WINNER! 2025 ACM Maternity service of the year - My Midwives Alukura Midwifery Group Practice!!

We are very proud of our Alukura MGP and excited to be expanding our Team!

My Midwives is seeking passionate, endorsed midwives to join our expanding Alukura MGP team in Alice Springs. My Midwives works closely with the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (CAAC) and Alice Springs Hospital teams to support the care of First Nations women and families.

We are focused on developing midwives and as a member of our team you will be mentored into working as an endorsed midwife including supporting you to achieve credentialing with NT Health and gain admitting rights to Alice Springs Hospital. My Midwives supports your growth to work to your full scope, enabling you to develop as a midwifery leader. Through our partnership with CAAC and Charles Darwin University we provide reflective supervision to support the relational care you provide.

Congress Alukura was first established in 1986 and in 2023 My Midwives, in partnership with Central Australian Aboriginal Congress and the Molly Wardaguga Research Centre at CDU, commenced the Alukura MGP Practice—a model of care grounded in First Nations culture clinical excellence. This model is more than just maternity care; it is about walking alongside First Nations women and their families, offering them the nurturing, continuous support of private midwifery care while honouring the wisdom of Grandmother’s Law. As part of the RISE Safely project we hope to demonstrate improved outcomes for indigenous families through continuity of care and a strong cultural support framework.

What you will be doing as a caseload midwife

Providing antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to women and their families for hospital births

Conducting comprehensive assessments, developing individualised care plans and implementing evidence-based midwifery practices

Assist fellow midwives, including assisting with intrapartum care

Collaborating with other healthcare professionals to ensure seamless, coordinated care

Maintaining accurate and comprehensive client records and conduct clinical audits where required

Participate in whole of practice and clinical meetings

Adhering to all relevant clinical guidelines, policies and procedures

What you will bring to us:

To be considered for these roles, the successful applicant must have:

Current registration with AHPRA

Minimum of 3 years postgraduate experience in midwifery

Current experience working in antenatal care, birth suites and postnatal settings

Demonstrated expertise in providing high-quality, woman-centred midwifery care

Commitment to continuing educational and professional development

Strong clinical decision-making and problem-solving skills

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team.

The ability to recognise the importance of family, community, partnership and collaboration in the healthcare decision making process of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, for both prevention strategies and care delivery.

Commit to a learning mindset, participate in collaborative cultural education always respecting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples ways of knowing, being, doing and belonging.

Desirable qualities include:

Experience working in a continuity of care model

Endorsement of Scheduled Medicines

Understanding and commitment to the principles of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services

Experience in providing care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their families

Understanding of the requirements of private midwifery continuity of care with admitting rights to public hospitals

IBCLC Lactation consultant qualifications

Midwives who are working towards or are planning to work towards their endorsement for scheduled medicines are encouraged to apply.

Why Join My Midwives:

My Midwives is Australia’s largest private midwifery practice, with clinics in Brisbane, Toowoomba, Melbourne and Alice Springs and has been providing maternity care to families for over 14 years. My Midwives staff work closely with the Hospital Obstetric team and the midwife is the admitting clinician when clients admit to hospital for labour and birth care. My Midwives supports you to work to your full scope with support from your colleagues and an on call Clinical Manager.

Our midwives work on a rostered on-call system with protected days off (which means you can achieve your work life balance). Our midwives in Alukura MGP also receive a wide range of employee benefits, including:

Remunerated as an annualised salary from $154,000 to $175,000 pro rata if part time (including caseload loading) plus superannuation, based on your experience and endorsement

No initial caseload, allowing for 4 months:

o Familiarisation with local hospital systems

o Relationship building with hospital staff

o Shadowing and orientation with My Midwives team

o A supported pathway to endorsement, credentialing and clinical independence

7 weeks annual leave and all other statutory leave entitlements

4 days paid professional development leave + PD reimbursement of up to $500 per year for travel

Travel Allowance: $4,400 (FBT exempt) paid annually

Retention Bonus: $10,000(before Tax) after 12 months continuous service from Employment commencement date

Shared vehicles are available for client home visits and transport

Midwives relocating to Alice Springs, 3 months rent-free accommodation in supplied accommodation by My Midwives

Access to salary sacrifice additional superannuation contributions

Access to Novated Lease arrangements

We are flexible with the FTE for the right applicant. In submitting your application, please include a CV and cover letter outlining your interest in these positions, and the skills and experience you would bring to the role.

Application closing date: 16/10/2025, however, we will commence the interview process prior to the application closing date, so apply now!

For further information specific to the position, please contact our Managing Director Karen Hollindale on [email protected]