Step into the role of Registered Midwife with the Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health Service at Muswellbrook Hospital, where you'll provide culturally supportive care to Aboriginal women and families throughout their pregnancy and postpartum journey!


Registered Midwife - AMIHS
Muswellbrook Hospital

Applicants must be female - under Section 31 (2) (h) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

About the role:
The Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health Service (AMIHS) Registered Midwife role is based out of Muswellbrook Hospital and provides service to women within the Muswellbrook, Singleton, Scone and surrounding communities in the Hunter Valley Sector. The Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health Service (AMIHS) Registered Midwife will work in partnership with Aboriginal women and families using a women centred approach to give them the necessary cultural support, care and advice during pregnancy and the postpartum period. This includes being able to identify complications and seek timely referral or consultation to the appropriate health care provider.
The Registered Midwife will be working with an AHW (Aboriginal Health Worker) providing Antenatal and Postnatal care to Indigenous women and families. This care begins at booking in and extends into the postnatal period up to 8 weeks. You will be liaising with local community services, Child and Family Health and other health professionals.
You will be supported by the Maternity Unit Manager at Muswellbrook Hospital and the Health Services Manager who is also based at Muswellbrook Hospital. The unit is also supported by a Clinical Midwifery Educator (CME) who provides education opportunities to remain up to date with Professional Education requirements.

Where you’ll be working:

• Muswellbrook is located in the rolling vineyards of the world-famous Hunter Valley wine country, where you can taste incredible local produce, take beautiful scenic drives, and discover art galleries featuring acclaimed national works.
• Muswellbrook is less than a 3-hour drive from Sydney, and less than 2 hours from Newcastle.

The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Muswellbrook and surrounding area to connect you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Benefits:

• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees).
• Four (4) weeks annual leave for temporary and permanent employees (pro-rata if part time).
• Six (6) weeks annual leave for eligible full-time nurses.
• Fitness Passport.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
• Working for a highly regarded public health facility, where supporting the local community is at the forefront of our business strategy.
• Career Development opportunity.
• Orientation will be provided, along with mandatory education training, designated study days, and annual Performance Development Reviews (PDR).

Requirements:
Our successful candidate will possess the following:

• Current registration as a Registered Midwife with AHPRA.

About you:

• You will have the ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision, prioritise own workload, and accept accountability/responsibility for your own actions within the midwifery profession.
• You will also have recent, broad clinical experience in midwifery, including provision of antenatal and postnatal care and a demonstrated understanding of the principles of primary health care.
• You will have a high level oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to use and keep up to date client files in e Maternity; i PM, and Midwifery files (kept in Maternity).

Additional information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
• Job share / part time arrangements will be considered.
• Interviews are tentatively scheduled for the week commencing Monday 28th October 2024.
• This position is full time; however, part time/job share arrangements may also be considered.
• To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

Need more information?

• Click here for the Position Description
• Find out more about applying for this position

For role related queries or questions contact Lisa Buckley on Lisa.Buckley@health.nsw.gov.au


Information for Applicants:


Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3v L5fq2

Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealth Stepping Up.

This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most HNELHD employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting Salary Packaging PLUS! via nswhealth@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.

HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.

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