NSW Government

Registered Midwife - Aboriginal Midwifery Group Practice

🔍 Camperdown, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | Sydney

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Registered Midwife
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Sydney Local Health District
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REQ560708 Requisition #
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time; 38 hours per week
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration: $72,152 - $101,299 per annum plus a 29% loading and Superannuation
Location: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Requisition ID: REQ560708
 
 
Would you like to become part of a committed team, always striving to deliver excellence in the health sector?
 
 
About the Role
The Aboriginal Midwifery Group Practice is a midwifery continuity of care (MCoC) model which provides women with a primary midwife during the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal period. Women who are eligible will identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander or are pregnant and their baby will identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. 
 
Midwives will be required to work a 7 day, rotating on-call roster to provide intrapartum care when required. Each midwife will provide antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care for approximately 30 women per year. Key features of this model include support for the emotional, cultural, and spiritual wellbeing of the woman, her family, and the community; continuity of care; individualised antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care; multidisciplinary collaboration; education and counselling. 
 
For more information, please view the Position Description

 

Ideal Candidate

  • Current NSW Drivers Licence (P2 Licence Acceptable) and willingness to travel in the course of employment
  • Current Midwife Registration with AHPRA
  • Promote understanding and respect of Aboriginal philosophies of health and wellbeing as holistic concepts and ensure knowledge, values and beliefs are at the core of the delivery of care
  • Commitment to professional development, including evidence informed practice and the acquisition and retention of comprehensive Midwifery skills (to be completed within 12 months of commencement)

  

This is an Identified Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Position. Applicants for this position must be of Aboriginal descent through parentage, identification as being Aboriginal and being accepted in the community as such. Exemption is claimed under Section 14 of the Anti Discrimination Act 1977.

  

Benefits and Perks!

  • Accrued Day Off each month (ADO)
  • Paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave loading
  • Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing. For more information visit SalaryPackagingPlus 
  • Access to free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education
  • Access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families
  • Because we care about your health: Free annual influenza vaccination, discounted Fitness Passport membership, and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals.

 

This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.

 

Working for Sydney Local Health District - NSW Health

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).

 

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

  

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

 

Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards. 

 

For more information about SLHD please visit ‘Working With Us’

 

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For enquiries, please contact Vivienne Fischer via email at Vivienne.Fischer@health.nsw.gov.au

 

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day, apply now!

 

Applications Close: 14 May 2025

 

For Applicant Support and Information, visit ‘Applicant Information’

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