Registered Midwives

• Are you a Midwife who is passionate about providing high-level care for women and babies?
• Are you seeking a tree change? Did you know that Traralgon is only 1.5 hours from Melbourne’s CBD and offers a regional lifestyle with the added benefits of first-class Arts, Sporting, Education and Entertainment facilities?
• Better still, in less than an hour’s travel, you could have access to pristine beaches, mountains and national parks, providing an opportunity for the perfect work/life balance.

Due to ongoing growth, Latrobe Regional Hospital (LRH) is seeking Registered Midwives to join our dedicated and hard-working team based in Traralgon, Victoria. This role will see successful candidates joining our Women's, Children and Birthing Unit (Thomson Ward), providing high-quality care for babies, children and women.

About our Thomson Ward

As a level 5 Maternity Service and Level 4 Special Care Nursery, our Thomson ward is also a referral service for our smaller Gippsland Regional maternity services.  We provide the highest level of care inclusive of:

• Pregnancy Care
• Birthing
• Postnatal
• Domiciliary
• Lactation support
• Special Care Nursery 

What you will bring:

You are a Registered Midwife with a positive attitude who loves to laugh and enjoys being at work with like-minded midwives. You share this passion with your women to support them through what should be the most joyful experience in their family life. 

Along with this, you have proven experience working in an Acute Maternity service and have demonstrated skills and knowledge in antenatal / post-natal and birth suite as a minimum.

You are driven and look forward to growing your career with the support of amazing mentors and educators within our highly skilled broader Maternity team. In addition, benefit from the close relationship between LRH and Federation University and post-graduate course options.

Additionally, you will have strong communication and interpersonal skills, enabling you to effectively communicate with our patients, other staff and stakeholders.

We are looking for candidates with a broad range of experience. However, candidates who have recently completed their qualifications are also encouraged to apply.

In return

We will provide a fast-paced, dynamic environment that is dedicated to safety best practices and passionate about Women centred care and patient advocacy. No day will be the same, full of challenges and opportunities to expand your midwifery knowledge and skills and continued education and career growth.

Our employees also enjoy a range of benefits, including:

• Generous salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
• Flexible work options
• Staff wellness programs, including dieticians and psychologists
• Daily education sessions
• Study time to assist with maintaining your mandatory training requirement
• Celebration of inclusivity days
• Free onsite parking

It’s an exciting time to be joining our team as we have commenced an extensive $217 million expansion. This includes a brand new, state-of-the-art Thomson Ward, which is due for completion in October 2023.

If you think you’re a fit for this role and are keen to take advantage of a regional setting, click here to Apply Now.

About Latrobe Regional Hospital

As Gippsland’s largest employer, Latrobe Regional Hospital is a specialist referral and trauma centre located 150km east of Melbourne. We are a purpose-built teaching hospital caring for a population of more than 260,000 people. Our comprehensive range of services extends to emergency, intensive care, elective surgery, allied health, obstetrics, medical and radiation oncology at the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre, dialysis and aged care.

We offer:

• A friendly and supportive team
• High-quality patient care
• A collaborative and innovative working environment
• Career growth

Our unique difference:

• Regional lifestyle opportunities
• Access to excellent schools, health and transport services
• Generous salary packaging benefits paid parental leave, and flexible working conditions
• Expanding specialist services with future redevelopments & expansions