Registered Midwife - Dragonfly Midwifery
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- Registered Midwife
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- REQ580899 Requisition #
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- 4 days ago Post Date
- Salary Packaging: Cut taxes and Boosts take home pay
- Monthly Paid Day Off, in addition to annual leave (full-time staff)
- Free access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) in counselling, coaching, and wellbeing services
Join our Midwifery Team at Westmead Hospital - A leading Tertiary Hospital with the highest number of babies born in NSW
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration: $72,152.52 - $101,299.47 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38 (Job Share may be considered for part time hours)
Location: Westmead
Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) delivers high-quality health care services with a focus on collaboration, respect, and empowerment.
- Serves diverse communities across Auburn, Blacktown, and Parramatta LGAs.
- Provides primary, secondary, and tertiary care to Greater Western Sydney.
- Committed to "better health services for western Sydney and beyond."
- A dynamic, supportive team focused on patient-centred care.
- Empowering staff to thrive with professional growth opportunities.
What you'll be doing
- At Dragonfly Midwifery, you’ll work in a warm, community-based Outreach Clinic alongside three experienced midwives, a dedicated obstetrician, and a senior registrar—a close-knit team focused on delivering continuity of care and clinical excellence.
- You'll be supported by passionate Aboriginal Health Workers, ensuring that the care you provide is not only safe but deeply culturally respectful and responsive.
- Dragonfly is embedded in the local community and proudly partners with Gunawirra, delivering holistic support through pregnancy groups and mums-and-bubs programs.
How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
Essential Criteria:
- Current registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) as a Registered Midwife (Division 1).
Selection Criteria:
- Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Midwife ( Division 1). Demonstrated extensive experience and clinical skill as a registered midwife.
- This is a targeted open Aboriginal Position. Preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander descent, have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander cultures and have established links with their local Aboriginal community. An applicant’s race is a genuine occupational qualification and exemption is claimed under Section 14d of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, NSW.
- Availability to work flexible hours.
- Demonstrated understanding of the broader Aboriginal Health issues including demonstrated understanding of the of the unique medical, physical, social and emotional issues in Aboriginal maternal and infant health.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of continuity of carer/primary health care models of midwifery care in addition to an explicit understanding of strengths based philosophy
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and as a member of a multidisciplinary team with demonstrated effective teamwork and communication skills and demonstrated ability to organise and prioritise work.
- Current Driver’s Licence valid in Australia and willingness to use for work purposes.
Requisition ID: REQ580899
Applications Close: 17th June 2025
(Previous applicants need not re-apply)
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 Carolyn Hilsabeck at Carolyn.Hilsabeck@health.nsw.gov.au
#S-DNI
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Whilst this position is open to all applicants, it is targeted for Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander people. Exemption is claimed under Section 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, NSW. Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply and greater consideration will be given to suitable Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander applicants, in order to improve access to employment and career opportunities. If applying as an Australian Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, then please include some information about your Aboriginal Australian / Torres Strait Islander identity in the cover letter of your application. If offered an interview, you can expand on this information at the interview itself in response to questions from an Aboriginal panel member.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Westmead hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Westmead Hospital. This does not apply for staff with disability.
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment you must hold current Australian work rights (I.E Australian citizen, permanent resident or NZ citizen with a current passport).
