Midwife Midwifery Group Practice
Seeking experienced midwives to work in a continuity model providing care to women in a caseload model. Full Time at Sunshine Hospital
Summary about this job
Nursing - Midwifery, Neo-Natal, SCN & NICU
Company: Western Health
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
Salary: n\a
Phone: +61-2-2329-5178
Fax: +61-7-3283-4386
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Detail information about job Midwife Midwifery Group Practice. Terms and conditions vacancy
About Us
Western Health manages three acute public hospitals: Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown Hospital. It also operates the Sunbury Day Hospital, Transition Care at Hazeldean and a range of community based services. We care for a culturally diverse population of more than 800,000 people. We have more than 6,700 employees who are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES).
Our continued growth will see the completion of a new purpose built, multi-storey Joan Kirner Women's and Children's Hospital.
About the Role
- Midwifery Group Practice (including Homebirth)
- Women’s & Children’s Services
- Permanent Full Time
Do you want to be part of a family focused, progressive, innovative Maternity Service? Exciting opportunities exist at Western Health (Sunshine Hospital) for highly experienced Registered Midwives with outstanding clinical abilities and a willingness to develop their own skills and knowledge to work in the Midwifery Group Practice (MGP), inclusive of publically funded homebirth.
Women’s and Children’s Services at Sunshine Hospital provides quality maternity care for in excess of 5,500 women per year within a diverse community across the Western Suburbs of Melbourne.
Our MGP model is client focused and utilises a collaborative and multidisciplinary approach to maternity service provision to women of all complexity across the childbearing journey. Midwives work in a group practice carrying a caseload of approximately 40-45 women a year.
If you have experience working across the continuum of maternity care and are keen to progress your career providing continuity of care to women and babies this could be the opportunity for you.
If you are a dynamic and experienced Midwife who wants to be a part of a growing maternity service and the shaping the new Joan Kirner Women's & Children's facility; we want to hear from you.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits such as:
- Work-life balance
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Discounted Onsite car parking
- Onsite fitness clubs
- Culturally safe and respectful environment
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program
Culture
At Western Health, we value our employees and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience. Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance and (if applicable) a working with children’s check.
Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies
Enquiries: Maree Dell
Ph: 0478405180
Position Ref: 32580
Applications Close: 01/08/2018
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