Registered Nurse / Registered Midwife - Camperdown Acute

South West Healthcare; Camperdown; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

South West Healthcare is seeking a Dual Registered Nurse / Midwife to join Camperdown Acute, a rural hospital delivering comprehensive care across acute, maternity, and palliative services.

You will work with a dedicated team within a supportive community, providing high-quality nursing and midwifery care, maintaining professional standards and engaging in ongoing professional development within a regional health network.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration as a dual RN & Midwife.
• Ability to work across acute, maternity, palliative and surgical settings.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Completed a 12-month graduate program.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, patient-centred care across acute, maternity, palliative, and surgical services.
• Collaborate with nurses, midwives and doctors within a rural community.
• Maintain professional, ethical, and legal standards.
• Participate in professional development opportunities.

Skills

Dual RN & Midwife

Registered Nurse

Communication skills

Graduate program completed

Education

AHPRA Dual RN/Midwife registration

Graduate program completion (12 months)

Postgraduate qualification (relevant)

Job description

Registered Nurse / Registered Midwife - Camperdown Acute

• Classification: Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife Grade 2
• Hourly rate: $54.76 - $68.00 per hour, including casual loading

About the role

Are you a compassionate Dual Registered Nurse / Midwife or Registered Nurse looking for a role where your skills truly make a difference? Join our dedicated team at Camperdown Hospital, part of South West Healthcare, and contribute to improving the lives of patients and their families in a vibrant rural community.

At Camperdown Campus, you will provide high-quality, patient-focused care across a range of services. You will work in a supportive, community-focused environment while upholding professional, organisational, legal, and ethical standards.

Why you will love working here
Camperdown Hospital is a respected rural health facility in the beautiful South West Victoria region. We are a vital part of the community, offering essential services including:

• Acute, medical, and surgical care
• Urgent care and short-stay services
• Palliative care
• Maternity care, including birthing, antenatal, and postnatal services

This role offers the opportunity to work within a small, supportive, and highly skilled team of nurses, midwives, and doctors. Staff benefit from collaborative decision-making and referral support from our larger regional campus in Warrnambool.

You will have the chance to work across multiple areas, including acute medical, surgical, day-stay, palliative, urgent care, and maternity services. This provides a unique opportunity to develop broad clinical skills, deliver highly personalised care, and experience the full scope of rural healthcare.

What you bring

• The successful applicants will have current registration with AHPRA as a Dual Registered Nurse & Midwife, demonstrated competency in clinical practice and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, while providing high quality nursing care.
• Commitment to ongoing education and professional development.
• Have completed a 12-month graduate program.
• Relevant post graduate qualification or previous experience will be highly regarded.

What we offer

You will enjoy benefits such as:

• Excellent salary packaging options including meals & entertainment, novated leasing and additional superannuation contributions
• Internal and external professional development opportunities
• A range of internal development opportunities focusing on personal development such as resilience and mentoring workshops and comprehensive leadership programs
• Excellent terms and conditions of employment

Who we are

At South West Healthcare we are driven by our values of Care, Respect, Excellence, Integrity and Leadership. We are dedicated to our local community by providing care closer to home.

SWH respects all individuals and promote equity and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all genders, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, racial, cultural and religious backgrounds and socio- economic status.

SWH is the major specialist referral centre for the South West region, and provides a comprehensive range of acute, sub-acute, specialist, community, mental health and aged services.

North of the Great Ocean road, Camperdown lies within the “Lakes and Craters” region of the South West region. The idyllic rural community boasts a thriving agricultural industry and is to the 12 Apostles Gourmet Trail. To learn about the vibrant town and region please visit: https://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Great-Ocean-Road/Destinations/Camperdown

Learn more about SWH here.

Employment Terms and Conditions will be in line with the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024-2028.

The successful applicant will be required to be eligible for and undergo the following:

• Police Record Check
• Employee Working with Children's Check, where required
• Current Immunisation status