Registered Midwife

Southern Cross Care (Vic); Melbourne; On-site; AUD 57,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent role

Flexible rostering

Visa sponsorship available

Job summary

Mercy Health in Melbourne's Werribee Mercy Hospital is recruiting registered midwives for permanent roles. The maternity team offers full time or part time hours with salary aligned to the Victorian Nurses and Midwives Agreement (hourly base rate between 41.36 and 62.94).

You will need AHPRA Registration as a Registered Midwife and current or developing RANZCOG FSEP credentialing, along with strong time management, teamwork and extensive antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care experience.

Qualifications

• AHPRA Registration as a Registered Midwife.
• Current RANZCOG FSEP credentialing or working towards.
• Proven time management and organisational skills.
• A strong team work ethic.
• Expertise and experience in Antenatal, Intrapartum and Postnatal Care.

Skills

Time management

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Antenatal care

Intrapartum care

Postnatal care

Education

AHPRA Registration as a Registered Midwife

Job description

Employment Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time or Part Time

Salary: As per the Victorian Nurses and Midwives Agreement, the hourly base range is $ 41.36 - $ 62.94

Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital

Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter

Contact: Enquires welcome, or if you would like a copy of the Position Description, please contact

Alison Cook, Midwifery Unit Manager, [e-mail] 8754 3408 or

Katrina Carey, Midwifery Unit Manager, [e-mail] 8754 3081

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we’re there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

About the opportunity

Werribee Mercy Hospital is a public hospital providing care to the culturally diverse and rapidly growing community in the West of Melbourne. Our maternity services support nearly 4,000 low to moderate risk women across their childbearing journey each year. Our services include Birth Suites, Maternity Assessment Unit, Pregnancy Day stay, Antenatal as well as Postnatal services including Midwifery in the Home.

About us:

• Fulfil your potential using your entire scope of midwifery practice
• Our team means everything to us in Maternity at Werribee Mercy
• We support and encourage career growth and professional development
• Dedicated maternity education team
• Flexible rostering aiming to promote a healthy work life balance
• Option for Permanent nights available if interested
• Support women through the entire pregnancy journey
• Salary is in line with Enterprise Agreement and will be based on years of experience (hourly base rate between $ 41.36 and $ 62.94)
• Visa sponsorship available for successful applicants, if required

What our staff say about working in Maternity services Werribee Mercy Hospital

“Our team is fantastic! I get to come to work to my ‘work family’ and get such incredible support by beautiful people. The team is respectful of each other, boosts each other up and nourishes each other's learning to provide the best care for the families in our care. I know I get to be my best as a midwife working in this team.” Lizzi

“The diversity of ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds of women is a great challenge and interest… exposure to all pregnant women with all their complexities, education and cultural backgrounds is exciting and interesting for me.” Katrina

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What you’ll bring

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional family and woman-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• AHPRA Registration as a Registered Midwife
• Current RANZCOG FSEP credentialing or working towards
• Proven time management and organisational skills
• A strong team work ethic
• Expertise and experience in Antenatal, Intrapartum and Postnatal Care

If successful you will also be required to provide evidence of:

• A current Police Record Check – Cost covered by Mercy Health
• Working with Children Check.
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.