Graduate Diploma of Midwifery 2027 – Supernumerary steam

Employment Type: Supernumerary unpaid model

Hours: Part time fixed term 0.6 EFT, rostered across all shifts, 7 days a week

• Provides pre-requisite clinical experience for the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
• Positions available at Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg and Werribee Mercy Hospital
• Commences in February 2027 following the first La Trobe teaching block.

HOW TO APPLY:

• Letter of expression of interest which details a clear rationale for applying to Mercy Hospital for Women or Werribee Mercy Hospital, the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery, and confirms your application to La Trobe University.
• Curriculum Vitae
• Two professional referees including name, phone number and email.
• In your application, we want to hear about:
• Your interest in midwifery and women’s health.
• Your skills, strengths and experience.
• Your ongoing learning and professional development.
• Why you want to complete your placement at Mercy Hospital for Women or Werribee Mercy Hospital

Contact: Madeleine Ryan – Robinson

Clinical Placement Coordinator 8754 3508 UndergraduatesWMH@mercy.com.au

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For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

Mercy Health offers a clinical placement model for registered nurses enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery. Positions are available at Mercy Hospital for Women and Werribee Mercy Hospital. Mercy Health works collaboratively with La Trobe University to ensure the best possible learning opportunities during the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery.

Graduate Diploma of Midwifery students are an integral part of Mercy Health’s commitment to developing our future midwifery workforce. We welcome midwifery students to join our team in providing compassionate and responsive care to people in need. The clinical placement model of the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery is designed to facilitate learning within a supportive and welcoming environment, providing opportunities for student midwives to develop their clinical skills whilst meeting the requirements for registration as a midwife.

What you’ll bring

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
• Completed a minimum of 12 months nursing experience in an acute setting.
• Meets academic entry requirements of recent acute clinical nursing experience
• Applied for enrolment in the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery at La Trobe University

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.

• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

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We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.