Midwifery (Postgraduate) Graduate Program

Program

We recognise that your needs and objectives in a graduate midwifery program are unique and we have designed a program that ensures consolidation of your midwifery practice.

This program is 12 months in duration. You will complete all of your block rotations within the first 6 months, allowing you to then participate in our Team Care model in the second 6 months. You will have the opportunity to gain experience in the provision of care for women during pregnancy, labour and birth and the postnatal period.

If you are a registered nurse wishing to study midwifery to register as a midwife, find information on postgraduate midwifery student placements.

Duration

Employment is for 53 weeks with commencement in February or August 2026.

Clinical opportunities

Postgraduate midwives have their 12-month graduate program split into two (2) – block rotations and rotating Team Care.

Postgraduate midwives will participate in block rotations in their first six (6) months to the following areas:

• Birth Centre (3 months)
• Antenatal Clinic
• Complex Antenatal Ward
• Elective Caesarean days
• Postnatal wards

Postgraduates midwives will then move to a rotating Team Care model for the second six (6) months of their program, to continue consolidating all skills across all clinical areas.

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

• The Program Coordinator’s role is to support, counsel and mentor graduate midwives.
• 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 postgraduate 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 Postgraduate Midwife program.

Information evening

The 2026 Graduate Midwife Information Evening will be held online via Microsoft Teams on Monday 19 May 2025. The link to the information evening will be posted on this page closer to the date.

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