Clinical Midwife

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Miles; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging

Leave entitlements

Professional development funding

Diversity and inclusion

EAP access

Private health insurance discounts

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Darling Downs Health in Warwick is seeking a Clinical Midwife to deliver safe, person-centred maternity care and lead clinical practice. You will mentor colleagues, coordinate complex care and drive service improvements within a supportive team.

With postgraduate qualifications in maternity care and advanced midwifery skills, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide compassionate, evidence-based care, while fostering professional development and strong patient experiences

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Advanced clinical midwifery skills with experience managing complex care.
• Strong communication and collaborative decision-making abilities.
• Proven leadership, mentorship and quality improvement experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate care for women and families across the maternity journey.
• Provide clinical guidance, mentoring and support to midwives and students.
• Partner with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality maternity services.
• Drive quality improvement and clinical governance activities enhancing safety and experiences.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Collaborative decision-making

Education

Postgraduate qualifications in maternity care

Job description

Join Darling Downs Health as a Clinical Midwife in Warwick and help shape exceptional maternity care for women and families across the region. This is an opportunity to combine advanced clinical practice with leadership, mentoring and care coordination, while working in a supportive team that values connection, growth and meaningful community impact.

What Your Day Could Look Like

As a Clinical Midwife, you'll play an important role in delivering safe, person-centred maternity care while supporting positive experiences for women, babies and families. From coordinating complex care to guiding colleagues and strengthening clinical practice, you'll help create a service that delivers quality outcomes and lasting community impact.

Every Day, You’ll Contribute By

• Leading and coordinating care for women and families, ensuring safe, evidence-based outcomes across the maternity journey.
• Providing clinical guidance, mentoring and support to midwives and students, helping build capability and confidence within the team.
• Partnering with multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver responsive, respectful and high-quality maternity services.
• Driving quality improvement, innovation and clinical governance activities that enhance safety and patient experiences.

Let’s talk about you!

You’re an experienced midwife who combines clinical expertise with compassion, integrity and sound judgement. You thrive in situations that require critical thinking, leadership and collaboration, and take pride in helping women and families feel supported, informed and empowered during significant life moments. You’re motivated by making a genuine difference, strengthening team capability and delivering care that reflects dignity, respect and excellence.

Here’s What Will Help You Thrive In This Role

• Current registration as a Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Advanced clinical midwifery skills with experience managing complex care situations.
• Strong communication, relationship-building and collaborative decision-making skills.
• Proven ability to provide clinical leadership, mentorship and support quality improvement initiatives.

You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have postgraduate qualifications relevant to maternity care and/or experience working across regional or rural health settings.

Most importantly, you’ll bring courage, compassion and a commitment to delivering outstanding maternity care that supports healthier futures for women, babies and families.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It’s complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.

Whether you’re a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you’ll see your impact firsthand. Here, you’ll find opportunities that simply don’t exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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Occupational group

Health - Nursing