Registered Midwife Birthing Services Unit

Mercy Health Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Health in Heidelberg, Victoria, is seeking experienced Birthing Suite midwives to join our dedicated team providing evidence-based, women-centred care.

You will work in a busy Birthing Suite with a rotating roster including morning, afternoon and night shifts, and have opportunities to upskill and support induction bookings and cervical ripening. AHPRA registration and RANZCOG credentials are expected.

Qualifications

• Previous birthing suite experience
• Level 2 or above RANZCOG practitioner status
• Ability to perform IV cannulation, balloon catheter insertion for induction of labour, perineal suturing
• Knowledge of managing high risk pregnancies and facilitating physiological birth

Responsibilities

• Provide evidenced-based, women-centred care in a busy Birthing Suite
• Triage induction bookings and support cervical ripening
• Work a rotating roster including morning, afternoon and night shifts, with upskilling opportunities

Job description

Employment Type: Permanent Positions - full-time or part-time available

Salary: As per EBA

Location: Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg

Contact: Lisa Nikoletseas [e-mail]

Please note - successful applicants may be appointed prior to the Job add closing

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

• Our Birthing Suite midwives are highly skilled, and passionate about providing evidenced based, women centred care.


• Work a rotating roster including Morning, Afternoon & Night duty shifts, with the opportunity to upskill and work 0930-1800 triaging induction bookings and performing cervical ripening for induction of labour. Should you prefer to work only night duty shifts, this will also be considered.


• We support our midwives to grow and develop their skills to be able to provide hollistic care in birthing services.

What you'll bring

• Previous birthing suite experience


• Level 2 or above RANZCOG practitioner status


• Competence to perform IV Cannulation, Balloon Catheter insertion for induction of labour, perineal suturing, and waterbirth (or working towards these skills)


• Knowledge of managing high risk, complicated pregnancies and birth, but also possess the skills and desire to facilitate physiological birth where possible

About you:

• You are approachable, compassionate and contribute to a positive team culture.


• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.


• You are compassionate and demonstrate a flexible and positive approach to effective patient care

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.


• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.


• AHPRA Registration

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 acknowledgement 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.