AddressEmployment Type: Part Time Fixed Term
Hours: 24hrs per week
Salary: As per Award
Location: Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg
Application: Please upload Resume and Cover Letter
Contact: Lauren Horne ******@mercy.com.au, 03 8458 4***
Where there's life, there's Mercy.
Where there's care, there's You.
Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.
Join us through our Graduate Midwifery Program, and help us deliver even greater outcomes for our patients, families, communities, and you.
About the opportunity
We offer our postgraduate midwifery students a unique experience working in a paid employment model (minimum of three days per week) including 2 days on our Antenatal / Postnatal wards and one other supernumerary clinical day in Birthing services, Antenatal clinic, Fetal Monitoring, and Special Care Nursery. As a valued member of our midwifery team, you will be supported in your learning journey by our exceptional midwives, Clinical Support Midwives (CSM's) and your Clinical Placement Coordinator. We will provide you with ongoing mentoring, clinical education, and reflection to enhance your learning experience. Ensuring you complete your diploma with exposure to a variety of clinical midwifery practices.
- Fixed Term Part-time, commencing February 2025, 0.6 EFT (24 hrs per week) rostered across all shifts, 7 days a week.
- Provides pre-requisite clinical experience for the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery.
- Opportunities for ongoing employment
What you'll bring
You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.
To thrive in this role, you will:
- Meet the academic entry requirements of minimum Twelve (12) months of recent acute clinical nursing experience.
- Have applied for enrolment in the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery at La Trobe University
- Have excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
- Registration as a Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
- Current COVID-19 certificate, proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
Why Mercy Health?
We've been supporting people for over 100 years. Now, we're taking all that we have and making it even better. It's about investing in our people and our cultures to create positive experiences and opportunities for all.
Here are some things you'll love about working with us:
● 100+ years of caring …
We're a cornerstone of the communities we serve, and as a postgraduate midwifery student, the vital work you do here will always be needed. That means career stability and so much opportunity to build your rewarding future with us.
● A team of 10,000 hearts …
A career in healthcare and human services isn't always easy, and it takes true heart. Here, you'll join a team of over 10,000 dedicated people who carry on and support each other, whatever comes their way.
● Countless moments and lives …
As a postgraduate midwifery student, you'll be right at the heart of our impact. By improving the health outcomes of parents and babies through outstanding patient care, you'll know that every moment you spend here truly matters.
● … And so much more to come.
We're on a journey to keep growing our organisation and impact for the next 100 years. We have the leadership, the scale, the heart and the vision for the future. Let's achieve it together.
You'll also enjoy a range of other benefits:
- Develop and expand your skills, knowledge and impact across the scope of Midwifery practice. Mercy Hospital for Women is a fully accredited Level 6 Public Specialist Teaching Hospital with 229 inpatient beds, 33 Special Care Nursery cots and 28 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit cots. We have the medical, nursing, midwifery and allied health expertise to treat the most complex obstetric, neonatal and gynaecological cases.
- Advance your career with ongoing professional development opportunities and educational resources in a supportive environment.
- Find a better balance with a flexible rostering.
- Make the most of your pay with our generous salary packaging options.
- Save big with access to a range of retail discounts across financial, healthcare, travel and other services.
- Live, work and feel your best with our health and wellbeing programs including an Employee Assistance Program and Fitness Passport for you and your family. If you have an existing Fitness Passport, you can easily transfer it to Mercy Health.
