Clinical Development Midwife - Registered Midwife Level 2

Employment Type: Temporary, Full time Position

Classification: RN 2

Title: Clinical Development Midwife - Registered Midwife Level 2

Position Number: LP7933

Salary:  $100,957-$107,000 (Plus Super)

Location: North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT

Section: Maternity

Closing Date: 2nd February 2024

What can we offer you: 

• City living without the traffic – Click here to see why you should live in Canberra
• 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
• 11.5% Superannuation

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 Role:

The Clinical Development Midwife (CDM) will act as a clinical resource and role model for staff. The CDM will have advanced practice knowledge in the full scope of midwifery care and the appropriate experience to provide clinical leadership and work in a collaborative multidisciplinary team.

The CDM will be a mentor, clinical education resource and support for new and less experienced team members in the antenatal clinic, birth suite and post-natal ward. The role includes development of Performance Development Plans for Level 1 RMs with support for them to achieve their learning plan.

The CDM will take responsibility for their own professional development.

Under limited direction of the Maternity Educator you will ; 

• Works as a clinical team leader.
• Provide support and supervision to new employees, new graduate midwives and students working in the Maternity Unit.
• Provide leadership in clinical policy development, clinical auditing and portfolio development.
• Communicate positively with families, members of the public, public stakeholders, executive, management and 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 evidence of clinical knowledge and problem solving skills at an advanced level in midwifery care, including neonatal care.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership skills and ability to practice and influence others within a professional and ethical framework that reflects the values of the organisation.
• 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.

Position Requirements / Qualifications

Mandatory

• Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• The successful applicant will need to be for weekend and after-hours work.
• CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.

Desirable

• Holds, or working towards, post graduate qualifications in midwifery, education or human lactation
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.

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

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

To Apply: 

Applicants are expected to respond in writing and include the following:

• A maximum two page pitch addressing why you would be suitable for this position (a response to selection criteria is NOT required and will not be considered as part of your application)
• Current CV that includes contact details for at least 2 professional referees

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.  

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.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Elizabeth Bishop at ***************@act.gov.au