Registered Midwife Level 1 - New Graduate Midwife Continuity Midwife

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 6-12 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Registered Midwife Level 1 (PN16928)
Salary:  $82,993 – $108,780 +40%25 annual loading (Plus 12.5%25 Super) 
Location: Canberra Health Services
Section: Women Youth and Children
Closing Date: 6th of May 2026

What can we offer you: 

To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services (act.gov.au)

About the Role:

Launch your midwifery career with the Centenary Midwifery Program, a 12‑month graduate continuity‑of‑care placement at Centenary Hospital for Women and Children that supports newly qualified midwives to build confidence and advanced clinical skills within a thriving midwifery group practice, providing evidence‑based, woman‑centred care across pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period while caring for a capped caseload of women across low‑ and all‑risk models with birthing options including Birth Centre, Birth Suite and homebirth, supported by a dynamic Level 6 tertiary service with NICU, SCN and ACT NETS, offering full‑time or part‑time roles, a 40%25 on‑call loading, seven weeks annual leave, multiple positions, and a seamless return to your substantive maternity role upon successful completion.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

To Apply: 

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

Appointment may be based on written application only.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website. 

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together 
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory’s history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Bernadette Miller at 0478 401 586 or at Bernadette.Miller@act.gov.au

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