Registered Midwife – St George Hospital in Sydney

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

The Midwifery Group Practice Registered Midwife provides safe, compassionate, person centred care within a midwifery continuity of care model, through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of maternity care in collaboration with patients and the multidisciplinary health care team to achieve quality care outcomes for women and their families. Midwifery Group Practices (MGP) within the St George Hospital have been established to provide collaborative midwifery services with individualised continuity of care through pregnancy, labour and the early postnatal period.

Benefits:

• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay!
• Up to $9K for living expenses and $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 Clinical Nurse Specialist status where relevant.

Selection Criteria:

• Current Registration or eligible for Registration as Registered Midwife (Division 1) with AHPRA, and provides evidence of meeting the AHPRA Recency of Practice Standards.
• Recent competent clinical experience in all aspects of midwifery care, demonstrating ability to practice safe care in line with policies and directives, clinical practice guidelines and consistent with the AN&MC competency standards for midwives and the NSW Health Breastfeeding Policy and the BFHI Principles.
• Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills, the use of information technology and the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and apply professional and ethical boundaries when dealing with complex situations.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of risk management, safety and quality principles and the role of the Registered Nurse/Midwife in applying these principles.
• Demonstrated proficiency in clinical skills of IV Cannulation and Perineal Repair or willingness to achieve competency within 6 months of commencement in the model of care.
• Evidence of a current unrestricted class C driver’s licence and ability and willingness to travel for work purposes.
• Demonstrated extensive post-registration midwifery experience in an acute care setting.

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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 and let us know. Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.