Graduate Certificate in Midwifery Screening Diagnostics and Prescribing

If you're an experienced midwife looking to advance your skills and qualify for endorsement, this graduate certificate will help you meet the criteria.

In this course, you'll develop your understanding of screening, diagnostic and pharmacological procedures.

You'll also complete a "Preparation for Endorsement" unit. We'll guide you through the process to completing your endorsement and filling in the required documentation.

You'll graduate with a qualification accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council. That means you've met the required education component to apply to AHPRA for Endorsement.

As an endorsed midwife, you can choose to work in the public sector or in private practice. This course will guide you through your options.

Successfully qualifying for endorsement means you'll gain access to the Midwifery Practice Insurance Scheme (MPIS), and your services may be covered by some private health funds, including home birth services.

You'll also be able to apply for a Medicare Provider number and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Prescriber number, allowing you to provide Medicare rebateable services, including:

• labour and birth care in a hospital
• antenatal and postnatal appointments
• ordering ultrasound scans and pathology tests required in pregnancy and early parenthood
• prescribing medicines for mothers and infants as per midwifery scope of practice or local regulations
• referring women to an obstetrician if required.

Please note: this graduate certificate is offered as a part-time, one-year online course. You can complete this course as a pathway towards our Master of Advanced Practice degree.

Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) are also available for domestic applicants, which means part of your course fees are subsidised by the Australian Government.

• Actively support culturally safe, values-led care for all women and babies through the development of personal and professional skills for cultural competence;
• Appraise reflectively, critically and with initiative to apply midwifery knowledge and skills within dynamic and complex midwifery contexts;
• Distinguish the importance of skilled professional midwifery care for women and babies in an international context;
• Critically analyse scientific literature and health standards; synthesise and integrate into woman centred-care; engage with health and scientific information when seeking, evaluating and using data related to midwifery care and clinical decision-making;
• Demonstrate proficiency and make informed decisions on therapeutic interventions by utilising current technology to inform midwifery practice for the delivery of safe and effective care;
• Communicate effectively, to meet the woman's needs, establish collegial relationships with interprofessional teams and promote midwifery within the community in the broader contexts of primary healthcare and public health policy;
• Analyse and practice the values intrinsic to midwifery practice; demonstrate critical reflection and the ability to enhance the development of self and others; demonstrate leadership skills
• Examine current midwifery health legislation; work in an autonomous accountability framework within the scope of ethical and legal midwifery practice as a member of interprofessional teams;
• Appraise and access opportunities for lifelong learning and enhance personal knowledge and skills to further contribute to the midwifery profession;