AddressJob reference: 856789
Location: 5118 - GAWLER EAST
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Gawler Health Service - Forgie Ward/Birthing suite
- Salary: $72,651 - $99,129 p.a. (Pro-rata) - RN/RM1
- Temporary Part Time position working 20 hours per week up to 30/6/2024, over a 7 day roster
Overview
Joining the team at Gawler Health Service, you will assist with the provision of professional high quality nursing and midwifery care aimed at improving patient health outcomes. Assessing individual patient needs, you will plan, implement or coordinate appropriate service delivery from a range of accepted options. You will also provide health education, counselling and rehabilitation programs to improve the health outcomes of individual patients or groups. As a Midwife, you will work in partnership with women, respecting and supporting their right to self- determination in the life processes of pregnancy, birthing and parenthood. Gawler Health Service provides a comprehensive range of midwifery, obstetric, medical and surgical services to patients from Gawler and surrounding communities including the Lower North and Barossa Valley. Gawler Health Service has four obstetric and gynaecology specialists, several GP's, Nurses and midwives ensuring 24-hour a day high-quality care in the mixed ward areas. The Gawler Health Service is a Team STEPPS site, with 500 births per year and opportunities to work across the whole continuum of service as well as medical and surgical patients to care for on the ward. We offer the best of a country health working environment within close proximity to metropolitan Adelaide.
You will need to be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse and/or Midwife by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, and hold or be eligible to hold a current practicing certificate. With demonstrated competence in nursing and midwifery practice, you will bring the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team. Effective communication skills including, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills will be essential.
In addition to the annual salary package we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (Direct Contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
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Application Closing Date
15 March 2024 - 2 weeks - 11.55PM
Attachments
856789 - Registered Midwife.pdf
JCS+Registered+Midwife+final.pdf
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Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
