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Additional Graduate Program – Midwifery (Postnatal) 2026 Additional Graduate Midwife positions (Postnatal) have become available at the Women’s commencing in March/April 2026.
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Additional Graduate Midwife positions (Postnatal) have become available at the Women’s commencing in March/April 2026.
- 12 months Fixed Term – 0.74 EFT
- Commencement - March/April 2026 - Commencement date yet to be finalised
- Positions open 20th January 2026 and close 30th January 2026 (Late applications cannot be considered)
About the role
Additional Graduate Midwife positions (Postnatal) have become available at the Women’s commencing in March/April 2026.
These positions are open to graduates (Registered Midwife and Registered Nurses (‘Dual’ registrants) or Registered Midwives who are eligible for the PMCV 2025 graduate match and have thus far been unsuccessful in matching with a health service.
Graduate midwives/dual registered (Nurse/Midwives) who have already been allocated a position with a health service are ineligible to apply – regardless of whether the position has been accepted or declined. Applicants will be required to submit a statutory declaration stating that they were not allocated a position through the 2025 PMCV process.
A regular day will see you providing midwifery care in the Women’s postnatal wards to women and their babies from:
- Varied backgrounds
- Different social status
- A range of beliefs and expectations
- Challenged with physical and obstetric conditions
- Families with dynamics different to your own
About you
You’ll bring with you:
- Registration as a Midwife
- Willingness to acquire knowledge and skills that respond to changing operational requirements and enhances your ability to perform in your role as a midwife
- A passion for collaborative inter-professional practice.
Recruitment decisions will be merit based, however, priority consideration will be given to applicants who:
- Are Australian or New Zealand citizens or Australian permanent residents
- Have completed an approved nursing or midwifery program offered by a provider in Victoria or border community
- Are recipients of the Victorian Making it Free to Study Nursing and Midwifery initiative
- Hold dual registration (Registered Midwife and Registered Nurse)
Application requirements
- CV and cover letter
- 2 clinical placement appraisals (Only 1 appraisal is required for applicants who completed a post graduate midwifery pathway)
- Academic Transcript (Certification is not required)
- Statutory Declaration declaring that you were not allocated a position through the 2025 PMCV process.
Other Information
If you have previously interviewed for a graduate position (midwifery or combined) at the Women’s we welcome you to reapply for this position. A further interview may not be required.
Additional Graduate Nurse (Single Registered Nurse) positions are not available.
Graduate Midwife Program
The graduate year for midwives at the Women’s is a great opportunity to put knowledge into practice.
We welcome applications from:
- Single registrant (registered midwives).
- Dual registrants (registered midwives/registered nurses).
Registered nurses completing a Graduate Diploma of Midwifery need to apply to the Midwifery (Postgraduate) Graduate Program.
You will have many opportunities to care for women and their babies from:
- varied backgrounds
- different social status
- a range of beliefs and expectations
- challenged with physical and obstetric conditions
- families with dynamics different to your own.
The Women’s wants midwives who are passionate about caring for women, who can work harmoniously within a team and who can enjoy the challenge of developing themselves as individuals while also developing as midwives.
Duration
Employment is for 53 weeks with commencement in February or May 2026.
Clinical opportunities
Graduate midwives participate in Team Care and gain experience in the provision of care for women during pregnancy, labour and birth and the postnatal period.
The Team Care Model focuses on continuity of care/carers and promotes true collegiality between disciplines in the care of birthing women.
Throughout the 12 month program, graduates will complete block rotations to the following areas:
- Birth Centre
- Antenatal Clinic
- Complex Antenatal Ward
- Postnatal
- Elective Caesarean in theatre.
Professional development days
Professional development days are provided throughout the year, occurring more frequently early in the year.
These days are tailored to meet the specific needs of your graduate group and cover a broad range of topics including:
- violence against women
- reproductive loss
- mental health first aid
- working with women who have drug and alcohol issues
- breastfeeding foundations
- Fetal Surveillance Education Program (FSEP)
... and many more.
The Professional development days are complemented with individual tutorials and workshops that promote creative and reflective midwifery best practice.
In addition to this, the Women’s offers an abundance of learning opportunities. We provide a comprehensive range of services available to women, many specialist practitioners and a variety of education programs available to staff.
Performance development
We understand the importance of regular feedback and provide a structured three-month performance review program. Together, we discuss your progress and identify ongoing learning needs to help you consolidate and develop your midwifery practice.
Support
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The Program Coordinator’s role is to support your transition to independent clinical practice by providing a comprehensive and structured graduate program.
- A team of Clinical Support Midwives is willing and able to guide in the clinical setting. The Clinical Support Midwives' role is to orientate, support and guide novice practitioners throughout the year.
- Each placement provides Graduate Midwives a supernumerary time appropriate to that area.
Annual leave
Annual leave will be allocated during the program to recharge your batteries.
Advocacy
The Women's supports the rights of women to make individual decisions related to their health and well-being. This also includes making available pregnancy termination services. In your role as a graduate midwife you may care for women undergoing termination of pregnancy and, included in your care, you may be required to administer the first medication in this process.
If you have any concerns in this regard you may need to rethink whether the Women's is the right hospital choice for completion of your Graduate Midwife program.
Information evening
The 2026 Graduate Midwife Information Evening was held on Monday 19 May 2025. Watch the recording below.
Related information
Downloads and Related Topics
Date reviewed: 14 April 2025
Date reviewed: 14 April 2025