The Townsville Hospital and Health Service vision is world-class healthcare for northern Queensland.

Our purpose is `great care every day'.

About your opportunity

The Maternity Services at Townsville University Hospital, are currently seeking to recruit a Clinical Midwife to their team on a permanent full-time basis. 

The Clinical Midwife will provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal caseload care to 40 women per year in a freestanding Birth Centre. Provision of midwifery care, support and education to women and their families, through the provision of best practice and safe, high quality midwifery care.

This position sits within the Midwifery Model of Care – Continuity of care caseload model working within the local agreement as per Nursing and Midwifery Award. Appointees will be required work on call and will benefit from an annualised salary.

Generous remuneration package value up to $132,289 p.a. comprising:

• Annualized salary with 35% loading
• Salary range of $4138.10 to $4431.10 p.f. (Nurse Grade 6, Band 1)
• 6 weeks annual leave
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation.

Other employment benefits may include: professional development, salary sacrificing options ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/conditions/salary/sacrifice ), shift and locality allowances, employee wellness and assistance programs, and access to corporate discounts.

Requirements

• Proof of qualification, registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and possession of a current practising certificate.
• Highly Desirable: Postgraduate qualifications relevant to the position or working towards a relevant qualification. 
• Midwifery Model of Care – Continuity of care caseload model working within the local agreement as per Nursing and Midwifery Award.Appointees will be required work on call and will benefit from an annualised salary.
• Demonstrates clinical skills in intravenous cannulation, water immersion in labour and waterbirth, perineal suturing and speculum examination. If not competent in these skills must be willing to undertake the necessary training within six months of commencement.
• The successful candidate will be required to complete The Townsville Hospital mandatory competencies and the Maternity Support Unit mandatory competencies, the Drug Therapy Protocol, Examination of the Newborn package and the Water Immersion in Labour package, within three months of commencement.
• This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, and Pertussis.
• Possession of class C drivers' licence.
• 6 month probation period.

Please refer to the Role Description for further details.

Why make the change? Discover Townsville

Townsville University Hospital is a great place to work and Townsville itself is a great place to live - with the natural wonders of Magnetic Island a short boat ride away and Townsville being one of the main gateways to the Great Barrier Reef.

Townsville offers great cafe culture at the strand with plenty of great walking tracks around the region, It is a dynamic neighbourhood with access to a variety of top-notch educational facilities, cutting-edge medical facilities, affordable housing, distinctive retail stores, great events, and a wide range of recreation opportunities.

Interested..?

Contact: Rebecca Lewis on 0436 927 204.

Apply ONLINE by: Sunday 9 June 2024 

Unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.