Role Title: Maternity – Assistant in Midwifery/Nursing Ward Night Shift
Role Type: Casual
Department and Location: Whelan Ward, The Mater Hospital, North Sydney
Salary: 28.19 - 30.94 AUD Hourly +super
Welcome to the Mater, Sydney North Shore’s premier private hospital
Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.
Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1906 and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia (established by the Sisters of Charity), the Sisters' spirit is our living heartbeat. We are a genuinely inclusive community celebrating all faiths and backgrounds, united in providing kind, exceptional care to everyone.
Whether you live locally or are traveling along the T1 or M1 rail corridors, your daily commute will be seamless. We are positioned just minutes from St Leonards, Wollstonecraft, and Crows Nest stations, with major Pacific Highway bus routes right on our doorstep.
Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.
About the Role
This role is a casual role within the Mater Maternity Team.
The role will provide support to the Nursing and Midwifery staff in the delivery of basic care to mothers and newborns.
You will report directly to the Registered Nurse/Midwife in the unit and integrate into the midwifery, nursing and multidisciplinary team.
The role will be largely located in the Well Baby Nursery overnight.
About You
Certificate 3 in Health Service Assistant and/or Evidence of completion of first year of bachelor’s degree in nursing or Midwifery.
Willingness to assist with care of the newborn, including daily cares, observation and supporting parents in their transition to parenthood.
Ability and flexibility to work night duty.
Previous experience in an acute healthcare or maternity setting is desirable but not essential.
What we can offer you
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.
Equal Opportunity:
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
How To Apply
The closing date for applications is 25th August 2026. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced
Please submit your resume.A cover letter is welcome but not required.
Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.
25 August 2026 11:59pm
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https /www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
View Reconciliation Action Plan
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
