Clinical Midwife - Private Postnatal

About the role

Mater Mothers’ Hospital is seeking enthusiastic and passionate Midwives to join our Private Postnatal Ward as a Clinical Midwife.

Whether you’re an experienced Clinical Midwife or a Registered Midwife ready to take the next step in your career, this is your opportunity to grow within one of Queensland’s most respected maternity care teams.

This part-time position (32 hours per week) offers both permanent and maximum-term contracts.

As a leader in maternity and newborn services across Queensland and northern New South Wales, Mater Mothers’ Hospital provides exceptional, holistic care to women and their families—spanning obstetrics, gynaecology, neonatology, and maternal fetal medicine.

Salary range: $56.08 - $60.05 per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900  + access to many staff benefits!  

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you’ll provide high-quality private postnatal care across a range of normal and complex cases within the Mater Mothers’ Hospitals.

Your clinical expertise, leadership skills, and compassionate approach will ensure exceptional care for every patient while supporting your team to deliver best practice midwifery care.

About you

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team that values professionalism, collaboration, and a shared passion for delivering the very best in maternity care.

You’ll bring strong clinical leadership, a commitment to mentoring others, and a drive for continuous improvement in both care quality and safety.

In this role, you’ll also assist the Midwifery Unit Manager in clinical and safety improvement audits and champion excellence across the team.

The successful candidate will have:

• Current AHPRA registration (no restrictions)
• Minimum two years’ post-graduate experience as a Registered Midwife, ideally within a postnatal setting
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and clinical problem-solving skills
• Evidence of ongoing professional and educational development, preferably with postgraduate qualifications
• A demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement in health care and midwifery practice
• Strong ability to work effectively within a collaborative multidisciplinary team

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education,  fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference.

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.

• Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
• Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
• Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
• Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few!)
• Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
• Convenient, discounted on-site parking
• Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
• Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team

Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #GETBETTERWITHMATER

Applications close Wednesday the 9th of September 2026 –please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW. 

Direct applications only — we are not engaging recruitment agencies at this time. All successful candidates may be required to complete pre‑employment checks (including criminal history, working rights, medical and working with children checks).

Mater offers a safe, supportive, flexible and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Visit our Reconciliation webpage. 

Mater ensures all children have an environment suitable for their safety and wellbeing through proper supervision and safeguarding practices.