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Registered Midwife (Temporary Full Time) – Midwifery Group Practice – The Ro

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Sydney, NSW
A$72,152.53-$101,299.48 p/a
Healthcare & Medical → Nursing - Midwifery, Neo-Natal, SCN & NICU
Full-time
On-site

Posted 7 days ago


Employment Type: Temporary Full Time Until 1/7/2026
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration: $72,152.53 - $101,299.48 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ578508
Applications Close: Sunday, 15th June, 2025

Registered Midwife – Midwifery Group Practice – The Royal Hospital for Women

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. The vision for midwifery at the Royal Hospital for Women (RHW) is to provide exceptional, evidence-based care that empowers women and birthing people. The Registered Midwife, Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) is responsible for delivering high-quality, individualised, woman-centred care to a caseload of women or birthing persons within a continuity of care model. This includes assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care in collaboration with the woman or birthing person, the partner or support person, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team across the continuum of pregnancy, labour, birth, and the postnatal period.

This role involves clinical decision-making aligned to the ACM Guidelines of Consultation and Referral while facilitating and fostering ongoing nurturing relationships and collaborating with midwives within the MGP team. The MGP Midwife develops strong partnerships with multidisciplinary teams including Child and Family Health Services. The midwife works with the responsibility, and accountability for achieving high-quality outcomes and ensuring the safety of their caseload in alignment with NSW, SESLHD, and RHW clinical business rules. The MGP Midwife is expected to maintain personal and professional development through participation in training, education activities, clinical supervision, and performance reviews to continuously improve the level and quality of care provided. They are also expected to share knowledge and support other staff including midwifery students and new-graduate midwives. The position will involve participating and negotiating on call rosters within the MGP team including weekend “on-call” shifts and associated travel within SESLHD. Mileage reimbursement is applicable to this position through NSW Policy. Remuneration aligns with the Pilot Model Annualised Salary Agreement for Midwifery Group Practices (IB2014-50) within the hospital.

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes, but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds. Applicants invited to attend an interview will need to complete to complete the SESLHD Pre-employment Health Declaration Form in addition to the recruitment documentation forms required as part of their application.

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 (AHPRA) and agreement to participate in the Pilot Model Annualised Salary Agreement for Midwifery Group Practices.
  2. Current NSW Drivers Licence.
  3. Demonstrated high level written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others and proven ability to use health information systems.
  4. Demonstrates an understanding and knowledge of continuity of care based on primary maternity care principles, and a woman centered philosophy of childbirth as a transformative part of families lives.
  5. Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, engaging with families and relevant key stakeholders, applying professional and ethical boundaries and escalating appropriately when dealing with complex situations.
  6. Detailed knowledge and understanding of risk management, safety and quality principles and the role of the Registered Midwife in applying these principles within the maternity services setting.
  7. Demonstrates accountability, competence, proficiency, and responsibility for own midwifery practice related to lactation and infant feeding consistent with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council competency standards for midwives, NSW Health Breastfeeding Policy and the BFHI Principles.


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 Michelle Carati 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.


About South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

Sydney, NSW, Australia
Healthcare & Medical
5001-10000 employees

SESLHD is one of the largest local health districts in Sydney, covering a geographical area of 468 square kilometres from Sydney’s central business district, the beaches from Bondi to Cronulla and down to the Royal National Park. We deliver health care to around 930,000 residents across the local government areas of Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick, Bayside, Georges River and the Sutherland Shire. We also provide a key role in helping residents of Lord Howe Island.

Our staff also deliver high quality health care across a variety of community-based services ranging from pre-birth to palliative care.

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