Midwifery
Midwifery is a profession where you get to make a difference to women’s pregnancy, birth, postnatal and early parenting health outcomes, as well as contributing to a best start to life for babies. You will be challenged as no two days will be the same.
As an autonomous practitioner you will provide primary and preventative health care as well as become expert caring for women with social or health challenges associated or impacting her maternity journey. There are lots of places you might work including in a continuity of carer model or multidisciplinary team model. This may be in the woman’s home, community centre, birth centre or hospital ward or neonatal nursery.
A midwife provides care pre-pregnancy, during pregnancy, labour, birth and after a baby is born to both the mother and infant. Ensuring the woman receives preconception, maternity, lactation, sexual health and reproductive care, parenting education, support and clinical care.
A career in midwifery will be one of lifelong learning. This can include on the job learning, and off the job learning such as further study.
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Thinking about starting your journey in midwifery and not sure if you’ll like it?
AQF 2
With this qualification you could work as a:
- Ward Assistant (hospital)
- Health Support Services Worker
- Health Services Assistant
Potential Certificate III qualifications for assistance roles
AQF 3
With this qualification you could work as an:
With this qualification you could work as an:
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Potential Bachelor Degree qualifications for midwifery roles
AQF 7
- At the Bachelor degree level there is the option to complete dual qualifications to register in two health professions. You could become a Registered Nurse/Midwife.
Postgraduate Certificate Qualifications for Nursing
AQF 8
With these qualifications you could work in:
- Public and private health care organisations
- Child and adolescent, adult, and older person mental health alcohol and other drugs services
- Acute, community, rehabilitation, and long-term care focused settings- Acute, community, rehabilitation, and long-term care focused settings
- Local, State and Commonwealth Government policy areas
- Consumer and carer groups
- Mental health-based research areas
Graduates of qualifications in Mental Health Nursing will be accredited under the Australian College of Mental health Nurses (ACMHN) National Framework for Postgraduate Mental Health Nursing.
Potential Masters qualifications for nursing
AQF 9
With these qualifications you could work in:
- Public and private health care organisations
- Child and adolescent, adult, and older person mental health alcohol and other drugs services
- Acute, community, rehabilitation, and long-term care focused settings- Acute, community, rehabilitation, and long-term care focused settings
- Local, State and Commonwealth Government policy areas
- Consumer and carer groups
- Mental health-based research areas
Graduates of qualifications in Mental Health Nursing will be accredited under the Australian College of Mental health Nurses (ACMHN) National Framework for Postgraduate Mental Health Nursing.
Further Options
Enrolled Nurses, Registered Nurses and Midwives can advance their scope of practice with training and assessment. An Enrolled Nurse can become an Enrolled Nurse Advanced Skills. Registered Nurses have many career options including advanced or specialized clinical practice (such as Mental Health Nursing), education, leadership, system supports and research.
