Graduate Midwifery Program 2025

Start you career with us and join our Graduate Midwifery Program commencing March 2025.
- A strong attitude towards teaching with supportive staff. A part time permanent position following your graduate year.
- Resume.
- Cover Letter.
- Academic Transcript.
- Graduate Program Application and Key Selection Criteria Response.
- Clinical Placement Reports.
- Visa (Optional).

**The Position**

**Job Reference**: 1556

**Position Title**: Registered Midwife Graduate Program
**Classification**: YS12
**Salary per hour (exc. super)**: $ 34.17
**Hours per fortnight**: 64
**Employment Status**: Fixed Term, Part Time

**Closing date**:28/11/2024

**The Position**

The Graduate Program provides an opportunity for newly registered midwives to make the transition to professional practice in a structured and supported 12 month program. As part of the graduate program, graduate midwives are supported to consolidate and develop clinical and professional competence, in line with Registered Midwifery standards of practice, commensurate with the expected level and experience of a beginning practitioner.

Bendigo Health offer a range of graduate programs. Each program includes a comprehensive induction and orientation, supernumerary time, supported learning and development opportunities/study days, debriefing and clinical support. We offer the following programs:

- Midwifery Stream.

Following the successful completion of the 12 month program graduates are matched to ongoing positions at Bendigo Health.
For Graduate Program Coordinators contact details and additional information visit Bendigo Health Website - Nursing and Midwifery Graduate Programs.

**NOTE**: The Key Selection Criteria which requires your response is included in the _Graduate Program Application and Key Selection Criteria_ document attached.

**Working with Bendigo Health**

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture. Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time. Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.
- We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: Staff health and wellbeing programs.
- Career development and education opportunities.
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight.
- Flexible Working Arrangements.
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program.

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

**Bendigo Region**

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

**Interested?**

We’d love to hear from you Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.