Registered Midwife

Make a difference. Feel supported. Grow your midwifery career in Gippsland. Looking for a midwifery role where you can make a real difference, be part of a genuinely supportive team and enjoy a great lifestyle? Come and join the Women’s and Children’s team at Central Gippsland Health (CGH) in Sale, Gippsland. We’re looking for passionate Registered Midwives to join our welcoming, dynamic and collaborative team.

Whether you’re an experienced midwife looking for a new challenge, or you’re keen to broaden your skills and experience in a regional setting, CGH offers an opportunity to build a rewarding career while providing meaningful care to women, babies and families. Here, you won’t just be another member of the team. You’ll be supported, valued and encouraged to grow.

Why choose CGH?

• A friendly, supportive and collaborative team where everyone plays an important role.
• Proactive and approachable leadership that supports you to develop and succeed.
• Opportunities to broaden your clinical skills and experience across a diverse maternity service.
• The opportunity to work alongside experienced clinicians and a highly skilled multidisciplinary team.
• A workplace focused on woman-centred, family-focused and evidence-based care.
• Salary packaging to help increase your take-home pay.
• Employee Assistance Program and Social Club.
• Opportunities for professional development within a diverse regional health service.
• The opportunity to build your career while enjoying the space, community and lifestyle of beautiful Gippsland.

About the Women’s and Children’s Unit

Our Women’s and Children’s Unit is a busy, supportive and collaborative environment where you’ll work alongside clinicians who are passionate about providing safe, respectful and high‑quality care. Our maternity and women’s health services include:

• Level 4 Maternity Service
• Level 3 Special Care Nursery
• Pregnancy Care Clinic
• Women’s Health Clinic
• Domiciliary Services
• Maternal and Child Health Team

You’ll be part of a diverse multidisciplinary team including Consultant Obstetricians, Obstetric Registrars, Registered Midwives, Student Midwives, Special Care Nursery nurses, Maternal and Child Health nurses and Allied Health professionals. This is an environment where you can share your knowledge, learn from experienced colleagues and continue developing your practice.

About the role

As a Registered Midwife at CGH, you’ll have the opportunity to support women and families throughout their maternity journey and make a meaningful difference at some of the most important moments in their lives. You will provide safe, evidence-based and individualised midwifery care, working in partnership with women, their families and carers. Your role will include:

• Providing high‑quality, woman‑centred midwifery care.
• Developing, implementing and evaluating individualised plans of care.
• Building respectful and trusting relationships with women, families and colleagues.
• Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Promoting safety, quality and positive outcomes for women and babies.
• Contributing to continuous improvement and the ongoing development of midwifery practice.
• Practising in accordance with the National Competency Standards for Registered Midwives.

About you

We’re looking for midwives who are passionate about what they do, genuinely care about the experience of women and families, and enjoy being part of a team. To be successful, you will:

• Be a Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife.
• Hold current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Be committed to woman‑centred, evidence‑based care.
• Have strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be willing to contribute positively to a collaborative team environment.
• Be enthusiastic about continuing to learn and develop your clinical practice.

Whether you’re an experienced midwife or looking to expand your experience in a regional maternity service, we want to hear from you. Build your career — and your lifestyle — in Gippsland.

Central Gippsland Health is a sub-regional health service and the major provider of health and aged care services across the Wellington Shire. Located in Sale, just 215 km east of Melbourne, CGH provides an opportunity to build a fulfilling career in a welcoming regional community while enjoying everything Gippsland has to offer. Imagine finishing a shift and being able to enjoy the Gippsland Lakes, Ninety Mile Beach and the Victorian Alps — all within easy reach. Gippsland offers the opportunity to enjoy a different pace of life, with beautiful natural surroundings, strong local communities and the space to make the most of your time both at work and outside of it.

CGH delivers integrated acute, sub‑acute, community and aged care services across our three campuses in Sale, Maffra and Heyfield. Our services include:

• 24‑hour Emergency Department
• Critical Care Unit
• Women’s and Children’s Unit
• Special Care Nursery
• Three operating theatres
• Day Procedure Unit
• Oncology and dialysis services
• General medical and surgical services
• Rehabilitation and other sub‑acute services

CGH is also a leading teaching hospital, affiliated with Monash University’s School of Rural Health, providing valuable opportunities for clinical learning, student placements and professional development.

If you’re looking for a midwifery role where you can make a genuine difference, work alongside people who care, continue to grow professionally and enjoy an outstanding regional lifestyle, we’d love you to join us.

Applications close Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 11.59pm.