Registered Midwife - Caseload

NSW Health; Kingswood; On-site; AUD 57,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ADO

Salary packaging

Novated leasing

Education opportunities

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Nepean Hospital is part of Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) and invites applications for a Caseload Midwife.

This permanent role supports continuity of midwifery care across pregnancy, labour and postnatal periods, with on-call requirements and a focus on woman-centred care within a teaching hospital setting. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, evidence-based maternity services.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Midwife Division 1 with AHPRA.
• Experience in antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to participate in an on-call model including 24/7 coverage.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and implement care for a caseload of women.
• Provide continuity of midwifery care across pregnancy, labour and postnatal periods.
• Collaborate with Nursing Unit Manager and Midwifery Educators to develop services.

Skills

Registered Midwife AHPRA

Antenatal care

Intrapartum care

Postpartum care

On-call readiness

Communication skills

Job description

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part Time

Position Classification: Registered Midwife

Location: Nepean Hospital

Remuneration: $41.22 - $57.88 per hour

Hours Per Week: up to 38

Requisition ID: REQ702365

Applications Close: 04/11/2026

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,

working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide continuity of Midwifery care, supporting women and their families throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period. You will build trusting relationships with women, empower them to make informed decisions about their maternity care and contribute to positive outcomes for mothers, babies and families.

The Caseload Midwife demonstrates a broad range of Midwifery skills and knowledge to provide care relevant to the woman's needs across the continuum of pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period.

This position involves in planning, coordinating and implementing care for a group of women as well as providing support to other staff. This role will see you actively participate in continuous Midwifery practice development and in the evaluation and continuous service development in collaboration with the Nursing Unit Manager of the Women and Children's Health Services at Nepean Hospital with support from the Midwifery Manager, Midwifery Educators and the Clinical Midwifery Consultant.

Joining the Caseload Midwifery team at Nepean Hospital provides an opportunity to contribute to a model of maternity care that places women and their families at the centre of the care experience. You will have the opportunity to build meaningful, ongoing relationships with women throughout their maternity journey, support continuity of care and contribute to positive birth and postnatal experiences, exercise professional judgement and develop your Midwifery practice within an appropriate clinical governance framework

If you value relationship-based care, professional autonomy, collaborative practice and the opportunity to make a lasting difference to women's maternity experiences, we invite you to join our team

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

Accrued Day off (ADO)

Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging

Novated Leasing

Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year

Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

Fitness Passport

What you will bring to the role

• Current registration as a Registered Midwife Division 1 with AHPRA.
• Demonstrated experience and clinical skill in Midwifery, including current skills in Antenatal, Intrapartum and Postpartum care.
• Demonstrated capacity to provide effective midwifery care that is person centred, family inclusive and culturally sensitive to people accessing health services.
• Demonstrated ability to organise and prioritise work.
• Demonstrated effective communications written and verbal skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development and willingness to undertake further education.
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to work an on-call model, day evening or night shift across all days of the week according to the team requirements including willingness to work 24/7 on-call model.

Additional information:

• Click here for the Position Description
• For role related queries or questions contact Candace Everard on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
• NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
• NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards
• For assistance with applying please click here. To find out more about the NSW Health application process please click here.
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.