Registered Midwife

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

• Parkville, Melbourne location
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Parental Leave cover until 13th June 2027

About the Role

This is a Fixed Term Part Time position to cover Parental Leave for 11 months, at 0.6FTE/48hours per fortnight within the Postnatal Mothers Unit, Butterfly Ward - NICU.

You will be responsible for providing postnatal care to mothers less than 7 days post birth whose babies have been admitted to RCH, mainly within the NICU Unit. Work independently on each shift and be solely responsible for the direct clinical care of the mothers admitted to the 4 bed PMU Unit, you may also be asked to provide midwifery and breastfeeding/lactation to support to other mothers of babies in NICU as well.

You will practice independently within the multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive, safe, evidence-based practice across a range of contexts to facilitate optimal health outcomes with a family centred care approach. You will retain responsibility for individual actions and accountability for care provided and are responsible to plan, implement, evaluate, and maintain a high standard of clinical care for postnatal woman and their families.

What you’ll achieve:

• Fulfil duty of care while understanding and practicing within own scope of practice in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia guidelines
• Integrates nursing and health care knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide safe and effective care
• Conducts a comprehensive and systemic midwifery assessment to improve the quality of midwifery care
• Provision of breastfeeding and lactation support to all mothers with babies admitted to Butterfly ward NICU
• Recognises the scope and limitations to their own practice i.e: when to escalate issues and when to refer to external care providers as required

Classification for this position will range from Midwife Year 2 to Year 8, $86,580 – $107,510 per annum pro rata.

Your skills and experience:

• You are required to have current registration as a Registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) administered though the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA)
• You will need to demonstrate commitment to ongoing personal and professional development, as evidenced in a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) record/Profession al practice Portfolio
• You are required to have previous domiciliary experience

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

Postnatal Mothers Unit – Butterfly Ward NICU

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a Level 6b quaternary-level referral service which provides intensive and high-dependency family-centred care to approximately 800 infants each year with a wide range of complex medical and surgical conditions are managed in the NICU. The Postnatal Mothers Unit is a 4 bed unit aligned with Butterfly Ward – NICU, and also provides care to mothers of babies in Rosella Ward (PICU) and Koala Ward (Cardiac & Renal).

What we offer:

• Staff Wellbeing Hub
• Culture of continuous improvement

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!

For more information about this position please contact Jessica O’Dowd, Nurse Unit Manager, Butterfly Ward Ph: 0435968842, Email: jessica.odowd@rch.org.au

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

Are you ready to join our team?

Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 7 July 2026