Maternity Services – Registered Midwife

at  Western Health

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan
Job type: Full time, Part time, Casual
Organisation: Western Health
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Nursing
Reference: 42752

MATERNITY SERVICES – REGISTERED MIDWIFE

Come and join our friendly, multi-disciplinary collaborative team to see your midwifery passion reignited, supported and encouraged!
Western Health is seeking passionate Midwives to join our dynamic Maternity Services team. Known for its strong midwifery culture and supportive environment, you will have the opportunity to flex your midwifery skills whilst working across the spectrum of maternity care.
Having recently expanded our service, we are now able to offer employment working in low-risk, all-risk or Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander (Galinjera) teams with the option of providing homebirth services.

REGISTERED MIDWIFE POOL

The Nursing & Midwifery Workforce Unit (NMWU) at Western Health are currently seeking highly motivated Registered Midwives to join our newly established Midwifery Pool team. Our Pool services aim to fill vacancies that arise across Western Health’s Maternity Services on a daily basis.
Working across our two clinical campus’ of Joan Kirner and Bacchus Marsh hospital enables you to enjoy variety and flexibility and experience both tertiary level maternity care, and low risk maternity care. Pool Midwives will be managed by the Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Unit (NMWU) and allow for the opportunity to work across a variety of wards instead of working exclusively in one area.

At Joan Kirner, you have the opportunity to work across areas such as:

• Antenatal Clinic
• Maternity Assessment Centre (MAC)
• Birthing & High Care Unit (HCU)
• Antental/Postnatal Maternity Wards

At Bacchus Marsh, you have the opportunity to work across areas such as:

• Antenatal Clinic
• Special Care Nursery
• Maternity Ward – which encompasses Antenatal, Intrapartum and Postnatal Care

Working on Pool provides midwives a great opportunity to develop, consolidate and expand their clinical skills and to experience a variety of different work places.
Pool gives you the guarantee of contracted hours and shifts, while maintaining your low risk and tertiary skills. It also allows you to quickly develop professional relationships, and feel part of a team! Pool has been shown to reduce the risk of burnout and improves workplace satisfaction as every day is different.
Flexible working arrangements will also be considered on an individual basis.

ABOUT US

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care and Mental Health and Well-being Services as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

• Antenatal Clinic
• Maternity Assessment Centre (MAC)
• Birthing Suite & High Care Unit (HCU)
• Postnatal Maternity Wards
• Domiciliary tea