Job Description:2024 Mid-Year Midwifery Graduate ProgramWe have an excellent opportunity to further your career within the Maternity Department at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba
60hrs/fn (0.8FTE) permanent position, with the option to increase to full-time on completion of the Graduate Program
Choice between 8 hour or 12hour shifts
Rostering includes public holidays, weekends, and rotating day/evening/night shifts
52-week program, commencing Monday 8th July 2024
Join an organisation where we Serve Something Greater; See Something Greater; and Strive for Something Greater!ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY:This program is open to dual qualified registered midwife graduates who would like to join the 2024 Mid-Year Midwifery Graduate Program at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba.An excellent opportunity to join a progressive maternity team and gain experience in ante/post-natal and intrapartum care. You will provide quality woman and family centred care through clinical midwifery practice, promoting collaborative relationships amongst the health care team and maintaining a woman focused approach across the continuum of midwifery care.On completion of the Midwifery Graduate program there are further opportunities to continue your professional development with introduction pathways into Paediatrics or Special Care Nursery.GRADUATE INFORMATION SESSION:A Graduate Information Session about the Graduate Programs offered at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba will be held between 1600-1700hrs on Tuesday 9th April 2024 in the Clinical School, L2 (Entrance 4).During this session, the Staff Learning & Development Manager and Clinical Nurse Educators responsible for each Graduate Program will be available to discuss the content of the programs as well as answer any questions you may have.Please RSVP if you wish to attend via the following email address:WHY WORK FOR ST VINCENT’S PRIVATE HOSPITAL TOOWOOMBA:You will join a high performing team and a workplace with relationships built on mutual trust and respect. We value our staff and offer professional advancement in a respectful, collaborative, and learning environment.
Join the St Vincent’s Health Australia group, and work for a truly values-based organisation, who operate across VIC, NSW, and QLD
Salary packaging available (pay less tax and increase your take home pay!)
Access to discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
A great work life balance with options to purchase additional leave
Receive a staff discount on hospital admissions to any SVHA Private Hospitals
ABOUT ST VINCENT’S PRIVATE HOSPITAL TOOWOOMBASt Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba is the largest acute private hospital on the Darling Downs. We are a 197-bed facility with highly experienced and skilled staff that work as a team to deliver the highest standard of healthcare to all our patients. Our services include medical, surgical, maternity, paediatric, emergency, cardiac and rehabilitation. We are supported by comprehensive allied health services and advanced medical and diagnostic services. Pathology, radiology, and pharmacy are also available on site, and our emergency department is open 24 hours, seven days a week.APPLY NOW!How to apply
Please click 'apply' and register to apply for the position.
Please review and sign the Position Description, ensuring completion of the Inherent Requirements of the Role section
Any questions regarding this application are to be emailed to
Your application must include: (please save documents as one before uploading - note the 5MB max per document)Cover letter – addressing the below selection criteria
Availability for face-to-face interview on-site on Tuesday 7th May 2024
Describe your interest in midwifery and in joining this Graduate program
SVHA’s values are integrity, excellence, justice, and compassion. Please describe a situation where you have displayed integrity.
Please describe a situation where you have demonstrated growth, resilience, instinct, and tenacity (GRIT).
Outline the strategies you will implement to manage shift work and the theoretical components of this program that have been created to support the learning practitioner.
CV – including:
passport sized photo
current contact details, including residential address
the details of at least two (2) clinical referees who are aware and willing to be contacted to provide a reference (your referee's must be either a clinical teacher, preceptor, or other senior nurse that you have reported to at a clinical placement)
copy of current drivers' licence or passport
Accompanying documentation must include:
APHRA Registration certificate or indication of eligibility for registration as a Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife with the Nurses and Midwives board (AHPRA) before Monday 8th July 2024
Eligibility to work in Australia with VISA evidence supplied
Academic transcript
Two relevant and recent clinical assessment reports
Completed Position Description document, ensuring Inherent Requirements of the Role has been signed
If you have any questions, please reach out to the Nurse Unit Manager, Melanie Osborne, on 07 4690 4130 orIMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:Graduate Information Session: Tuesday 9th April 2024Applications close: Saturday 27th April 2024Interviews: Tuesday 7th May 2024Program Commences: Monday 8th July 2024*Please note this job advertisement will close at Midnight the day before the closing date listed.Criminal record and/or child protection checks will be conducted and will form part of the selection criteria for this role.SVPHT (St Vincent s Private Hospital Toowoomba) has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy and how it is applied at SVPHT. Therefore, employment with St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba is subject to you providing evidence of vaccinations and/or immunity to all vaccine preventable diseases. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy and directive. You will be required to ensure that you remain compliant with mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (e.g. Covid-19 and flu vaccinations).We are committed to equal employment opportunity, ethical practices, the principles of cultural diversity and promote a smoke free work environment.St Vincent's Health Australia is committed to reconciliation and encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for all advertised positions. For further information, visit or get in contact at .AGENCY SUBMISSIONSSt Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the St Vincent’s Private Hospital hiring team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to St Vincent’s Private Hospital’s human resources team, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute as an introduction to St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba.Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist: Review the following documents:Contact Details: NUM Mel Osborne 46904130 melanie.osborne@svha.org.auAlternate Contact:Closing Date: 26 April 2024 11:59pmReconciliation Action Plan:At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.For further information, visit https or get in contact atCode of Conduct:
