Registered Midwife - Bowral Hospital - Casual
Bowral & District Hospital (B&DH) is a major Rural Hospital which provides a wide range of services, including general medical, obstetrics and...
Summary about this job
Nursing - Midwifery, Neo-Natal, SCN & NICU
Company: I Work for NSW
Location: Wollongong, Illawarra & South Coast
Work type: Contract/Temp
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Phone: +61-7-5965-4650
Fax: +61-8-3449-7060
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Detail information about job Registered Midwife - Bowral Hospital - Casual. Terms and conditions vacancy
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration: $30.81 - $43.26 Per Hour
Requisition ID: REQ50387
South Western Sydney is an exciting, interesting and dynamic place to live and work. South Western Sydney is home to a mixture of metropolitan and rural communities which is culturally diverse. South Western Sydney has a very significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community, especially in Campbelltown, Wollondilly, Camden, Wingecarribee and Liverpool.
South Western Sydney Local Health District’s vision is to promote the health of the residents of the District using our health services through the delivery of high quality patient centered health care. SWSLHD’s key strategy to positively transform how our patients, consumers, staff and communities experience our organisation and services is Transforming Your Experience.
Our culture at South Western Sydney Local Health District enables excellence and accountability, values our people and supports positive leadership and teamwork. We uphold the values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
South Western Sydney Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.
Where you'll be working
Bowral & District Hospital (B&DH) is a major Rural Hospital which provides a wide range of services, including general medical, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatric, surgical, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, geriatric and emergency services.
Bowral Maternity Unit provides midwifery care to low risk women in our antenatal and postnatal clinics and birthing and postnatal services in our inpatient ward. We are creative in rostering and strive to support midwives to achieve their full potential.
Come and join the dynamic team environment at Bowral & District Hospital where you are encouraged to take initiative, be creative and contribute to our vision of innovative models of care.
If you are a self-directed, motivated, reliable and flexible nurse with a strong desire to learn and grow in a well- established teamwork environment, come join our team!
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop professionally with the team and contribute to the planning of our new redevelopment.
Part of the South Western Sydney Local Health District, Bowral has close links with a range of Sydney's teaching and referring hospitals including Liverpool, Fairfield, Bankstown and Campbelltown hospitals.
What you'll be doing
The midwife is a responsible and accountable professional who works in partnership with women to give the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period, to conduct births on the midwife's own responsibility and to provide care for the newborn and the infant.
This position may entail rotating through various clinical areas such as, Birthing Unit, Post/Antenatal Ward, Special Care Nursery and Antenatal Clinic.
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities.
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model, promoting a culture that supports practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviors and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
The vision of SWSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Service is Compassionate Nursing and Midwifery Care Always, through leading effective workplace cultures that improve the patient experience.
- Demonstrated recent experience as a Registered Midwife in an environment appropriate to the relevant specialty
- Demonstrated ability to provide safe compassionate quality care that is culturally responsive
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, families, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team to identify and ensure responsiveness of care needs
- Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise
- Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of evidenced based midwifery care
- Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace.
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For role related queries or questions contact Victoria Elder on [email protected] or 02 4861 0332
Alternative Contact: Sharon Williams
Applications Close: 19 July 2018
Interview Date Range: 27 July 2018 - 02 August 2018