GradConnect 2025/26 – for positions commencing July 2025 to June 2026
Kick start your nursing or midwifery career by applying for a graduate enrolled nurse, registered nurse or midwife position at participating public, private and aged care health providers.
Graduate transition to practice programs provide opportunities for participants to work in a variety of clinical settings while consolidating theory and developing critical clinical skills.
The next GradConnect process will open at 09:00am 24 February 2025 (AWST) and close at 12:00pm 19 March 2025 (AWST) 2025. More information will soon be available on the GradConnect page.
Midwifery events
IMproving Perinatal Mortality Review & Outcomes Via Education (IMPROVE) workshops
IMPROVE workshops are designed to address the educational needs of health professionals involved in maternity and newborn care in managing perinatal death based on the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand’s Perinatal Mortality Guideline. This involves small groups of learners rotating around six interactive learning stations that are each facilitated by an experienced educator. If you are an obstetrician, midwife, neonatal nurse, neonatologist, social worker, or are interested from a policy or public health perspective, we would love to see you! Priority will be given to clinicians working in maternity and newborn care.
For more information, please contact the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Office Team.
Safer Baby Bundle (SBB)
The National Stillbirth Action and Implementation Plan (NSAIP) aims to reduce preventable stillbirth rates by 20% or more by the year 2025 and ensure respectful and supportive bereavement care is available when stillbirth occurs. The Western Australia Stillbirth Action and Implementation Network (WASAIN) has been established to implement the recommendations of the NSAIP, provide expertise and oversight as a Western Australia (WA) Statewide network to work towards reducing preventable stillbirth by 2025 and beyond, including all activities and learning associated with the Safer Baby Bundle. For more information, please contact the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Office Team.
WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards
The 2024 WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards was held on Saturday 11 May 2024. Western Australia's nurses and midwives throughout public, private and non-government health services were recognised across 14 excellence categories for their outstanding service and commitment. WA’s 2024 Nurse of the Year, who also won the Excellence in Residential Care award, was Perri Waddell from Bethanie Aged Care in Dalyellup. Congratulations Perri!
Nominations for 2025 WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards are now open.
Find more information about the event and nominations on the WANMEA website (external site).