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Form of workJob reference: 856779
Location: 5118 - GAWLER EAST
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Gawler Health Service, Forgie Surgical Ward/Birthing Suite
- Salary: $72,651 - $99,129 p.a. (pro rata) - RN/RM1
- Multiple Permanent Part Time positions available (part time hours to be negotiated), working over a 7 day roster
**This is a dual Registered Nurse /Midwife or a direct Enter Registered Midwife working on a mixed maternity and Surgical Ward at Gawler Health service.**
Overview
Becoming a valued member of the Nursing and Midwifery team, you will provide direct care to women and babies at the Gawler Health Service. Midwives working within this team have the option to work across the whole continuum of Maternity Care, including Antenatal Clinics, Labour and birth, postnatal and Community Midwifery care.
Assessing women’s needs, you will plan, implement and coordinate appropriate service delivery. You will also provide health education, counselling and rehabilitation programs to improve the health outcomes of individual patients or groups. Working in partnership with women, you will respect and support their right to self- determination in the life processes of pregnancy, birthing and parenthood. Gawler Health Service provides a comprehensive range of medical and surgical services to patients from Gawler and surrounding communities including the Lower North and Barossa Valley. Gawler Health Service has two Obstetrics and Gynaecology specialists, a senior specialist doctor, and Midwives ensuring 24-hour a day high quality care. The Gawler Health Service is a Team STEPPS site, with 450-500 births per year and opportunities to work across the whole continuum of service. We offer the best of a country health working environment within close proximity to metropolitan Adelaide.
You will be eligible for registration as a Nurse/Midwife or Midwife by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, and be eligible to hold a current practicing certificate. With demonstrated competence in nursing/midwifery practice in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice, you will have effective communication skills including, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills. You will bring the ability to work effectively within a team and prioritise workloads whilst being creative, innovative and flexible in your approach to midwifery care.
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
5 April 2024 - 2 weeks - 11.55PM
Attachments
856779 - Registered Nurse,Midwife or Registered Midwife - Forgie Surgical Ward,Birthing Suite.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.
