AddressPosition Classification: Registered Midwife
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $35.32 - $49.60 per hour
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ486009
Applications Close: 29/05/2024
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean and Blue Mountains and Lithgow Region.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
An exciting opportunity is available for a Registered Midwife to join the team at Nepean Hospital working in the Early Pregnancy Assessment Service (EPAS). This is a Temporary Part time position 3 days per week.
In this position, you will facilitate the care pathways for women suffering with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) of any gestation, providing compassionate care, assessment, support, referrals, collaborative multidisciplinary care plans including intravenous hydration as required throughout the pregnancy and meeting the emotional needs of the woman/ partner/ family.
If this is the kind of working environment for you and the opportunity excites you, please apply now!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
NBMLHDis committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
What you will bring to the role:
- Current Registration as a Registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia with demonstrated evidence of extensive recent Midwifery experience.
- A strong commitment to achieving safe clinical outcomes for women and their families experiencing early pregnancy complications including early loss and hyperemesis gravidarum.
- Demonstrates strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to work both independently, within scope of practice and collaboratively following consultation and referral guidelines.
- Competency in IV cannulation and venepuncture or willingness to undertake training.
- Demonstrates effective communication skills both verbal and written with women and the wider multidisciplinary team, demonstrating computer literacy with EMR and other relevant software systems, with the ability to maintain accurate documentation.
- Demonstrates understanding in supporting the emotional needs of women and consideration of relevant referrals for EPAS and Hyperemesis.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
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For role related queries or questions contact Kirsty Edwards on **************@health.nsw.gov.au
