Lead Midwifery Care That Makes a Difference!
Join the North West Hospital Maternity Unit as a Clinical Midwife delivering culturally safe, evidence based care for First Nations women and their families. This permanent full time role offers advanced clinical practice, leadership, and community based continuity of care in a regional referral maternity service with approximately 500 births per year.
About The Role
As a Clinical Midwife, you will provide advanced, woman-centred midwifery care across the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal continuum, working in partnership with First Nations women, families, and community services. This role combines autonomous clinical practice with professional leadership, education, and service development, supporting positive maternal and neonatal outcomes through culturally responsive and evidence based care. You will work across hospital, community, and home based settings and play a key role in co‐designing and strengthening First Nations focused perinatal services in Mount Isa.
* Participate in the development and delivery of culturally appropriate consumer/person education programs/information to facilitate women's engagement with the North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) Maternity service, enabling women and their families to move towards independence and closing the gap in health outcomes for First Nations women and their families.
* Provide expert assessment, care, and evaluation of interventions for complex midwifery and newborn care needs.
Working with us
* For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,605. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$10,815... and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,210 (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; of which we offer 6 weeks p.a.
* Base salary ranges between $111,198 and $119,072 p.a. (Nurse Grade 6 (Band 1)).
* 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
* Long Service Leave and Sick Leave accrual.
* 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.
Professionally
Our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in‐house training, development and mentoring programs.
Requirements
* Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences as a Registered Midwife.
* A post graduate qualification or currently enrolled in a post graduate program in a relevant area of study is highly desirable.
* 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.
Interested?
Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.
Contact: Andrea Mitchell on 0417 834 292.
Applications close: Friday, 13 March 2026.
Occupational group: Health - Midwifery
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