Job Description - Registered Midwife Level 1 (02D9A)

Job Description

Registered Midwife Level 1 (

Description

Employment Type – Various Positions Available

Classification – Registered Midwife Level 1

Title - Registered Midwife

Salary – $72,698 - $97,112 (Plus Super) pro rata

Location – North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT

Section – Women & Children

This is a continuing recruitment

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About the Hospital:

North Canberra Hospital (formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce) and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS)

This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra’s Northside.

The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce. It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors and its workforce and will provide more beds and increased services. Until then, it's business as usual at the NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.

About the Department:

The Women's and Children's Division within North Canberra Hospital provides Maternity, Neonatal & Gynaecology services to women and their families in the ACT. 

These services include antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care; gynaecology care; neonatal special care nursery support and domiciliary care. 

Care is provided by a multidisciplinary team including a Midwifery Team, Medical staff, Allied Health and Nurses. As a level 4 Maternity service and level 3 Special Care Nursery, NCH provides pregnancy healthcare to women of normal or medium risk and who birth beyond 34 weeks gestation. 

Currently NCH provides perinatal care to 1900 women per year.

We have strong, supporting staff at NCH, and we live by our principles of kindness, compassion, and support.

About the Role :

Registered Midwives form a key part of the Midwifery team delivering care and management of women and/or their infants. The Midwife possesses clinical problem solving skills and is able to provide comprehensive safe Midwifery and Nursing care to women and their infants. The Registered Midwife has a sound level of interpersonal and communication skills and takes responsibility for their own professional development. 

The Midwife liaises with the multidisciplinary team and stakeholders regarding woman centred care requirements and informs managers of any impact or potential impact on organisational requirements. The Registered Midwife meets the ACMI Competency Standards and Code of Ethics.

Under limited direction of the Clinical Midwife Consultant you will:

● Accept responsibility for own actions in midwifery practice.

● Demonstrated commitment to clinical research, quality improvement and procedure development and implementation.

● Participate in the delivery of woman-centred care.

● Demonstrated ability in planning, coordinating and providing midwifery and care.

● Participate in clinical auditing and quality improvement activities.

● Communicate positively with families, members of the public, public stakeholders, executive, management and staff.

● Provide preceptorship and mentoring to less experienced staff.

● Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

What you require:

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your CV and experience

● Demonstrated ability to provide comprehensive safe midwifery care.

● Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development of self and others.

● Demonstrated commitment to clinical research, quality improvement and procedure development and implementation.

● Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills.

● Demonstrated knowledge of appropriate legislation that relates to the position i.e. WHS legislation, EEO legislation.

● Demonstrated computer literacy skills.

● Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful and kind.

● Be Registered as a Midwife (Division 1) or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

● The successful applicant will need to be available for weekend and after-hours work. 

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to :

● Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

● Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

How to apply

Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system;

• Applications must include a copy of a current CV and details for at least 2 professional referees

• A pitch outlining your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this role. You should take into consideration the selection criteria (below) when drafting your response. 

• Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

To be eligible for permanent employment within the ACT Public Service you must be an  Australian citizen or a permanent resident”

What can we offer you: 

● City living without the traffic.

● Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital 

● Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.

● Flexible working conditions 

● Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval)

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website : 

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together

Our Role : to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values : Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.