Senior Midwife

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

About the role

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Senior Midwife role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Midwifery team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive. 

Latrobe Regional Health is looking for Senior Midwife to join our growing team on a full time or part time on an ongoing basis.

The Senior Midwife is a senior leadership role responsible for providing strategic, operational and clinical leadership across midwifery services. The position oversees the planning, development and delivery of high-quality, safe and person-centred maternity care in alignment with organisational goals and healthcare standards. This role plays a key part in shaping workforce capability, driving service improvement, ensuring robust clinical governance, and championing excellence with midwifery practice.

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

The role of the Senior Midwife is to:

• Provide expert leadership to midwifery services, including developing and implementing strategies, policies and standards to improve maternity outcomes.
• Oversee day-to-day clinical and operational functions, ensuring maternity care is safe, effective, evidence-based and compliant with governance requirements.
• Monitor and evaluate service performance, identifying areas for improvement and leading innovation and service development initiatives.
• Support workforce development through mentorship, recruitment, retention strategies, training programs and fostering a positive, supportive work environment.
• Promote person-centred, culturally safe care by ensuring services meet the needs, preferences and experiences of women, families and diverse communities.
• Build strong partnerships internally and externally, contributing to professional networks, collaborative care models and the advancement of midwifery practice.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Registered Midwife with AHPRA with a minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Midwifery and/or Master’s (preferred)
• Strong integrity, outstanding communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Extensive midwifery experience (8-10 years) including birth suite and postnatal care, and at least 3-5 years in leadership or management role.
• Proven ability to lead large teams, influence service improvement and manage strategic and operational challenges.
• A commitment to person-centred, culturally sensitive maternity care that supports women, families and communities.
• Excellent clinical judgement, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to champion evidence-based practice.
• Adaptability, compassion, empathy and respect, with a strong commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Jon Millar, Chief Operating Officer email on Jon.Millar@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: AboriginalHealthUnit@lrh.com.au 

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Applications Close: 16 March 2026

Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey.

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.