At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team to support groundbreaking research in women's health and midwifery.
- Company: Royal Hospital for Women, a leading centre for maternal and women's health.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, salary packaging, gym discounts, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace committed to diversity and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in women's health while gaining valuable research experience.
- Qualifications: Must be a Registered Midwife with strong communication and teamwork skills.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 $ per year.
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until October 2029
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration: $81,748.17 - $114,771.98 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 12
Location: Randwick, Sydney
Application Close: Sunday 15 November 2026
The Royal Hospital for Women is seeking a Research Midwife to provide dedicated participant recruitment, informed consent processes, study coordination and data collection for the research study "Evaluating NAD-related biomarkers for Miscarriage Risk (NADIM Study)". This study is being conducted at The Royal Hospital for Women in partnership with the University of Sydney and the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. This position is currently offered on a temporary, part-time basis for three years.
Where you'll be working:
The Royal Hospital for Women is a multi-faceted tertiary referral and teaching hospital, internationally recognised as one of the world’s leading centres for the care of mothers, babies, and women with benign gynaecological and gynae-oncology conditions. As the only stand-alone women’s hospital in New South Wales, it offers unique opportunities for innovative clinical practice and is committed to delivering excellence in women’s health care through both practice and ongoing research.
The Role:
The Research Midwife is a Registered Midwife who functions within the Policies and Procedures of the Ministry of Health, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD), Royal Hospital for Women (RHW) and the Nursing and Midwifery Division to deliver high quality midwifery care and research study requirements. The Research Midwife will be assigned responsibilities to a designated research study, and will be responsible for working closely with investigators, participants, and wider site and support teams. Your work will directly contribute to ethical, compliant, and participant-focused research that makes a real difference to outcomes for women and babies.
Selection Criteria:
- Current registration as a Registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- 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 patients/clients 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.
- Strong computer skills including Internet and email, and familiarity with health information systems.
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of human research ethics principles, risk management, safety and quality principles and the role of the Registered Midwife in applying these principles.
- Demonstrated commitment to the NSW Health Breastfeeding Policy and the BFHI Principles.
- Experience with and understanding of delivering research in clinical settings.
We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status.
Reasonable Adjustments:
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply.
Information for applicants:
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
- If you have relevant qualifications or experience, please include any supporting documents with your application.
- 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.
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