Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 6-12 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Registered Midwife Level 3.2 (P32576)
Salary: $141,199 (Plus 12% Super)
Location: The Canberra Hospital
Section: Women Youth and Children
Closing Date: 24 September 2025

What can we offer you:

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• 12% Superannuation.
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses subject to the hiring managers approval
• VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.

About the Role:

The Midwifery Continuity Program Lead provides clinical and strategic leadership to support high-quality, safe, and women-centred care within the Women, Youth & Children Division. This role works closely with the midwifery leadership team to drive change, foster collaboration across multidisciplinary teams, and maintain a small caseload of up to seven births annually. The position is responsible for managing staffing, resources, and budgets within the Continuity programs, ensuring effective clinical governance and continuous improvement. It also supports workforce development through recruitment, staff training, and performance management, while contributing to policy development and quality initiatives that enhance midwifery care.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

To Apply:

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the .

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Julianne Nissen at 02-5124 7392