ANMF Vic Branch

ANMF Vic Branch The ANMF (Vic Branch) represents more than 112,000 Victorian nurses, midwives and carers. Authorised by Maddy Harradence, Melbourne.

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch). This page has been set up for Victorian nurses (including mental health nurses), midwives and personal care workers, and those who support their campaign for improved wages, staffing levels and working conditions. View our social media policy via https://anmfvic.asn.au/socialmedia

Authorised by M Harradence, Melbourne Vic 3000.

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) is supporting Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) members...
08/10/2026

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) is supporting Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) members after management advised them that they had been using gloves that were not chemo-rated for all chemotherapy agents in use at the hospital as required by the international standard.

It is understood the gloves, Gammex Latex DermaShield sterile, may have been in use by nurses and other healthcare workers preparing, administering, managing and disposing of chemotherapy drugs at RCH for approximately 10 years.

These potentially affected nurses include those working in high-risk areas such as cancer wards, intensive care units and hospital in the home, where they administer chemotherapy agents to paediatric patients – and the use of appropriately tested and chemo-rated gloves is critical.

At this stage the number of nurses and other healthcare workers impacted is unknown.

In the course of their work nurses, midwives and personal care workers care for patients, clients and residents affected...
06/10/2026

In the course of their work nurses, midwives and personal care workers care for patients, clients and residents affected by family violence.

This can be particularly challenging if you are also impacted by family violence. This website is intended to provide support and information for you, your colleagues and your managers.

We've created Safe Haven, a website to assist you, your colleagues and managers/supervisors.

https://safehaven.anmfvic.asn.au/

If you are working when the clock moves forward (from 2 am to 3 am) on Sunday 4 October, there may be implications for y...
02/10/2026

If you are working when the clock moves forward (from 2 am to 3 am) on Sunday 4 October, there may be implications for your pay.

Victorian public sector nurses and midwives will be paid for the actual hours worked during the affected shift, at your ordinary rate of pay. So if you start a shift at 9 pm and finish at 7 am, you will actually work nine hours – not the usual 10.

Most private acute and aged care nurses and personal care workers will also be paid for the actual hours worked during the affected shift – depending on the award or agreement that applies to your workplace.

If you are in doubt about your pay, you can check your award or agreement via the ANMF member portal. Once logged in, select the drop-down menu under ‘My Membership’. EBAs and pay rates is third in the list, after Tax Statements and Professional Indemnity certificate.

👉🏽Why does this happen?

By way of comparison, nurses, midwives and personal carers who work under NSW agreements are typically paid according to the start and finish times that appear on the clock instead of the hours actually worked.

So if they work a standard 10-hour night shift they will have only worked nine hours but will be paid for 10, based on start and finish times of 9 pm and 7 am.

While this approach works in employees’ favour when daylight saving begins, it works against employees’ when daylight saving ends. Because employers cannot guarantee they will roster the same staff on for shifts when daylight saving both begins and ends, Victorian nurses and midwives negotiated the change in our Victorian EBAs.

Hi ACU members! Visit our merch table and go in the raffle to win an ANMF merch pack at Cathedral Hall, ACU Fitzroy camp...
29/09/2026

Hi ACU members!

Visit our merch table and go in the raffle to win an ANMF merch pack at Cathedral Hall, ACU Fitzroy campus.

29/09/2026

‘And I know you’re probably thinking “urgh just another survey”. This is not just another survey. This is groundwork.’

Britt is an ANMF Branch Councillor who, sadly, joins around 1500 final year nursing and midwifery students who remain unmatched through PMCV grad match. But, as she says, whether you’re matched or not, please fill in our graduate destination survey so we have the data in our advocacy work on behalf of all current and future final year students.

https://anmfvic.asn.au/gradmatchsurvey

ANMF (Vic Branch) members working across Mercy Mental Health services are now being paid laundry allowances as per their...
29/09/2026

ANMF (Vic Branch) members working across Mercy Mental Health services are now being paid laundry allowances as per their rights under clause 86.3 of the Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise Agreement 2024–2028.

Do you know any final year nursing or midwifery students, or, perhaps you are one?Help ANMF (Vic Branch) advocate for mo...
24/09/2026

Do you know any final year nursing or midwifery students, or, perhaps you are one?

Help ANMF (Vic Branch) advocate for more grad positions.

Whether you were matched or unmatched for a grad program in 2027, please fill in our survey.

We want to hear from members and non-members.

🔗 https://anmfvic.asn.au/gradmatchsurvey

Hate the waste? Recycle at home but not at work? Want to be a part of a quality project that cleans up the way your depa...
22/09/2026

Hate the waste? Recycle at home but not at work? Want to be a part of a quality project that cleans up the way your department practices healthcare?

Nursing for the environment is a practical and informational course designed to strengthen your advocacy and leadership around climate change mitigation and environmentally sustainable workplace practice. Learn about governance requirements, speak with a range of experts, and develop an action plan.

🗓️14 October
🕑9.15am - 4.30pm
Register now https://education.anmfvic.asn.au/course/view.php?id=837

ANMF has launched a national aged care campaign calling on the federal government for three urgent reforms.The Australia...
21/09/2026

ANMF has launched a national aged care campaign calling on the federal government for three urgent reforms.

The Australia needs care you can count on campaign was launched at Federal Parliament House on 8 September following the ANMF’s national survey of frontline aged care workers.

Despite some historic changes following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, members reported the sector was still experiencing systemic understaffing, increased workplace violence, cost-cutting despite providers receiving a record $25 billion funding.

The ANMF campaign demands:
1️⃣ mandated staffing ratios and skills mix across all shifts to replace the current care minutes system and align with evidence-based benchmarks, delivering higher quality care and mandating a proper framework for aged care providers to meet
2️⃣ preventing workplace violence and aggression by implementing a 10-point plan and person-centred care planning to better protect staff from physical, verbal and emotional violence
3️⃣ accountability and transparency for $25 billion in aged care funding each year by introducing public reporting of aged care providers’ financial performance and use of public funding.

Free webinar: Cervical screening … the factsLearn key updates on the National Cervical Screening Program and HPV vaccina...
21/09/2026

Free webinar: Cervical screening … the facts

Learn key updates on the National Cervical Screening Program and HPV vaccination and practical strategies to support prevention, early detection, and equitable access to care.

Delivered by The Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer

🗓️27 October
🕑2pm-3.30pm

Register now https://anmfvic.asn.au/cervicalscreening

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