Title:  Post-Graduate Midwifery Program 2026

Requisition ID:  4045
Location: 

Eastern Health, VIC, AU, 3128

Job Posting Date:  24 Jul 2025

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Post-Graduate Diploma of Midwifery Program

 

  • Limited term, Part time | Experience work-life balance
  • Box Hill and Angliss Hospitals | Carparking on site
  • Take the next step in your career with this partnership program with Eastern Health and Deakin University

 

Eastern Health

 

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community. Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.

 

About the Role

 

Eastern Health delivers Level 4 and 5 Maternity services to residents in the Eastern Suburbs. The Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery will provide you with a supportive environment to cultivate new skills and knowledge to achieve your goal of becoming a Midwife.

 

As a registered nurse / student midwife, you will be part of the Women’s and Children’s team, addressing the needs of birthing families throughout their pregnancy journey.

 

This is a paid model: You will be on a rotating roster, with three shifts per week. Weekly university attendance is required but is unpaid.  

 

About You

 

To be successful in this role you will possess:

 

Essential:

  • Bachelor of Nursing or other recognised equivalent formal qualification leading to condition free registration in Australia
  • Current Nursing registration with AHPRA
  • Highly developed interpersonal skills
  • A strong commitment to high quality care
  • The ability to work as part of a diverse team
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills

 

Desirable:

  • Recent experience in an acute nursing environment
  • Post-registration or Post-graduate qualification or further study in a relevant clinical or academic field

 

Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.  An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.

 

What We Offer

 

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

  • Diverse and engaging career opportunities
  • Friendly & supportive team
  • Salary packaging options
  • Career progression in our teaching hospitals

 

Next Steps 

 

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

 

Good to Know 

 

  • We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
  • We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
  • As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
  • Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccinepreventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
  • Advertising may end before the closing date. We do not accept recruitment agency applications.

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Contact Person: Deanne Mitchell

Contact Number: 03 8396 8386

Contact Email: deanne.mitchell@easternhealth.org.au

Need help submitting your application? Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement, or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1)

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