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Midwifery Antenatal Postnatal Service Midwife
Up to 256 hours Permanent Part Time 
Up to 64 hours temporary part time (early career midwife) 12 month position.

Midwifery Antenatal Postnatal Service (MAPS)

An exciting opportunity presents itself to work within the new Midwifery Antenatal Postnatal Service (MAPS) at GH Horsham. 

The MAPS model of care provides each woman with a dedicated MAPS midwife who will deliver the majority of her antenatal care, education, and postnatal home support for up to 10 days following birth. This model operates five days per week, with occasional weekend postnatal home visits required. 

Please note: the MAPS midwife does not care for the woman during labour and birth and are not on call. 

Midwives who work within the model will need to maintain their birth room skills by working a minimum of 0.1 FTE in Yandilla.

All women that are booked to birth at Grampians Health Horsham irrespective of which model of care they are part of will be allocated a MAPS midwife. The MAPS midwives will report to the Maternity Services Manager and work in collaboration with the administration team, obstetric team and other Grampians Health Horsham team members to deliver high quality and woman centered care. 

MAPS midwives will possess excellent clinical and professional skills and demonstrate the values of Grampians Health.

Key Responsibilities for this role

Antenatal Care

• Conduct initial assessments, including medical, obstetric, and psychosocial history.
• Perform risk assessments, managing and referring as appropriate under GH guidelines.
• Develop and document individualised care plans.
• Monitor maternal and fetal health in line with the GH antenatal schedule.
• Provide education on pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting.
• Promote healthy lifestyle behaviours and run prenatal education sessions.
• Offer emotional support and counselling to address concerns.

Postnatal Care

• Conduct home visits to support maternal recovery and newborn health.
• Provide breastfeeding support, infant care, and parental education.
• Offer contraceptive advice and maternal health checks.
• Refer to multidisciplinary services where required.

Collaboration & Community Engagement

• Work closely with obstetric, medical, nursing, and allied health teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Engage with community resources and support networks.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary case discussions and service planning.

Please note: Intrapartum and antenatal emergency care will be provided by Birth Suite Midwives and Obstetric Providers.

Skills & Experience 

• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Midwife, or Dual Registration as a Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife.
• Demonstrated recent experience (within the past five years) in providing comprehensive antenatal and postnatal care.
• Current Australian Driver’s Licence.
• FSEP Level 3 Practitioner status, or actively working towards achieving Level
• Current AHPRA endorsement for scheduled medicines for Midwives (Endorsed Midwife) or actively working towards endorsement. (desirable)

To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here.

Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Jane Rentsch, Maternity Services Manager/IBCLC on 0403 614 911 for a confidential discussion. 

Job applications close: 13 October 2025

This position is paid in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024 - 2028. The classification is Registered Midwife Grade 2 (YS2-YS8) which ranges from $42.41 - $52.20 per hour.

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. 

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Culture & Benefits 

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Horsham Region

Located on the banks of the Wimmera River, Horsham is the retail, business & service centre of the Wimmera region.  With a growing population of approximately 20,000, Horsham is a vibrant city in which to live, work and play.  Horsham offers affordable housing, education and accessible community services.

With natural attractions such as the Grampians National Park, Mount Arapiles and the Little Desert National Park nearby, there is plenty to see and explore. 

If you are dreaming of a career change with country lifestyle, Horsham is the place for you. To learn more about Horsham please click – Visit Horsham

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.