2027 Graduate Midwifery Program

Let’s build a midwifery career you are proud of.
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Why build your career with Cabrini?

Choosing your Graduate Program is the first step in creating the career you want. So it’s important to choose the program that works for you.

Our Graduate Program is designed to shape Victoria’s best midwives and nurse/midwives. With greater access to 1:1 education, ongoing contracts and a proven track record of supporting graduates to build successful pathways, Cabrini’s Graduate Program offers you the best opportunity to build a career you’ll love.

With a model of care that allows you to work with mothers and their babies over their first several days together, you will have access to deeper experiential learning, and get opportunities to have a greater impact on your patients and their families.

Curated by a team informed by their own time as Cabrini Graduates, our program works for and with graduates to deliver the best possible experience.

Cabrini Graduate Program
– Let’s build your career in care –

What you need to know:

We are accepting applications for Double Degree Graduates and direct-entry Midwifery Graduates
Direct Midwife Graduates will experience a 12-month program with ongoing contract – starting April 2027
Rotation between birth suite, post-natal and special care nursery
Candidates with double degrees will be stating in February and they will be provided with a graduate program recognising both degrees and the duration will be for 15-months with ongoing contact

What you need to apply:

Be-on-track for AHPRA registration as a registered midwife or nurse/midwife before February 2027
CV, including details of clinical placements undertaken and the dates they occurred
Two most recent clinical placement reports from birth suite and other midwifery area
Details of two recent acute placement clinical referees (including your final year) or if choosing a specialty program from that speciality (name, position title, email address)
Certified copes of your academic transcript (you can get these certified at your local chemist)
(please provide the key to understanding these academic results)
An appropriate headshot photo for your ID badge
If applicable upload a copy of your visa
Upload your passport

Recruitment and other processes for Cabrini’s Graduate Nursing and Midwifery Programs are managed independently and do not participate in the PMC APS match process.

“Cabrini is big enough to offer all the professional opportunities we want in our careers. Plus, Cabrini has a really friendly community, and people who actually care about each other”. - Cabrini Midwives

Our program - built by past graduates for today's graduates

Join our Graduate Midwifery Program to access a full range of learning experiences supported by a talented and robust team of educators, some who have been Cabrini graduates themselves.

Through your 12-month or 15-month program and beyond, we will provide you access to 1:1 education to set you on the path to becoming confident in your practice and on your way to a successful career.

Our graduate program centres on creating the best pathway for you, which is why we work hard to match you with the right educators and opportunities.

Operating out of the Gandel Wing at our Malvern hospital, you will have access to leading facilities, obstetricians and midwifery teams.

Download Cabrini Graduate Midwife Program booklet

Secure your future - get the best start with Cabrini

Our program is designed to set you up for a successful Graduate year, to help you become the best midwife or nurse/midwife you can be. That’s why we offer:

Ongoing contracts
Salaries matched to public hospitals
Maximum salary packaging benefit of up to $15,900 tax-free per year, plus Meals and Entertainment card value up to $2,600
30.4 hour week
Free uniforms
Interactive study days
Leading number of supernumerary days
Flexible rosters
Smaller cohorts, and more educators
Committed rotation at offer stage
Career coaching

Pregnant lady with midwife at Cabrini Malvern

At the conclusion of the 12/15 month program you will transition into your second year post registration as a midwife or nurse/midwife.

Cabrini creates a raft of professional development opportunities to enhance their graduates year, including the chance to partake in post-graduate studies and other Transitions to Speciality Practices critical care areas. Our Graduate program alumni have also developed careers beyond midwifery, working in education, leadership, quality, compliance and corporate services.

How to apply

You’ll need the following before completing your application:

CV, including details of clinical placements undertaken and the dates they occurred
Details of two clinical referees – at least one of these references must be from your most recent clinical placement and birthing suite (name, position title, email address)
Certified copies of your academic transcript (you can get these certified at your local chemist)
(please provide the key to understanding these academic results>
An appropriate headshot photo for your ID badge
If applicable upload a copy of your visa
Upload your passport