Registered Midwife - Midwifery Group Practice
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration: $36.39 - $51.19 per hour plus super
Hours Per Week: 32 or 38 hours
Requisition ID: REQ544419
Applications close date: 27 January 2025
Come Work With Us!
An exciting opportunity to join South Eastern Sydney Local Health District for a passionate and dedicated Registered Midwife looking to make a meaningful impact. Join our dynamic Community Maternity Services team as part of the Midwifery Group Practice, where we are committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care to women and families in our community.
The vision for Nursing and Midwifery at The Sutherland Hospital is to: Build a united team that provides compassionate care to our community through transformational, supportive and holistic nursing and midwifery.
For more information we encourage you to contact Sarah Young on Sarah.Young3@health.nsw.gov.au
Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local health District
Where you'll be working:
The Community Maternity Services at Sutherland Hospital provides Maternity care as an outpatient model with an emphasis on continuity of care. The Community Maternity Services incorporates Midwifery Group Practice (MGP), Maternity Antenatal / Postnatal Service (MAPS), the Antenatal Clinics, Midwifery in the home postnatally and the New Directions team, which provides antenatal and postnatal care to Indigenous mothers and babies. The Community Maternity Services strives to provide safe, woman centred care by working collaboratively with the women and families who engage with the service.
- An eligibility list may be created for future full or part time positions.
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees).
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment & Novated leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education Allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.
- Opportunity to obtain personal regrade to Clinical Midwife Specialist Grade 1 where relevant.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Current unrestricted registration as a Registered Midwife with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia, and current NSW Drivers Licence and willingness to utilise as required for the position.
- Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others.
- Demonstrated ability to proactively engage with women and families to enhance service delivery and to guide others in providing service excellence.
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and apply professional and ethical boundaries when dealing with complex situations.
- Basic computer skills and proven ability to use health information systems.
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of risk management, safety and quality principles and the role of the Registered Midwife in applying these principles.
- Demonstrated recent post registration experience in the continuum of pregnancy care with an understanding of effective escalation and emergency Midwifery care.
- Demonstrated ability to manage autonomous caseload and flexible on-call hours within the model of care.
Need more information?
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Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-TSH-Garrawarra@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
Information for applicants:
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
