Employment Type: Permanent Full Time / Part Time
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration: $36.39 - $51.09 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: Up To 38
Requisition ID: REQ578903
Application Close: Sunday, 8th June 2025

Registered Midwife – Rotational

The Royal Hospital for Women is a multi-faceted tertiary referral and teaching hospital offering women a wide range of comprehensive women's health services. It is one of the world's leading hospitals for mothers and babies and for women with benign gynaecological and gynae-oncology conditions. The hospital is committed to the provision of excellence in health care for women as well as continued research into how to best provide that care.

The Royal Hospital for Women is the only stand-alone Women's Hospital in New South Wales providing unique opportunities for innovative clinical practice initiatives. It is part of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) and is co-located with other hospitals on the Randwick Hospitals Campus. The Campus offers one of the State's most comprehensive ranges of facilities and expertise in health care.

The Royal Hospital for Women is close to some of Sydney's best beaches, restaurants and sporting facilities and only fifteen (15) minutes from the Sydney Central Business District and harbour, adding a quality lifestyle to the satisfaction that comes from working within a committed and decided team.

The Royal Hospital for Women is situated between the University of New South Wales and Coogee Beach.

What You'll Be Doing:
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it. South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is committed to improving the care provided to our patients in line with our vision of Working together to improve the health and wellbeing of our community. All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote culture and supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees. The Registered Midwife coordinates and delivers high quality midwifery care to women and birthing people throughout the duration of their pregnancy, inclusive of the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period, that aligns with SESLHD policies, procedures and standards. The Registered Midwife will maintain responsibilities for personal and professional development by participating in training/education activities, and performance reviews in order to continuously improve the level and quality of service.

Benefits:

• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
• Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance.

Selection Criteria:

1. Current registration as a Registered Midwife with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia
2. Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others
3. Demonstrated ability to proactively engage with patients/clients to enhance service delivery and to guide others in providing service excellence
4. Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and apply professional and ethical boundaries when dealing with complex situations
5. Basic computer skills and proven ability to use health information systems
6. Detailed knowledge and understanding of risk management, safety and quality principles and the role of the Registered Midwife in applying these principles
7. Demonstrated commitment to the NSW Health Breastfeeding Policy and the BFHI Principles
8. Recent postgraduate experience working within an inpatient or community based setting

Need More Information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Meg O'Neill on [email protected]

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

Reasonable Adjustments:
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email [email protected] and let us know. Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information For Applicants:

• An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
• SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support ([email protected]) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website

SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support. Please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email [email protected] should you require support.