Overview

Prepare for a career supporting life and bringing new life into the world. Our double degree in midwifery and nursing gives you the knowledge and skills for two distinct, in-demand professions.

During your Bachelor of Midwifery/Bachelor of Nursing degree, you’ll acquire practical skills for each profession – and the healthcare knowledge common to both.

You'll practise your new skills in a safe environment on campus, using technology that simulates patient care. You'll also undertake many weeks’ supported clinical practice, working with real patients. By the time you graduate, you'll be work-ready – with genuine experience caring for women through pregnancy, childbirth, and post-birth.

We will teach you to understand your patients’ health needs, as well as their social need to feel safe in your care, based on:

up-to-date and evidence-informed health care

awareness and understanding of cultural safety and sensitivity

woman-centred and person-centred quality care

development of professional relationships and workplace integration.

Nursing and midwifery complement each other perfectly, and give you choice and flexibility in your career. After graduating from this course, you’ll be able to register and practise as a registered midwife and registered nurse.

Location: Please note that you will study at St Albans Campus for years 1-2, and at Sunshine Clinical School for years 3-4. 

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

*Utilise comprehensive health assessment of the client, including consideration of physical, psychological, sociological, spiritual and cultural factors;

*Advocate for principles of culturally sensitive woman-centred and person-centred care across the lifespan;

*Adopt a wellness and preventative health approach to woman-centred and person-centred care using principles of health promotion;

*Synthesise bioscience and pharmacology knowledge and apply this to midwifery and nursing practice;

*Interrogate evidence relating to midwifery and nursing philosophy and practice to inform planning, implementation and evaluation of care;

*Exhibit values, behaviours and professional knowledge congruent with legal, professional, and ethical standards for registered midwifery and nursing practice;

*Utilise effective and therapeutic communication skills in the healthcare context; and

*Critically reflect on their identity as a developing health professional by articulating self-care strategies and their plan for lifelong learning.

Course structure

To attain the Bachelor of Midwifery / Bachelor of Nursing, students will be required to complete:

*384 credit points of Core Midwifery and Nursing studies.

Careers

Registered midwives work in hospitals, group practices and the community sector in antenatal, birthing and postnatal units.

Nursing graduates work in general practice, acute care, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, palliative care and health education.

Many of our graduates hold nursing positions at Sunshine Hospital (Western Health) and the Royal Women’s Hospital.

Job titles

*registered midwife

*registered nurse

*nursing manager

*nursing educator

*clinical nurse specialist.