Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time or part-time
Salary: $100,000 - $110,000
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 7177
About the role:
Join our friendly, multi-disciplinary collaborative team and reignite your passion for midwifery at Western Health. We are seeking passionate Midwives to join our dynamic Maternity Services team, known for its strong midwifery culture and supportive environment.
We are now able to offer employment working in low-risk, all-risk or Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander (Galinjera) teams with the option of providing homebirth services.
Western Health is offering sponsorship to internationally qualified Midwives who are looking to move to Melbourne, Australia.
About you:
IMPORTANT: In your cover letter and application, clearly specify the position and site you are applying for, based on the available vacancies listed below.
Opportunities are available across:
Midwifery Permanent Pool (Multiple Campuses)
Join our Nursing & Midwifery Workforce Unit (NMWU) Pool and work flexibly across both Joan Kirner and Bacchus Marsh campuses. Our Pool services are designed to fill daily vacancies that arise across Western Health’s Maternity Services.
Pool work offers contracted hours, shift variety, cross-campus exposure, and helps build diverse clinical skills while reducing burnout and enhancing satisfaction.
Flexible working arrangements will also be considered on an individual basis.
Key responsibilities:
$84,188.00 - $107,510.00 per annum based on experience, per the Nurses &Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employer) Enterprise Agreement 2024-2028.
Click here for the Position Description.
About Western Health
Western Health is the leading healthcare provider in Melbourne’s West - one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most culturally and socioeconomically diverse regions.
More than 13,000 employees help deliver a comprehensive range of services across our hospitals, community, correctional, and home-based settings. These services include acute tertiary care, emergency and intensive care, medical and surgical specialties, mental health and wellbeing, subacute care, ambulatory care, primary care, home-based services, and residential aged care.
We are committed to driving innovation and sustainability that improves health outcomes for our community. With specialties spanning oncology, renal care, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic disease management, geriatrics, and cardiology, Western Health is recognised for its expertise in managing complex and chronic conditions through integrated, patient-centred care.
We foster a collaborative and inclusive culture where you can make a meaningful impact. We support our staff to keep learning and growing through a diverse range of education programs, partnerships with universities in medical research and professional development opportunities.
Why join us?
Compensation and Benefits
Learning and Development
Community Impact and Inclusion
Organisational Culture and Environment
Ready to make an impact?
If you’re passionate about the delivery of Best Care in midwifery, we’d love to hear from you. Simply click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts.
If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.
Closing date: 11:59pm on 30 October 2026.
Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact the Nursing & Midwifery Workforce Unit's Recruitment Team via [email protected].
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).
Western Health is committed to the psychosocial safety of all applicants and employees.
Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.