Clinical Midwife

Darling Downs Hospital & Health Service; Warwick; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Downs Hospital & Health Service in Warwick, QLD is seeking a Clinical Midwife to deliver safe, person-centred maternity care, coordinating complex care and guiding colleagues for quality outcomes.

The role involves mentoring midwives, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and driving governance to enhance safety and patient experiences. Postgraduate qualifications in maternity care are preferred, with a strong emphasis on compassionate leadership.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Midwife with the NMBA.
• Advanced clinical midwifery skills with experience managing complex care.
• Strong communication, relationship-building and collaborative decision-making skills.
• Postgraduate qualifications relevant to maternity care preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mentorship

Communication

Collaboration

Critical thinking

Education

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia registration

Job description

Darling Downs Hospital & Health Service – Warwick QLD

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,fromTaroom in the north to Texas in thesouth,our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care.It'scomplex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.

Whetheryou'rea doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member,or administrator,you'llsee your impact firsthand.Here,you'llfind opportunities that simplydon'texist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, andembraceresponsibilities that would take years toaccessin larger health services.

Darling Downs Healthis 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