Clinical Midwife (Community)
WA Country Health Service
Posted 6 days ago
We are currently seeking a Clinical Midwife for current and future midwifery vacancies in our Wheatbelt Community Midwifery Service in both Moora and Merredin catchment areas within the unique Wheatbelt Region.
This service provides shared antenatal and postnatal midwifery care in collaboration with a woman’s intended birth hospital.
The Moora catchment services a mix of inland and coastal communities including Moora, Jurien Bay, Lancelin, Gingin and Bindoon, while the Merredin catchment covers Merredin and surrounding towns within the Eastern Wheatbelt.
If you’re passionate about providing person-centred midwifery care in a rural community we’d love to hear from you.
This is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed Term Full Time, Fixed Term Part Time, with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency and Casual.
Appointments may be made from this pool until 28/02/2026.
About the OPPORTUNITY
The Clinical Midwife is responsible for providing a high level of Primary Health Care to achieve the optimum state of health for individuals, families and communities with emphasis in the area of antenatal and postnatal care.
To be successful in this role, you will have…
- A commitment in the application of Primary Health Care Principles and a Community Development approach to practice.
- An ability to work with Aboriginal people and cross – cultural groups
- An ability to function independently and as part of a multidisciplinary, multi sectoral and interagency team.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
- Current C Class driver's licence and a willingness to travel via road and/or small aircraft with overnight stays as required
What we offer
The Western Australian Country Health Service offer our employees a great salary as well as an amazing range of benefits:
- Paid Study Leave
- Generous Salary Packaging Benefits
- Up to $9010 on a range of benefits including mortgage, rent, everyday living expenses
- Up to $2650 on meals and entertainment
- Access to novated vehicle leasing and pre-tax vehicle expenses
- Flexible working and leave arrangements
- Professional Development opportunities
- 12% Superannuation Guarantee
- As a WA Country Health Service employee, you’re entitled to discounts across some private health care funds, please see attached flyer for further details.
Want to know more about this role?
To learn more about the role, please refer to the attached Job Description Form and contact Philippa Reppington on 0427 378 599 or [email protected]
About WA Country Health Service
The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is the largest country health service in Australia and one of the biggest in the world. It delivers a range of comprehensive health services across an area of more than 2.5 million square kilometres to approximately 530,000 people, including more than 57,000 Aboriginal people.
Across the state we have six large regional hospitals, 15 medium sized district hospitals and 48 small hospitals. Along with this there are 31 health centres and nursing posts, four dedicated mental health inpatient units and 24 dedicated mental health services, and over 170 other facilities where population health teams are based.
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