requirements focused on the delivery of safe and high-quality patient centred care.
The application portal for the NT Health Graduate Nursing and Midwifery Program remains open to allow for ongoing recruitment. This innovative approach to recruitment aims to increase the Territory's nursing and midwifery workforce and means that applicants do not have to wait for a cohort intake or for roles to be advertised.
NT Health has introduced new fast-track pathways to transition undergraduate students into graduate nursing programs, as well as improving the structure of the graduate program to increase career pathways and opportunities.
