Join Our Team as a Clinical Nurse – Community Midwife!
Are you a compassionate and skilled Clinical Nurse/Midwife with a passion for supporting families through the journey of birth and beyond? We are seeking a dedicated Community Midwife to provide expert, person-centered care in various health service settings.
Key Responsibilities:

• Holistic Care: Provide comprehensive care and support to mothers and newborns in home settings, ensuring a smooth transition from hospital to home.
• Assessment & Investigation: Evaluate the holistic needs of mother and baby, performing pre-natal, post-natal, and neonatal investigations as needed.
• Care Management: Monitor patient care plans daily, overseeing care outcomes and supporting early discharge for uncomplicated deliveries.
• Education & Support: Offer health education, counseling, and therapeutic programs to enhance health outcomes for clients and their families. Plan and implement prenatal and postnatal education services, helping clients develop realistic expectations of pregnancy, childbirth, and parenthood.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work within pre-determined guidelines in a multidisciplinary setting, selecting and implementing therapeutic interventions and evaluating progress.
• Teaching & Development: Participate in clinical teaching and mentoring of students and less experienced staff. Assist in maintaining a culture of learning and professional development.

You must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse/Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate, with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience.

Country Health Connect focuses on the delivery of exceptional care to those living within our communities who require some support to remain living independently or reside in one of our residential aged care facilities.
Our professional and caring staff deliver health care and wellbeing support across regional South Australia in hospitals, local health services, community centres, residential aged care facilities and clients’ own homes.
Why Join Us?

• Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community. Being part of the Limestone Coast Local Health Network means you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, will have access to flexible working hours and be part of an inter-professional approach to holistic health care.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment where your ideas are valued.
• Job security and financial incentives: in addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Relocation reimbursement of up to $13,000 may be available to people relocating for this opportunity. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.

The Region
The Limestone Coast Local Health Network provides a wide range of health care services to residents within the Limestone Coast region, which is situated in the southeastern part of South Australia and extending all the way to the Victorian border.
The Limestone Coast Local Health Network is surrounded by a world class wine region, outdoor adventures, and some of South Australia’s best coastline, offering a work-life balance like no other.
Your lifestyle

• Relaxed and affordable lifestyle
• Access to safe beaches, excellent recreational fishing, sailing and surf
• Outstanding National Parks and great sporting and recreational facilities
• Well-serviced with educational facilities, including TAFE and University campuses
• Plenty of social activities including sporting clubs, music groups and great food and beverage experiences
• Conveniently located approximately halfway between two major cities: Melbourne and Adelaide

Find out more about working with the Limestone Coast Local Health Network at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/workat LCLHN
Applicant Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
This is a part time vacancy working 15.2 hours per fortnight and salary will be adjusted according to actual hours worked.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)

• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 869739
The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) is committed to building a flexible, diverse and inclusive culture, planning for and promoting diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as diverse community groups and ages including, LGBTQI+, people living with a disability and other diversity groups. The LCLHN recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and consumers in being an employer of choice.
Enquiries
Alaina Andrews
Acting Women's Health Nurse Unit Manager
Phone: 0466625981
Email: alaina.andrews@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
16 September 2024, 11:55PM

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