Registered Midwife

• Enjoy flexible hours in a supportive team, balancing work and lifestyle
• Gain experience, supervise staff, enhance skills, and support future midwives
• Be part of a dedicated and supportive healthcare team

Provide personalised, woman-centered care to ensure optimal birthing outcomes for mothers and babies as a Registered Midwife with us at WSLHD. 

Employment Type: Casual
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration:  $35.32 – $49.60 per hour
Location: Western Sydney Local Health District

Where you'll be working 
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) provides primary, secondary, and tertiary health care across multiple LGAs and the Greater Western Region, driven by the core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment.

• Serves Auburn, Blacktown, The Hills Shire, Holroyd, and Parramatta LGAs.
• Contribute to our vision of better health services for the region.
• Health care facilities include Mount Druitt, Blacktown, Auburn, Westmead, and Cumberland Hospitals.
• The role is part of a casual nursing and midwifery pool across the district.
• Be part of a dynamic team committed to excellent patient care.

What you'll be doing 
Join us to make a real difference in maternity care! As a Registered Midwife, you'll be a key member of our maternity team, delivering personalised, woman-centered care to meet the unique needs and aspirations of each mother, ensuring the best birthing outcomes for both women and their babies. 

• Be a crucial part of our multidisciplinary maternity team, delivering personalized, woman-centered care.
• Perform antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal interventions to support optimal birthing outcomes.
• Coordinate and manage holistic care, ensuring appropriate consultations and referrals.
• Collaborate effectively with women, families, and healthcare professionals for exceptional care.
• Supervise and mentor less experienced staff while managing priorities in a dynamic clinical setting.

How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below, providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Criteria:

• Registration: Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) (NSW Registered Midwife).

Selection Criteria:

1. Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Demonstrated ability to practice in accordance with the Registered Midwife National Competency Standards, Code of Ethics for Midwives, and Code of Professional Conduct for Midwives (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia).
2. Recent midwifery experience including, antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care and lactation support.
3. Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology, written and verbal means; and sound interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people.
4. An understanding of woman centred care and demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and as part of the multi-disciplinary health care team.
5. Demonstrated ability to lead, supervise, delegate, and negotiate with others to deliver quality midwifery care.
6. Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritise and organise workload and deliver care with integrity and accountability. 

Requisition ID: REQ505391 
Applications Close:  1st October 2024

Need more information? 

• Discover more about the application process. 
• Review the detailed position description for insights into role requirements and criteria.   
• Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications. 
• For inquiries about the role, contact Michelle Gallagher on 0437 537 192.