Casual Registered Midwife - Griffith (Incentives Offered)

Job Advertisement: Registered Midwife Griffith
Position Title: Registered Midwife Griffith
Employment Type: Casual hours available
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration: $36.39 - $51.09 per hour (+ super + casual loading)
Location: Griffith, NSW
Applications Close: 31 January 2025

Are you a compassionate, experienced midwife looking for an exciting role in a supportive regional healthcare setting? We have an incredible opportunity for a dedicated Registered Midwife to join our Midwifery Services Team in rural NSW at Griffith. 

About the Role:

As the Nursing and Midwifery team member at Griffith Base Hospital you will bring vision and clarity to your role, be a great communicator, self-directed, with an ability to inspire, motivate and support people to reach their full potential. Provide necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum period.

Each day you challenge yourself to uphold the vision of the Nursing and Midwifery service to provide compassionate care through leading effective work cultures in line with MLHD Our People Our Future model.

Key Responsibilities:

A quality care framework that promotes positive health outcomes.

• Comprehensive assessment, establishing goals and developing a plan of care, provide and evaluate care and education, and ensure care is communicated and documented.
•  Respecting the rights of individuals, their beliefs, cultural values and dignity.
•  Analysing information and data, track and communicate outcomes as the basis for practice, and coordinating care as required.
•  Collegial generosity in the context of mutual trust and respect that allows for the facilitation of safe transition to other care settings.
•  Consulting and liaising with obstetric, medical and other appropriate care providers when deviation from the norm are identified.
•  Where required, respond to emergency situations and deterioration of the woman/baby, escalating care as required.
•  Effective therapeutic and professional relationships with the women and her family and the multidisciplinary team.
•  Conduct births on the midwife’s own responsibility, and to provide care for the newborn and infant.
•  Attendance and participation in regular care or service audits and reviews to ensure seamless delivery of quality care
•  Provision of care and service across the days and hours upon which the unit / service operates and participate in the services on-call rosters
•  Working within own scope of practice and seeking support where required.
•  Delegation of midwifery care activity to registered nurses (RNs), enrolled nurses (ENs), Assistants in Nursing (AINs), Assistants in Midwifery (AIMs) and others according to their competence and within their scope of practice.
•  Provide care and deliver services in accordance with the National Patient Safety and Quality Standards and ensure appropriate education and development of self as well as the supervision, mentoring and support for students, learners, novice's peers and others.

Find out more about this role, review the position description here.

What MLHD Offer:

• Attractive Remuneration: $$36.39 - $51.09 per hour (+ super + casual loading)
• Salary Packaging: Up to $20,600 per annum tax-free for living expenses, plus novated leasing for a new car!
• Relocation Support: Assistance for interstate applicants to help you transition smoothly to life in Griffith. 
• Professional Growth: Access to ongoing training and education programs, with clear pathways for career advancement within NSW Health.
• Health and Wellbeing: Comprehensive health and wellness programs for you and family, employee assistance programs (EAP), and support for mental and physical wellbeing.

Requirements:

1. Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (with) demonstrated evidence to meet the NMBA's Registered Midwife standards for practice (and) meet the NMBA's approved standards, codes, guidelines and frameworks commensurate with the position. 
2. Demonstrated continuous quality improvement with the ability to comprehensively conduct assessments, develop plans for midwifery practice, provide safe, appropriate and responsive quality midwifery practice, and evaluate outcomes to inform midwifery practice. 
3. Demonstrated competencies in and/or knowledge of the complexities and challenges involved in caring for women and their family during pregnancy, labour, birth and the postpartum period. 
4. Demonstrated engagement in therapeutic and professional relationships, communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team in a rural health setting. 
5. Ability to think critically and analyse midwifery practice (with) a willingness to provide leadership, embrace change (and) be a change agent in the coordination and delivery of midwifery care. 
6. Demonstrated commitment to own professional development to maintain, improve and broaden knowledge, expertise and competence, capability and develop the personal and professional qualities, required through the use of research and evidence-based practice reflecting an understanding of contemporary matters. 
7. Demonstrated commitment to a woman-centred approach working in partnership with the woman and her family, to ensure consumer participation in decision making about care and the delivery of midwifery care. 
8. Class C Drivers Licence and willingness to travel for work purposes. This may involve driving long distances with the MLHD.

Where You’ll Be Working

Griffith Base Hospital is a Level 4 facility, one of two base hospitals in MLHD, providing services to Griffith and surrounding areas. 

Griffith Base Hospital is currently undergoing a major redevelopment. The $250 million redevelopment of a new clinical services building is on track for completion in 2025.

Griffith is one of Australia’s most vibrant cosmopolitan centres. With a population of over 26,000, Griffith exudes a rich blend of cultures and traditions, with more than 60 nationalities adding to our cultural tapestry. Once you visit Griffith we know you will feel at home, especially when you’ve had a taste of our genuine hospitality.

Want to know more about the community of Griffith? Visit us here.

How to Apply:

Ready to take on this rewarding role and make a difference in a vibrant community? Submit your application today!

Embrace the infinite opportunities to lead with compassion and make a lasting impact. Join us in Griffith, where your expertise and dedication will be valued, and your career can flourish.

Contact Katy Cassapi on 0499 239 401 or Katy.Cassapi@health.nsw.gov.au  for a confidential chat.

Your application will require you to include a resume and cover letter outlining your skills and experience and why you are a good fit for this position.

MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.