Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

St John of God Berwick Hospital has a total of 202 beds, eight operating theatres, a cardiac/vascular laboratory and six birthing suites. The hospital provides a wide range of services caring for inpatients, outpatients and day patients across a range of specialties including cardiology, maternity, medical and surgical, offering state of the art equipment and facilities to our rapidly growing community. The hospital has a 16 bed Critical Care Unit with 6 Intensive Care beds and 10 Cardiac/HDU beds. Our aim is to deliver the very best in health care at our Berwick Hospital.

Your Position at St John of God Berwick Hospital
You will take time with their patients and their families supporting them through every step of their journey to being a parent. Our midwives are dedicated to providing all aspects of pregnancy, birth and postnatal care in our antenatal clinics and services, on our maternity wards and in birth suites, in addition to care for our babies in our special care nurseries.

Our maternity unit consists of Antenatal/postnatal ward, our Birthing Suite and Neonatal Nursery, providing optimal patient care for all patients, their families and significant others.

The Position

• Assesses plans, delivers and evaluates patient care, seeking support from senior staff as required.
• Promotes and contributes to effective communication, facilitating teamwork and cooperation within the ward and within the hospital.
• Provides patient education and acts as a resource where appropriate.
• Supports and supervises staff and students as required, including orientating and preceptoring staff.
• Contributes to the achievement of Hospital and Clinical Services operational objectives.

You will have a registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Midwife, a demonstrated commitment to quality patient care and satisfaction, along with well-developed interpersonal and relationship building skills and available for night shifts.

To succeed you will have an ability to work effectively and harmoniously within the multi-disciplinary health care team, with a commitment to ongoing education and professional development. Experience with Birth Suite is highly desirable.

Above all, patients will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

The Benefits

• Salary: $68,093 to $96,175 per annum, plus 12% superannuation
• Salary $42.94 to $60.65 per hour (inclusive of casual loading), plus 12% superannuation
• Fulltime/Part time/Casual positions available.
• We offer a range of salary packaging options tailored to your employment status such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses - up to $18,550 as a permanent employee and a percentage of your earnings as a casual
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Innovative Professional Development opportunities
• Assistance with Australian work visas with progression to permanent residency (where applicable)

St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.

For enquiries contact Amanda Owen, Nurse Unit Manager, on (03) 8784 5373.