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About Northern Adelaide Local Health Network

At Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) we believe that everyone has a story, everyone matters, everyone contributes, and everyone grows. Our purpose is to deliver health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community, with a vision for our community to have the best possible health and wellbeing throughout their life.

NALHN services the northern area of South Australia and therefore the NALHN Women and Children’s Division (WCD) is responsible for the health and well-being of a vast and growing population. Situated on Kaurna Land we acknowledge the Kaurna people as custodians of this land and honour the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women past and present who have birthed on this land for over 65,000 years.

The NALHN Maternity Unit is the second largest maternity service in SA, with more than 3800 babies born each year. The WCD is a level 5 maternity service providing culturally appropriate care to families in the north.

NALHN is the only hospital within South Australia and Australia to have the world renowned Mother Carer Program for postnatal women. The Lyell McEwin Hospital (LMH) also provides outstanding Home Visiting services, Perinatal Mental Health services, and a Continence Nursing Service for all women who access NALHN maternity services. LMH is accredited as Baby Friendly and has been since 2000. We are proud to be accredited as a Baby Friendly Facility, promoting, supporting and protecting breastfeeding.

Find out more about the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Program information

  • Two corporate orientation days are provided at the beginning of the program.
  • A total of 12 supernumerary days will be provided across the four rotations, enabling a supported introduction to each unit.
  • You will attend five professional development days that have been designed to align with the SA Health TPPP education framework
    • providing an opportunity to debrief
    • adding to your expanding knowledge base
    • designed to meet your transition needs.
  • The professional development days are tailored to provide you with support in meeting the requirements of working as a Registered Midwife. You will expand your knowledge in fetal surveillance, newborn life support, newborn assessment, breastfeeding and management of obstetric emergencies, as well as develop a deeper understanding of the transition process, the development of clinical reasoning and the development of your professional identity.
  • You will be provided with a comprehensive Professional Portfolio, detailing the program requirements, expectations and structure as well as resources for your transition year and on-going professional development.
  • Mentoring and clinical support from TPPP Clinical Support Midwives and Clinical Educators is available to all midwives in the TPPP.
  • There are six scheduled opportunities to debrief with the RM TPPP support team and your peers.
  • The NALHN RM TPPP is offered at 0.84 FTE.
  • You will be allocated 3 weeks annual leave from August to October. The Midwife Manager will contact you with your leave dates prior to commencement of your employment. A further 3 weeks annual leave is inclusive of the 12- month program and is allocated at the completion of your clinical rotations.
  • Lifelong learning is encouraged and an active education program occurs each day at the Lyell McEwin Hospital. Early career progression and growth is supported following your TPPP year.
  • There are many opportunities to progress in clinical specialisation pathways, and project positions.
  • NALHN recognises there must exist resources and support structures to enable staff to make informed decisions, think critically and remain woman focused, in order to provide exceptional care, and this is facilitated by our person-centred approach.

Key benefits

The program has been designed to support transition from the role of midwifery student to registered midwife. Education sessions will be interactive and relevant to the role as a new to practice registered midwife.

The TPPP offers newly Registered Midwives the opportunity to work within a supportive environment in a wide range of clinical areas to assist with the consolidation of knowledge and the expansion of clinical skills to transition to the role of a practicing midwife by:

  • providing orientation at the organisation, division and unit level that assists with the transition into the professional midwifery role
  • supporting and encouraging an environment in which to learn and that reflects the context of being a transitioning registered midwife
  • providing quality support and learning opportunities facilitating the building and development of clinical confidence
  • enabling the consolidation and development of clinical skills in the context of the professional midwifery role
  • extending understanding of professional responsibilities and boundaries
  • providing quality support and learning opportunities facilitating woman centred care the public health setting.

You will be a valued part of a team recognising that everyone is an individual with unique needs but also valuable experiences to offer, from the newly graduated Registered Midwife through to the most experienced senior midwife. We provide a supportive environment where staff members are treated with respect and honesty and encouraged to strive for their individual goals both professionally and personally

Site locations and specialty rotations

Each registered midwife in the 12-month RM TPPP will rotate through four of the clinical areas: 

  • Family Clinic
  • Women’s Assessment Unit
  • Women’s Health Uni (antenatal and postnatal)
  • Birth Centre — Midwifery Team model
  • Birthing and Assessment Unit
  • Special Care Nursery
  • Women and Paediatric Clinic, Modbury Hospital.

Intake dates

  • February 2026

Further information

For any further information about undertaking a TPPP at NALHN please contact the RM TPPP Coordinator by emailing Health.NALHNNMERPDD@sa.gov.au