AddressNorwest Private Hospital - Clinical Midwifery Educator
Do you enjoy working in an environment that allows you to combine your clinical expertise with your passion for nurturing and professionally developing others? Then this could be the role for you.
The Role
A part time job share role available (24hrs per week) with the opportunity to incorporate as part of a full time or part time position working the remaining hours as a Clinical Midwifery Specialist.
The Clinical Midwifery Educator should be proficient in working in Birth Unit and postnatal areas.
The Clinical Midwifery Educator provides clinical support and education to the Registered Midwife, Registered Nurse, Mothercraft Nurse, Enrolled Nurse, New Graduate Midwives and Bachelor of Midwifery students in birth unit and postnatal areas
The CME will provide a women and family focussed culture that supports the MUM and staff to deliver innovative models of care and proactively manages change in the Birth Unit and postnatal areas of care. The CME will consult and liaise with obstetric and maternity staff in regards to education opportunities and requirements.
Norwest Private Hospital
Come and join our expert team of surgeons, specialist doctors, dedicated nurses and allied health professionals at Norwest Private Hospital.
Norwest Private Hospital is one of the largest private healthcare providers in NSW, providing an extensive range of surgical and medical services to those in The Hills Shire and surrounding suburbs. We offer state of the art equipment in a world class facility, diverse and friendly teams, as well as flexible shifts so you can achieve work/life balance.
With the culture of a small hospital and the scale and strength of a large hospital, Norwest Private Hospital provides an environment for its people like no other.
The Department
Women’s Health Unit is a 43 bed post/antenatal/gynaecology ward with 7 birthing suite rooms. Supporting this service is a 7 bed level 2 Special Care Nursery. An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Registered Midwife to join our team on a full-time/part time basis. We are looking for an expert midwife, who is committed to excellence, has extensive skills in the birth unit as well as a passion for delivery of woman centred care.
Specific accountabilities will include:
- Developing and providing contemporary education that promotes evidence based, best practice standards.
- Creating learning opportunities for staff through empowering education.
- Adhere by core midwifery competencies when supporting staff and students in intrapartum and postnatal care
- Provide exceptional skills including CTG interpretation, neonatal resuscitation and management of obstetric emergencies
- Helping to ensure that through a highly skilled and educated workforce our patients receive safe and high quality care
- Demonstrate effective communication
- Work collaboratively with the leadership team
- Ability to work autonomously
- Support and monitor staff training
- Facilitate quality improvement to deliver high quality care
Essential Criteria:
- Current AHPRA registration – Registered Midwife (minimum of 5 years’ clinical experience within an acute maternity environment including intrapartum and postnatal care).
- Certificate IV Workplace Assessment and Training (TAE qualification)
- Demonstrated experience in e-Learning platforms
- High degree of computer literacy skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Desirable Criteria:
- Tertiary qualification (Masters in Education or other relevant post graduate qualification)
- Previous educator experience in a similar role
What you’ll get in return
- Diverse career pathways
- Professional and personal development
- Assistance with further study and education
- A supportive work environment
- Challenging, inspiring and rewarding roles, and
- The opportunity to make a difference!
Why Healthscope?
We care about your career at Healthscope.
No matter where you go within our community of care, you’ll be supported by great team leaders, be part of strong, innovative teams who always strive for better and have the opportunity to flourish and grow.
Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. We work together to create positive, memorable experiences, alongside our quality care, in every moment of every day.
We are the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia. But why does that matter? Our team is made up of over 19,000 highly experienced people working across a range of roles and specialisations. Supported by some of the best doctors in Australia, we come together to strive for better, sharing learnings, supporting each other, celebrating successes and facing challenges together.
Joining us opens the door to endless opportunities. We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development, specialisation and education, and support our people to grow and flourish.
Applications close: 22 July 2024
To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to
If you are successful in the role, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant registered nursing experience against the current Healthscope and NSWNMA/ANMF - NSW Nurses and Midwives' - Enterprise Agreement 2020- 2024, a salary ranging from $52.45 - $54.18 per hour.
More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.
