With a range of programs to choose from and Commonwealth supported place for selected offerings, you can now enhance your career flexibly and with confidence thanks to a combination of theory, research, and professional practice.

When choosing a postgraduate path in nursing or midwifery, numerous factors are taken into consideration by prospective students. These include things like the quality of contemporary education offered, staff supportiveness, access to state-of-the-art facilities during practical experience and study flexibility. Students undertaking programs through the University of Notre Dame Australia’s School of Nursing & Midwifery get to experience all the above throughout their studies. The School is well known and loved for its unique teaching culture, small close-knit community with excellent student support and its pastoral care mission.

Now with scholarships available to assist with a return to study and programs that offer a combination of online study and a practical component at Notre Dame’s new Werribee Clinical School in Victoria, access to postgraduate study has never been easier.

So why not start your journey with Notre Dame today?

Postgraduate programs in Nursing offered from the Werribee Clinical School

If you are looking to return to practice as a registered nurse, then Notre Dame’s Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Nursing, which includes a focus on caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, is for you. This full-time, entry-to-practice program for registered nurses will address your professional obligations, enabling a confident return to the workforce. The program’s practical component offered in Werribee will ensure you are well prepared for the workplace.

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing is for graduate nurses who want to enhance their clinical knowledge and improve decision-making skills. Designed for the newly qualified nurse in their first year of practice, it can be completed in one year of part-time study through a mixture of practical and online learning. Upon completion, graduates can undertake a further year of study to obtain a Graduate Diploma of Clinical Nursing and, later, a Master of Nursing can be completed with additional study. Applicants need to be a current employee at a healthcare institution.

Postgraduate programs in Midwifery from the Werribee Clinical School

For those keen to return to practice as a registered midwife, the 14-week-long, full-time Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Midwifery program will address your professional obligations and have you back in the workforce confidently. You will complete a practical component in Werribee to ensure your skills are up to date. With a focus on critical thinking, clinical reasoning, reflection and the use of current evidence and research to make sound clinical judgments, this program will prepare you to practise safely in maternity environments.

Notre Dame’s highly-respected Graduate Diploma of Midwifery is for registered nurses interested in embarking on a career in midwifery. This 18-month full-time program will allow you to gain additional registration as a registered midwife and is available in Werribee for the first time in 2024. Commonwealth supported places are available to eligible applicants.

With the introduction of these postgraduate offerings from the new Werribee Clinical School, Notre Dame is proud to reaffirm its commitment to excellence in healthcare education by preparing nursing and midwifery professionals to lead and innovate. Graduates from these programs will be well positioned to assume advanced roles in the workforce, enabling them to excel in their respective fields and make significant contributions to Australia’s healthcare sector.

Postgraduate programs from the School of Nursing & Midwifery are also available from Notre Dame’s Fremantle and Sydney Campuses. Commonwealth Supported Places are available for selected programs.

For more information on these programs and scholarships available, or to enrol for Semester 2 2024, see Postgraduate Nursing & Midwifery.

Article sponsored by the University of Notre Dame Australia.