Registered Midwife

at  Queensland Health

About the role
The Registered Midwife supports excellence in midwifery care and patient outcomes, the registered midwife is a clinician who provides direct midwifery care with clinical competence and capability, optimising the perinatal journey of women and their families and enabling woman centred care with enhanced access to services. The registered midwife works in partnership with the wider multidisciplinary team to provide woman and family centred, quality, safe patient care.
The Registered Midwife who rotates across the Maternity Services (Ambulatory Care-ANC, Birth Suite and Maternity/Gynaecology Ward) provides contemporary, evidence based midwifery services and demonstrates competence in the provision of midwifery care as specified by achievement of the standards of practice and registration requirements from the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). This is evidenced by educational preparation, continuing professional development, adherences to relevant legislation and the context of care.
This role may be eligible for the Queensland Health Attraction Incentive. See link - Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Scheme
About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Contemporary clinical knowledge in the area of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care (including gynaecology care), and Ward Special Care Nursery (WSCN) midwifery practice delivering competent midwifery care in complex situations while providing support to other team members.
• Ability to provide Patient and Family centred care to the patient using best practice and within the standard of practice of a Registered Midwife.
• Ability to communicate to a high standard effectively and engage with members of the healthcare team, patients, relatives and visitors whilst displaying a high level of professional midwifery care.
• Ability to educate, inform, counsel and support patients and families on general and clinical information relevant to patient’s care, accessing the Clinical Midwife when expert advice is required.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships, open communication and a positive environment within a multidisciplinary team, actively contributing to the learning and development of others to a high standard.
• Demonstrated high standard of written and oral communication skills.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:

• Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16
  About West Moreton Health
  West Moreton Health is one of the most rapidly evolving health services in the south east corner, with a community growth expected to almost double to more than 588,000 by 2036. Our vision is for a robust hospital and health service that includes fit-for-purpose spaces, interconnected buildings, multi-disciplinary health services, research, education and community partnerships.
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Benefits

• 17.5% annual leave loading (Additional allowances/entitlements may apply)
• 12.75 % employer contribution to superannuation
• Professional development
• Salary sacrificing options
• Wellness programs
• Employee Assistance Service (EAS).

To apply
Further information regarding this role please download and read the attached Role Description and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Please refer the Job description for details