We offer our nurses and midwives a healthy and engaging environment where you are supported to put patients and clients first and to provide exceptional clinical care. We highly value our nurses and midwives and recognise the vital link they provide between our Mission and the people we serve.
We provide a wide variety of nursing and midwifery job opportunities, in hospitals, in the community and in home care. We also offer further career development options through nursing research participation and our St John of God Health Care Clinical Academy. The Clinical Academy is our online home for caregivers to explore leadership and clinical career pathway options, tailored in-house development programs, and post qualification studies with Australia-wide tertiary partners, supported by our scholarships program.
Explore our nursing opportunities
Explore our nursing opportunities
Nursing in intensive care
Our Intensive Care Unit nurses are responsible for the provision of a high standard of patient care in a safe and effective manner.
Nursing in the Emergency Department
Our Emergency Department nurses form part of a strong and adaptable emergency team, which provide a high standard of patient care in a safe and effective manner, for all areas of both the adult and paediatric community.
Perioperative nursing
Our perioperative nurses are responsible for the provision of a high standard of patient care in a safe and effective manner.
Mental health nursing
Our mental health nurses provide a recovery-focused approach to care that supports the whole person.
Midwifery
Our midwives are responsible for the provision of a high standard of patient care in a safe and effective manner in our obstetrics wards and in the community.
Student midwife employed positions
The Student Midwife Employed Model at St John of God Health Care, enables registered nurses to complete post-graduate midwifery studies at one of our partner universities, while concurrently employed to work as an RN/student midwife in one our participating maternity services, under the support and guidance of our dedicated midwifery teams.
RN/student midwives will be exposed to a range of clinical experiences in antenatal, postnatal, labour suite, neonatal units, healthcare at home in a public and/ or private setting.
On successful completion of the course, participants will directly transition into the St John of God Health Care Pathways to Practice Graduate Midwife Program.
Enrolment (including payment of course fees) into a partner Graduate Diploma Midwifery course is a separate process, arranged directly with the university and is the responsibility of the participant (course places will automatically be made available for those successfully employed into the program at St John of God Health Care).
Student Midwife Employed Model (Paid)
Participating hospitals:
WA (up to two intakes annually)
- Geraldton
- Midland
- Murdoch
- Subiaco
VIC (annual intake)
- Bendigo
- Geelong
Graduate Diploma in Midwifery Partner Universities
- The University of Notre Dame - WA
- Federation University - VIC
- La Trobe University - VIC
Student Midwife Model (Supernumerary)
Participating hospitals:
VIC:
- Ballarat
- Berwick
Eligibility for student midwife positions
- Holds current registration as a registered nurse with AHPRA (12 months experience as a registered nurse preferred).
- Eligible to enrol in post-graduate studies at one of our partners universities.
- Full work rights in Australia for the duration of the program.
- It is an expectation that successful candidates will remain employed as a Registered Midwife at St John of God Health Care for 12 months post-completion of the qualification.
Application and recruitment process
Applications for the July 2026 student midwife employed positions have now closed.
Create a jobs profile on the careers portal to receive notifications of when applications are open for RN/Student Midwife positions in your preferred locations.
For further details please contact the team at [email protected]
Graduate nursing jobs
Visit graduate nursing jobs to find out more about our graduate nursing and midwifery opportunities.
Nursing re-entry
Nurses and midwives keen to return to practice must apply to Ahpra to determine an approved re-entry to practice pathway.
St John of God Health Care will consider placement requests for Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) approved re-entry to practice programs.