Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch)

Are you a Victorian nurse and/or midwife enrolled in a postgrad or post-registration nursing or midwifery course in semester 1 and/or 2 of 2025? You may be eligible for an ANMF Fee Grant. Up to $3,000 per semester is available. Since 2018 we've provided more than $5.8 million in financial assistance to thousands of our members undertaking study to advance their career and to improve direct clinical care. Applications close Monday 18 August. For more details, including eligibility https://lnkd.in/gHamaYqf

After almost 24 years, Lisa Fitzpatrick retired as ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary on 4 July 2025. In 1983, Lisa qualified as a registered nurse at Prince Henry’s Hospital, and completed postgraduate studies in education and advanced nursing. She was a Prince Henry’s Job Rep during Victoria’s 1986 50-day strike. While working as a diabetes nurse educator, Lisa held the Branch President position between 1991 and 1996. She then came to work in the Branch as a recruitment officer and an organiser for the private acute sector before becoming Branch Secretary at the end of 2001. At the time the union had around 35,000 members. Her relentless campaigning ability to advocate for respect for nurses’ and midwives’ expert education, knowledge and lifesaving skills has left the professions and the more than 111,000-member strong ANMF (Vic Branch) ready to take on the challenges ahead. ANMF (Vic Branch) is the largest union branch of the largest union in Australia. Lisa’s formidable, persistent and successful advocacy will be missed by our nursing, midwifery and personal care worker members and Branch staff. We wish her peace, moments of joy and adventure with her family and hope she enjoys a well-earned rest in life after ANMF.

Let's talk about your 'nepo baby'. Every industry has offspring following in their parents' (or grandparents') footsteps, including nursing and midwifery. We're proud to have members from two to three generations. And we are committed to ensuring the future of our professions are well supported, such as our annual student event, Ace it! If you have offspring (or even a nibling or a bestie's offspring) who is in their final year of a diploma or bachelor of nursing and/or midwifery in Victoria, please encourage them to register. They will learn how to ace their: ✍ grad or job applications 🗣️ interviews (we'll be conducting mock interviews!) 💰 their pay and entitlements (fought and won by ANMF members) 👩🎓 hear from grad nurses and midwives who have been through the process 🎟️ Register today! https://lnkd.in/gkdx9Psp P.S. We also have exclusively for ANMF Vic student members, 200 ANMF/HESTA clinical placement grants worth $450. Click the link above!

It’s been 13 days since Victorian public mental health nurse members began protected industrial action. And they are still going strong with their red t-shirts and various other stage 1 actions. They’re campaigning for: 🟪 parity with general public sector nurses’ pay and conditions 🟪 enforceable nursing staffing levels in bed-based services and community mental health teams. While the Victorian Government has offered pay parity, it has refused to offer us about 70 claims, including many that ANMF secured for our general nurse colleagues. 📣 Mental health nurses are not worth less than general nurses. Thank you to everyone for supporting this important campaign. #InOurEBAEra

Victorian nurses and midwives, did you know that almost all of your EBAs*, entitle you to paid professional development leave so you can attend training or conferences? Here's an email template you can use to apply for your PD leave, such as our upcoming ANMF Australian Nurses and Midwives Conference. You need to give at least 6 weeks' notice, and some employers require 8 weeks for rosters. Dear <manager>, I'd like to take two days of my professional development leave entitlement on Thursday 1 and Friday 2 May to attend the Australian Nurses and Midwives Conference at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. You can find the agenda online <include link>. I look forward to a favourable response so I can register today. Regards, <your name> Feel free to tweak it - just ensure you've included the dates, number of days and type of CPD activity you'll undertake on leave. *Download your EBA via the ANMF member portal. If you're a general public sector nurse or midwife, look for clause 75.

🙋 Sick of online conferences and events? 🙋♂️Miss running into old colleagues at other health services? 🙋♀️New to nursing and midwifery and want to meet experienced nurses or midwives? It’s no secret that the world has changed in the past five years, especially for nurses, midwives and our healthcare professional colleagues. ANMF (Victorian Branch) is bringing nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals together in the same room. While it’s great that we have technology to provide events online, it’s just not the same when you can’t have a chinwag between sessions to catch up. Plus, for our new colleagues it’s a great way to properly welcome them to our professions. Plus you’ll have a front-row seat to hearing from: 💬 CCRN Sue Smith on the Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) program at Alfred Health.  💬Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM about advocating for those with disabilities and being a voice for good. 💬Bluey creator Joe Brumm spilling the tea on Bluey.  🐥 Register today for early-bird tickets! https://lnkd.in/gmRGNgkT