Advance Your Midwifery Career in Rural Maternity Services!

Looking for a rewarding role where you can combine advanced clinical practice with leadership? Join our dedicated maternity team and help deliver secure, evidence-based and culturally responsive care while supporting the future of midwifery in our region.

About The Role

As a Clinical Midwife, you will provide advanced midwifery care and clinical leadership across antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal services In This Role You Will

- Deliver expert, woman-centred care across antenatal, birthing and postnatal services, ensuring safe and evidence-based outcomes for women and babies.
- Provide clinical leadership, mentorship and support to midwives, nurses and other team members, fostering a positive and collaborative practice environment
- Coordinate and manage complex maternity care, working closely with obstetric, neonatal and allied health teams to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Working with us

- For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,714. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$11,140; and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,426 (pro rata for part time employees).
- In your downtime , we will provide 2 return airfares p.a. (full time employees) (inc. spouse/dependents) or 1 return airfare p.a. (part time employees) to the nearest east coast provincial city in conjunction with your recreation leave.
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
- Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
- Plus 2 weeks p.a., travel as required and enrolment and conference costs for approved courses and conferences.




- We also offer staff accommodation (if eligible) or a private rental subsidy of AUD$82.50 per week for up to 17 months.

Requirements

- Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
- C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
- Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
- This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
- A period of probation may apply.

About North West Hospital And Health Service The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.

- Unique locations
- Friendly communities
- Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay. Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

Interested?

Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.

Contact: Julie Hurst on (07) 4744 4496.

Applications close: Wednesday, 2 December 2026.

Occupational group Health - Midwifery

📌 Clinical Midwife - Maternity Core Unit (Mount Isa)
🏢 North West Hospital and Health Service
📍 Mount Isa