Mercy Midwife with High Acuity Skills

ABOUT THE ROLE: 

Summary of the role:

Are you a registered midwife nurse with a passion for high-acuity maternal critical care? Or are you a Midwife with critical care skills who wants to combine both specialties? Look no further!

At The Mercy Hospital for women, we specialize in providing quality care for women with complex health issues and challenging pregnancies. Our team is seeking talented individuals like you to join our rotating model, where you'll have the opportunity to work in our Women's Emergency Department, Birthing Suite, Gynaecology, and High Dependency Unit with option to provide continuous care into the antenatal/ postnatal wards.

Here, you'll be caring for the High Acuity women in our hospital, utilizing your specialized skills to provide the best possible care. We want to support you in growing these skills through hands-on experience and specialized training. We will support further learning opportunities in post graduate studies in maternal critical care.

If you're looking to grow your career and specialize in caring for pregnant, postpartum, and gynaecology patients, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Join us at The Mercy Hospital and make a difference in the lives of women in need. Apply now!

ABOUT YOU:

• Nurse and Midwifery Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (essential)
• At least two years’ relevant experience as a Registered Midwife and Registered Nurse (essential)
• Recent knowledge of all areas of midwifery practice and experience in working in Birthing Services, Emergency, Critical care and Gynaecological experience (desirable)
• Relevant postgraduate qualifications, critical care (desirable)
• Neonatal resuscitation, adult resuscitation, competency in RANZCOG Foetal Surveillance Program or equivalent and completion of all other mandatory competencies upon commencement of employment
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, prioritisation and problem-solving skills
• The ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and be able to build good working relationships to foster a collaborative approach to care
• Work all rotational shifts 

ABOUT US:

Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women’s health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.

Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

WHAT WE OFFER:

Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

• Caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
• Encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities and cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and supporting all staff to be their authentic selves at work through our network group for LGBTIQ+ staff and allies
• Protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
• Taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
• Offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services. 

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Candidates are required to meet the position and qualification requirements.
• Provide a current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check (Mercy Health may conduct additional background checks subject to current legislation).
• Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).

Employment with Mercy Health is subject to satisfactory background checks which can include Police Record Check, Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.

If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.

Contact Details

• Mary McCarthy
• *********@mercy.com.au

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