Registered Midwife (Grade 2), Maternity Services

Barwon Health; Victoria; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent working conditions

Staff wellbeing program

Extensive professional development

Salary packaging benefits

Living expenses cap at $9,010

Meals and entertainment cap at $2,650

Job summary

Barwon Health is recruiting for a registered midwife to provide evidence-based, woman-centred care across the maternity continuum. You will work with obstetricians, nurses and allied health professionals, with options to rotate between the Birthing Suite and Postnatal Ward.

The role supports a culture of excellence, respect, and continuous improvement. As part of Victoria’s largest regional health service, you’ll enjoy professional development, education opportunities, and a strong team.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Midwife with AHPRA.
• Minimum 12 months experience across the maternity continuum.
• Compassionate, respectful and family‑focused approach with cultural safety.
• Highly organised with excellent communication and teamwork.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and evidence‑based practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based, woman-centred care across the full continuum of pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period.
• Undertake comprehensive maternal and neonatal assessments, planning, implementing and evaluating care within your scope of practice.
• Support normal birth while recognising and responding promptly to clinical deterioration or obstetric and neonatal emergencies.
• Administer medications and intravenous therapies in accordance with legislation, policies and professional standards.
• Promote informed decision‑making by educating and empowering women and their families.
• Collaborate effectively with obstetric, neonatal and multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal clinical outcomes.
• Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation and comply with Victorian legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in quality improvement, education and professional development to uphold best practice standards.

Skills

Registered Midwife

12 months maternity experience

Cultural safety

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

• Join us at an exciting time: With the opening of our new Women and Children’s Building on the horizon, you’ll have the opportunity to help shape a contemporary maternity service from day one


• Advance your career: through access to professional development opportunities, ongoing education, and the support of a collaborative team within Victoria’s largest regional health service


• Experience genuine work–life balance: flexible work options: permanent, temporary and casual opportunities available

About the Role

As a Midwife, you’ll provide evidence-based, woman-centred care across the maternity continuum. Working closely with obstetricians, nurses, allied health professionals, and fellow midwives, you’ll contribute to a culture of excellence, respect, and continuous improvement. Tailor your midwifery practice by choosing to work in the Birthing Suite, the Postnatal Ward, or enjoy the variety of rotating between both clinical settings.

Key responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based, woman-centred care across the full continuum of pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period.


• Undertake comprehensive maternal and neonatal assessments, planning, implementing and evaluating care within your scope of practice.


• Support normal birth while recognising and responding promptly to clinical deterioration or obstetric and neonatal emergencies.


• Administer medications and intravenous therapies in accordance with legislation, policies and professional standards.


• Promote informed decision‑making by educating and empowering women and their families.


• Collaborate effectively with obstetric, neonatal and multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal clinical outcomes.


• Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation and comply with Victorian legislative and regulatory requirements.


• Participate in quality improvement, education and professional development to uphold best practice standards.

What we’re looking for

• Current registration as a Registered Midwife (or dual Registered Nurse/Midwife) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).


• A minimum of 12 months experience across the maternity continuum, with sound knowledge of contemporary midwifery practice and woman‑centred care.


• Compassionate, respectful and family‑focused approach, with a strong commitment to cultural safety and dignity.


• Highly organised, with excellent communication and teamwork skills.


• Commitment to ongoing professional development and evidence‑based practice.

Position Description

Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Excellent working conditions and a strong sense of job satisfaction


• A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program


• Extensive professional development opportunities


• Attractive salary packaging benefits
  
  
  
  • Living expenses capped at $9,010
  
  
  • Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650
  
  
  
  

For more information about working at Barwon Health, please click here

Diversity and inclusion

Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve.

We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

Child safety

We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards

Additional information

If you need adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail]

All appointments are subject to:

• Satisfactory Police Record Check


• Immunisation Status Clearance


• Working with Children Check (if applicable)