Description
What can we offer you:
• City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• 11.5% Superannuation.
• Scholarships for education support
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates subject to the hiring managers approval
About the Role:
Centenary Hospital for Women and Children (CHWC) is seeking suitably qualified Registered Midwives Level 1 to join our midwifery team. Your professional growth will be supported by our midwifery team including midwives on the floor, Clinical Development Midwives, Clinical Support Midwife and Clinical Midwifery Managers.
CHWC is a level 6 tertiary centre providing specialised maternity, neonatology and paediatric services for the ACT and surrounding regional areas to approximately 3800 women per year. CHWC is a part of the wider Canberra Health Services which includes Canberra Hospital and the University of Canberra Hospital.
The CHWC offers antenatal, birthing, and postnatal services under various models of care aimed at providing woman and family centred care. CHWC staff are committed to providing a women centred approach where we focus on the woman’s unique needs, expectations, and aspirations; recognise her right to self-determination in terms of choice, control, and continuity of care; and address her social, emotional, physical, psychological, spiritual, and cultural needs and expectations. The maternity department at CHWC is dynamic with a strong culture of finding innovative modern solutions to the demands and challenges facing contemporary midwifery.
Maternity care options include midwifery led continuity of care models, midwifery led care, and maternity team care, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team as required. The CHWC is the tertiary referral service for the ACT and Southern NSW region. The Maternity services are supported by a tertiary neonatal service including Intensive Care (NICU), Special Care (SCN) and the regional retrieval service (ACT NETS).
Reporting to the Clinical Midwifery Manager, the level 1 Registered Midwife is responsible for providing evidence based, safe and effective midwifery care to women in a supported environment. The midwife is responsible for providing care that meets quality and safety standards and will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and with consumers of maternity services. The level 1 Registered Midwife will lead by example in upholding the CHS values and actively participate in developing a culture that promotes the CHS values and vision within the work unit.
There are a range of positions available, including working directly in one unit, rotational positions across your scope of practice and in early 2023 we are introducing rostered teams. There are full time and part time positions available, as well as casual.
Multiple positions are available throughout the Women’s, Youth and Children Division including but not limited to:
• Antenatal
• Postnatal
• Birthing
• Canberra Midwives Program-continuity programs
• Maternity & Gynaecology Outpatients
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
To Apply:
To apply for this position please submit a CV, and a maximum 2-page application addressing Selection Criteria, listed in the position description. Please get in contact to receive the Selection Criteria.