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Midwife - 254111

Description

Midwives provide care and advice to women during pregnancy, labour and childbirth, and postnatal care for women and babies in a range of settings such as the home, community, hospitals, clinics, and health units.

Skill Level

1

Alternative Titles

  • Certified Midwife
  • Registered Midwife

Specialisations

  • Community Midwife
  • Midwife Practitioner
Skills Assessment Requirements

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for Midwife is Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

  • ANMAC uses five criteria to assess the skills of applicants. Applicants are required to meet all requirements to obtain a positive skills assessment
    • Proof of Identity
      • Applicants must provide evidence of passport, change of name documents and a passport sized photo
    • English Language Proficiency
      • IELTS Academic Test – minimum score of 7 in each component
      • OET – minimum score of B in each component
      • PTE Academic – minimum overall score of 65
      • TOEFL iBT – minimum total score of 94 and minimum scores of 24 in listening and reading, 27 in writing and 23 in speaking
    • Educational Equivalence
      • Applicants are assessed against the current Australian nursing and midwifery educational standards
      • Applicants must provide graduation certificates and basic transcripts from all nursing or midwifery courses that are completed
      • Full Applicants must also provide a transcript that details the number of hours completed in both theoretical and practical components of the relevant nursing or midwifery course
    • Professional Practice
      • The applicant must have practised as a nurse or midwife in the past 5 years
      • Applicants must provide professional references that meet the following criteria:
        • Official letterhead
        • Written by a direct supervisor who is a nurse or midwife
        • Dated
        • Contain an original signature
        • Includes hospital email address and contact phone number for organisation *note mobile numbers are not accepted
        • ANMAC provide a Professional Reference Template for applicants to use
Group Title 2541 Midwives
Group Description

Provide care and advice to women during pregnancy, labour and childbirth, and postnatal care for women and babies in a range of settings such as the home, community, hospitals, clinics and health units.

Tasks

  • Providing advice and support during pre-conception, intrapartum, antenatal and postnatal periods in partnership with women
  • Providing care and management of pregnancy and birth
  • Assessing progress and recognising warning signs of abnormal and potentially abnormal pregnancies requiring referral to an Obstetrician
  • Monitoring the condition of women and foetuses during pregnancy and throughout labour
  • Conducting health education classes and seminars to promote the health of mothers and babies such as reproductive health, antenatal education, preparation for parenthood and breastfeeding
  • Providing advice on nutrition, childcare and family planning

Skill Level

Occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing is required.

Occupations in this Group

  • 254111 Midwife

How to calculate your points (skilled visas)

To apply for a skilled visa, you must determine your points score. The minimum required to be eligible is 65 points. However, depending on your occupation, the demand, and the state you are applying to, you may need a higher score to receive an invitation.

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