Clinical Midwife - Ambulatory Services

Mater Mothers' Hospital is seeking an experienced and compassionate Clinical Midwife to join our Ambulatory Services team.

This role provides antenatal care to women with a range of pregnancy risks, from low to complex, through antenatal clinic services, as well as homecare and postnatal support through home visits. Working across CARE and Ambulatory Services more broadly, you’ll play an important role in providing comprehensive, coordinated care to women and their families throughout pregnancy and the early postpartum period.

About CARE

The primary focus of this position is complex case management within the CARE Model of Care, supporting women experiencing high-risk psychosocial circumstances, mental health vulnerabilities, social complexity, trauma and safeguarding concerns.

The CARE/RPM Clinical Midwife provides advanced midwifery care, comprehensive case management and clinical coordination for women with multifaceted psychosocial needs. The role involves active participation in multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, supporting timely assessment, care planning, escalation and continuity of care across the maternity continuum.

A strong emphasis is placed on collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to deliver holistic, trauma-informed and coordinated care for women and families. The role has an impact across antenatal clinics, Birth Suite, postnatal wards and Homecare services, providing clinical leadership, advocacy and continuity for a high-risk cohort.

Based within Ambulatory Services, the CARE/RPM Clinical Midwife works closely with the broader maternity team to ensure seamless integration of care across inpatient and community settings, supporting safe care planning and improved outcomes for women with complex psychosocial needs.

Flexible working arrangements may be considered, including the potential for a job share model, based on service and team requirements. You will have the opportunity to list your availability in the application form.

Mater Mothers' Hospital is a leader in the provision of high-quality maternity and newborn services for the people of Queensland. Providing exceptional care and support to women and their families, Mater Mothers' Hospital offers integrated services across obstetrics, gynaecology, neonatology and maternal fetal medicine.

Salary range: $57.48 - $61.55 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

As a Clinical Midwife, you will provide advanced clinical care and leadership across CARE and Ambulatory Services, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, high-quality and woman-centred care.

Whilst displaying the highest level of clinical standards, you will be responsible for:

• Conducting midwifery antenatal checks and assessments to monitor the health and progress of women across a range of pregnancy risk levels.
• Providing antenatal, postnatal and homecare services, including personalised home visits following discharge.
• Working collaboratively with obstetric, medical and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate comprehensive care and support the management of complex cases.
• Providing clinical leadership, guidance and education to colleagues, role modelling professional standards and best practice.
• Supporting the delivery of consistent, evidence-based pregnancy and postnatal care and contributing to improved outcomes for women and their families.
• Working across CARE and Ambulatory Services to support continuity and coordination of care throughout the patient journey.
• Supporting the Midwifery Unit Manager to implement strategies that promote quality, safety and risk management.
• Demonstrating advanced clinical expertise and sound clinical judgement in the management of women requiring high-quality maternity care.
• Maintaining current knowledge and clinical skills through ongoing professional development.

About you

To be successful in your application, it is essential that you have:

• Current Midwifery registration with AHPRA.
• Significant postgraduate midwifery experience.
• Advanced clinical competency and a commitment to maintaining high standards of midwifery practice.
• Strong communication, clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• A commitment to continuous improvement and the professional development of yourself and others.
• The ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively to a diverse multidisciplinary team.
• A willingness to commit to and role model the Mater values.
• A current driver's licence.

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 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 2nd 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.

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