Registered Midwife - Caseload

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District; Penrith; On-site; AUD 57,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accrued Day off (ADO)

Salary Packaging

Novated Leasing

Education Training Service

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Nepean Hospital in NSW is seeking a Caseload Midwife to provide continuity of midwifery care across pregnancy, labour and postnatal periods. You will build trusting relationships with women, empower informed decisions, and contribute to positive birth experiences within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

The role requires current AHPRA registration as a Midwife, experience in antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care, and the ability to work in an on-call model across all shifts.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Midwife Division 1 with AHPRA.
• Experience in antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care.
• Ability to organise and prioritise work, and to work an on-call model (24/7).

Responsibilities

• Provide continuity of midwifery care for a caseload of women across pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatal period.
• Plan, coordinate and implement care in collaboration with the Women and Children’s Health Services team.
• Contribute to continuous midwifery practice development and service improvement.

Skills

Registered Midwife AHPRA

Midwifery care

On-call shift work

Teamwork & communication

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

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 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,

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

• For role related queries or questions contact Candace Everard on [e-mail]
• 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.
• 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.