Graduate Certificate in Midwifery Screening Diagnostics and Prescribing,GC-MWSDP

Overview

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.

What you'll learn

• 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;

Entry requirements

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.

Have your supporting documents to hand, and ensure they meet our guidelines. The documents may include certified copies of your qualifications, English language proficiency documents and supplementary forms for certain courses.

If your documents are not issued in English, an official translation from a recognised translation service must be provided.

Recognised translation services

• National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) accredited translator in Australia
• The Awarding institution
• A Notary Public Office
• The official Government body
• An official and accredited translator*

*Official translations are subject to review.

If you have undertaken previous study or work that matches the content of some of your Curtin course units, you may be able to obtain credit for recognised learning, which exempts you from studying those units.

You can apply direct online through our Applicant Portal. You can access the Applicant Portal by:

1. Navigating to the relevant course page
2. Click ‘Apply now’
3. When the pop-up window appears, select “Apply directly to Curtin University”.

If you want to package your course with a Curtin English course, you can submit your application with your course application documents to streamline the process.

If your application is successful, you will receive an offer that you will need to accept or reject.

If you accept your offer, you will receive a Confirmation of Enrolment ­– a document from Curtin that details your course, how long you will be studying the course, and the tuition fees. This document can be used for acquiring a student visa.

Apply to the Australian government for your student visa. Gaining a student visa will allow you to participate in full-time study in Australia and work up to 40 hours in a fortnight. If you’re under 18 years of age, you must have approved accommodation and welfare arrangements in place before a visa can be issued.

See our pre-departure resources for helpful information regarding your move to Perth.