CORE Registered Midwife

NSW Health; Broken Hill; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Broken Hill is looking for a Registered Midwife to provide care in the maternity ward. The role includes supporting students and junior staff and offers incentives such as a recruitment package and annual bonuses. Candidates must have current registration with AHPRA and excellent midwifery skills to ensure quality care for patients. Explore a meaningful career in rural healthcare.

Benefits

Recruitment Incentive Package up to $10,000

Annual Retention Bonus up to $10,000

5 Weeks Annual Leave

Salary Packaging

Qualifications

• Current midwifery registration with AHPRA is mandatory.
• Excellent proficiency in antenatal, labour, birth, and postnatal care is required.
• Experience in working within a multidisciplinary team is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work 8-hour solo shifts in the maternity ward.
• Provide care for admitted antenatal/postnatal and nursery babies.
• Support and mentor students and junior midwives.

Skills

Midwifery registration

Antenatal care

Intrapartum and postpartum care

Conflict resolution

Cultural competence with Aboriginal patients

Education

Midwifery qualification

Job description

Overview

This position qualifies for a Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (pro-rata part-time/temporary positions less than 18 months), and a recurring Annual Retention Bonus valued up to $10,000 (pro-rata part-time), under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services, and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (Maternity Relief until 1 February 2026)
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration: $36.39 - $51.09 per hour + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Broken Hill
Requisition ID: REQ612637

We are only considering applications from candidates with valid work rights.

• Great opportunity to join a supportive team and make a real difference.
• Fantastic lifestyle, great food/cafes, arts, music, sport and festivals.
• Only 3 hours from Mildura and 5 hours flight from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia.

Broken Hill is a town with a supportive community. We invite you to explore Living and Working in the Far West.

About the Opportunity

• Work 8-hour solo shifts (7-7) in the maternity ward of the Broken Hill Hospital.
• Provide care for admitted antenatal/postnatal and special care nursery babies.
• Be the second midwife at a birth and provide support and mentorship to students and junior midwives.
• The MGP midwives are on-call to come in for intrapartum care and assist on the ward if required.
• Work in collaboration with consultant locum obstetricians and a close-knit, supportive team, inclusive of BMids, new graduate midwives and students.

What is on Offer

• Rural incentive up to $10k.
• 5 Weeks Annual Leave/Monthly ADO
• Salary Packaging (pay less tax) with up to $9k for living expenses and $2.6k for meals and entertainment.
• Novated Leasing.
• Isolation and Climate allowance.
• Fitness Passport.
• A comfortable and affordable country lifestyle that supports balance and wellbeing.

About the Far West Local Health District (LHD)

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to communities in far west NSW. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. We are working together to make a real difference to health outcomes for our communities and invite you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

How to apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria thoroughly in the application:

• Current midwifery registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Confidence and skill to be rostered on 8-hour shifts as a solo Core Midwife on the ward, and provide senior Midwifery clinical support during admissions, labour and birth.
• Demonstrated application of professional and ethical boundaries to patient care in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated application of evidence-based practice and critical thinking to advocate for and implement individualised person-centred care.
• Excellent competency and proficiency as a midwife in antenatal, labour, birth and postnatal care, lactation and infant feeding with an understanding of escalation and emergency Midwifery care.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with a multidisciplinary team in a personable and professional manner and to resolve conflicts when they arise.
• Commitment to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and families to enhance health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.
• Participation in ongoing professional development and willingness to share expertise with colleagues.

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and resources to help you settle in and feel at home faster. Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Need more information?

• Click here for the Position Description
• Find out more about applying for this position
• For role-related queries contact Megan Ritchie at [e-mail]

Applications Close: 23 October 2025

Stepping Up

The Stepping Up Website is a resource to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for NSW Health positions. If you are Aboriginal and wish to obtain more information, please visit:

https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Equal opportunity

Far West Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, and LGBTQI+ individuals to apply.

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