The Women's education and training program is designed to help health professionals provide best practice care that meets the specific needs of women.
- Graduate Registered Nurse Program
- Graduate Midwife Program
- Graduate Nurse and Graduate Midwife combined program
- Aboriginal Graduate Nurse and Midwife Programs
- Postgraduate Midwifery Program
- Postgraduate Midwifery Clinical Placements
- Postgraduate Neonatal Education
- Midwifery refresher program
- Enrolled Nurse Transition to Practice Programs
- Postgraduate Perioperative Education
Some of our programs are for nurses and midwives employed at the Women's, while other programs are also open to external applicants.
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Graduate Registered Nurse Program
The Women’s provides graduate registered nurses with many opportunities to learn and consolidate their learning in a variety of women’s health and neonatal settings.
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Graduate Midwife Program
The graduate year for midwives at the Women’s is a great opportunity to put knowledge into practice.
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Graduate Nurse and Graduate Midwife combined program
The Graduate Nurse and Graduate Midwife Program at the Women’s is a great opportunity to put your knowledge into practice
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Aboriginal Graduate Nurse and Midwife Programs
The Royal Women’s Hospital seeks to contribute to the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We believe that nurses and midwives are key frontline staff in the health service
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Postgraduate Midwifery Program
The Postgraduate Midwifery Program is specifically designed for Registered Nurses Nurses who have consolidated their nursing practice in the acute care setting and completed a Graduate Diploma of Midwifery/Post Graduate Degree
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Postgraduate Midwifery Clinical Placements
The Women’s provides clinical placements for Registered Nurses completing postgraduate midwifery studies in order to qualify and practice as a midwife.
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Postgraduate Neonatal Education
The Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is one of four tertiary level nurseries in Melbourne
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Midwifery refresher program
Midwifery Refresher programs are designed for midwives who have been out of the midwifery workforce for less than five years or who wish to transition to midwifery practice in the tertiary setting
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Postgraduate Perioperative Education
Perioperative Services at the Royal Women’s Hospital is a comprehensive dedicated department incorporating all aspects involved in surgical intervention for patients.
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