Graduate Midwifery Program 2019

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Detail information about job Graduate Midwifery Program 2019. Terms and conditions vacancy

The City of Greater Bendigo

Be a part of our new state of the art hospital, currently under construction in the City of Greater Bendigo.

With a population nearing 110,000 Bendigo is so much more than a thriving rural town. It is a city with all the attributes of urban metropolis, but has the benefits of living in rural Australia as well.

A strong supportive community base with good schools, excellent infrastructure including shopping, restaurants cultural precincts and sporting facilities along with fantastic tertiary medical facilities makes our city a great place to live. On top of this, there is barely any traffic and it doesn’t take long to get anywhere, including Melbourne.

So who are we?

Bendigo Health is a leader in regional health care and services about 26% of Victoria. We combine outstanding services with a strong educational, training and personal development culture. Our organisation’s vision is "Healthy communities and World Class Healthcare".

The construction of our new state of the art hospital is currently under way due for completion in January 2017. This hospital will allow us to deliver truly world class healthcare to our community. It has been designed to accommodate increasing demand and will incorporate the best elements of modern hospital design from around the world.

We employ around 3400 people and are the largest employer across the region. We know that our people are our biggest asset and we strive to support them in many ways. Our benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Salary Packaging (meals and entertainment and accommodation)
• Staff health and wellbeing program, includes staff gym and hydrotherapy pool
• Employee assistance program
• Free immunisations
• Social club
• Smoke free environment

Ok, so now you know a bit about us, what about the role?

Registered midwives are a crucial element of our clinical team in Women’s & Children’s Centre and are responsible for providing sensitive, evidence based, family centred care. Registered midwives can work in Birth suite, postnatal areas, Women’s Clinics or Special care baby unit.

Graduates will rotate through all clinical areas mentioned above and are allocated a Preceptor. They will participate in a structured learning program throughout the year. Ongoing support and mentorship is provided by the Clinical Midwifery Educators and there are opportunities for further learning.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a driven and dedicated Midwifery Graduate who is passionate about this very specialised area of nursing. They will see themselves as great at what they do and they will be passionate about providing outstanding care within their unit and to the community. They will love working within their chosen field of nursing and they will enjoy working in supportive team.

Note: Applicants will be accepted from both computer matching and non computer matching. 
 

If this is you, apply online today.

For further information on the role please refer to the position description. Applications are to be submitted online.