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Nursing and midwifery in Western Australia

Become a nurse or midwife

Your career – lifestyle

The lifestyle of nurses and midwives, while challenging, offers many personal and professional benefits. Graduate and experienced nurses are in demand for a variety of areas, including critical care, emergency, general medical and surgical, mental health, neonatal intensive care, oncology, operating theatre, paediatrics, rehabilitation, renal and trauma. Midwives are also in high demand. These areas offer challenging environments for you to hone your professional skills.

WA Health is committed to providing a work environment for nurses and midwives that allows a rewarding mix of work and lifestyle choices. Our Work Life Balance policy (new window) provides flexible working hours, childcare and breastfeeding facilities, salary packaging and fitness centres and more.

Western Australia also offers a fantastic lifestyle that is suited to all walks of life, from young singles to those with families. Nursing and midwifery helps maximise these opportunities by allowing for flexible work shifts that seek to balance time spent at work with time spent enjoying and living life.

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