Employment Details
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, Part Time and Casual, up to 38 hours per week
Location: Bowral Hospital
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration: $37.48 - $52.62 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ
Application Close Date: 30/11/2025
Interview Date Range: 03/12/2025 – 10/12/2025
Contact Details: Victoria Elder –,
About the Chance
Bowral Maternity Unit provides midwifery led care to low risk women in the Wingecarribee and Wollondilly region. As a midwife your role would be providing women-centred care throughout the women’s journey of pregnancy and motherhood. Currently we have established two Midwifery Antenatal and Postnatal Service (MAPS) which provides a continuity of care model for our women and families. We are continually exploring new models of care and working towards a Midwifery Group Practice (MGP).
Come and join our dynamic team environment at Bowral & District Hospital where you are encouraged to take initiative, be creative and contribute to our vision of innovative models of care. If you are a self-directed, motivated, reliable and passionate Midwife and a strong desire to learn and grow in a well-established teamwork environment, come join our team. APPLY NOW!
Bowral and District Hospital is part of the South Western Sydney Local Health District. We also have close links Campbelltown and Liverpool Hospital.
What You'll be Doing
The midwife is a responsible and accountable professional who works in partnership with women to give the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period, to conduct births on the midwife's own responsibility and to provide care for the newborn and the infant.
This position may entail rotating through various clinical areas such as Birthing Unit, Post/Antenatal Ward, Special Care Nursery and Antenatal Clinic.
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities.
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model, promoting a culture that supports practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviors and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
The vision of SWSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Service is Compassionate Nursing and Midwifery Care Always, through leading effective workplace cultures that improve the patient experience.
Where You'll Be Working
Bowral & District Hospital, located in the picturesque Southern Highlands of NSW, offers a unique blend of rural charm and cosmopolitan amenities. As part of the South Western Sydney Local Health District, it has strong connections to tertiary facilities at Campbelltown and Liverpool.
The hospital originally opened in 1889 and has undergone significant redevelopment, with the first stage completed in December 2020. This $123 million redevelopment includes a new Clinical Services Building with a modern emergency department, operating theatres, and inpatient wards. The ongoing second stage will further enhance outpatient services and include a new Aboriginal Dreaming Garden.
Known for its commitment to safe, quality patient care, the hospital boasts a 94% satisfaction rate across all markers. Working at Bowral & District Hospital means being part of a community-focused team dedicated to excellence and innovation in healthcare.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Midwife with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Demonstrated high-level communication and interpersonal skills, particularly in situations where women decline care that falls outside clinical guidelines. Please provide examples of how you have used respectful, woman-centred communication to support informed decision-making, maintain trust, and uphold professional standards when a woman has chosen a care path outside recommended guidelines.
- Demonstrate ability to provide comprehensive midwifery care across the full continuum, in line with the scope of practice for Midwifery-led model of care. Describe how you maintain competence and continuity in antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care, and how you adapt your practice to meet the diverse and changing needs of women and their families across the maternity journey.
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with adisability and people from the LGBT Q I + community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child protected culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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