Midwives at Mercy Health

Midwives at Mercy Hospital for Women work in a supportive and inclusive environment with other passionate and like-minded people like Akua and Georgia. Click to hear why they choose to work at Mercy Health.

Midwives at Mercy Hospital for women also receive:

• exposure to a wide variety of clinical scenarios across the whole scope of midwifery practice
• the opportunity to care for some of the most complex and high-risk pregnancies and births in Victoria
• opportunities to work in or rotate into specialist areas such as Birth Suite, Fetal Monitoring, Emergency Department, Domiciliary Care, Special Care Nursery and Gynaecology Ward
• the support of on-site lactation consultants.

On top of this, our midwives and nurses have access to our extensive employee benefits program (see below).

Based in Heidelberg, Victoria, Mercy Hospital for Women is a major public hospital and specialist referral centre with the medical, nursing, midwifery and allied health expertise to provide complex care for obstetric, neonatal and gynaecological needs.

The hospital cares for public and private patients across maternity, neonatology and paediatrics, perioperative, gynaecology, and women’s health services.

Mercy Hospital for Women is a leader in research and teaching, particularly in relation to women’s and newborn’s health. The hospital has one of only five neonatal intensive care units in Melbourne and a special care nursery. Mercy Hospital for Women cares for some of Victoria’s most unwell babies and provides support for families throughout health journeys.