- Part time/full time - minimum 0.80 FTE (32 hours) per week (on call)
- Fixed term/ongoing roles available
- $84,058 - $108,617 base (pro rata for part time) + salary packaging + super

- Part time/full time - minimum 0.80 FTE (32 hours) per week (on call)
- Fixed term/ongoing roles available
- $84,058 - $108,617 base (pro rata for part time) + salary packaging + super

The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About Caseload

Caseload midwifery is a model of care that provides continuity of care with a known midwife across pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatally. The benefits for both mothers and babies include a reduction in babies admitted to the special care nursery, improved breastfeeding initiation, a more positive experience of birth, fewer childbirth interventions and an increased satisfaction with care.

About The Role

Magnolia Caseload Midwifery Care is a small team of midwives specializing in continuity of midwifery care for women experiencing social inequity. This is an All-risk model of care and women in this caseload team may be of low or high medical/obstetric risk. Caseload Midwives must value family centred care and work closely with their team, have good communication skills, and value teamwork to ultimately provide exceptional midwifery care. A part time Magnolia midwife will care for up to 32 of women per year, as well as providing back-up and support for the other midwives within the caseload team. Within Caseload Midwifery, care is provided in antenatal clinic, during labour and birth, postnatal care on the postnatal ward and at home, and this role would also include administrative tasks.



This position involves a large degree of autonomy and has periods of work that are scheduled and unscheduled and requires a commitment to being on-call to provide the best possible continuity of care. In saying this the health and welfare of our midwives is vital and the on call roster will be built to ensure protection of your off call days.

Your Duties Will Include

- Manage assigned caseload of women in an on-call capacity
- Respect the dignity, culture, values and beliefs of women and significant others in the provision of culturally sensitive midwifery care
- Working closely within a cohesive caseload group as part of Maternity Services team
- Work closely with women, babies and families to meet their needs across the continuum
- Complete assessment of the health status of caseload women by interview and observation
- Provide evidence based care
- Assess, plan, develop, implement, document and evaluate midwifery and neonatal care in partnership with the women and other health care professionals
- Provide health education for women, families, and other family supports

About You

To be successful within this role you’ll bring the following skills and experience:

- The ability to provide care across the continuum of midwifery care including routine antenatal visits, antenatal assessment and triage, intra-partum and postnatal care
- Well-developed interpersonal skills including communication, negotiation, advocacy and conflict resolution skills
- Demonstrated understanding of the social determinants of health
- Demonstrated commitment to the provision of midwifery case in a continuity of carer model, of which focuses on the woman and her family
- Have experience in IVC insertion, applying Fetal Scalp Electrodes (FSE), Speculum examination and examination of the newborn




- Perineal suturing (or willingness to achieve within 6 months of commencement)

You’ll Also Have

- Registration with AHPRA as a Midwife
- Clinical Midwifery experience across the continuum of midwifery care
- Commitment to providing care from a Caseload and Team Care philosophy and understanding and acceptance of the rostering and on call arrangements related to the Caseload model.
- Willingness to participate in quality and/or research projects to improve the standard of midwifery care
- The ability to travel to the women you care for, and the hospital, as required

Our Benefits

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day. We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

- $11,660 in salary packaging advantages, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
- Onsite breastfeeding rooms
- Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
- 17.5% leave loading and purchased leave options

Inclusion and belonging

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters. We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.

Closing date

16/08/2026

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📌 Magnolia Caseload Midwife (Melbourne)
🏢 The Royal Women's Hospital
📍 Melbourne