Registered Midwife - Postnatal Casual Pool

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

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging

Novated Leasing

Education Training Service (110+ cours

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Nepean Hospital in NSW is seeking Registered Midwives to join the Postnatal Casual Pool. You will deliver evidence-based, woman-centered postnatal care, support breastfeeding, and assist families during the early parenting period.

You will work within a collaborative maternity team, with flexible rosters including day/evening/night shifts, contributing to safe and high-quality maternity care.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Midwife Division 1 with AHPRA.
• Experience in postnatal care and maternity settings.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload in a dynamic team.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based postnatal care for mothers and newborns.
• Support maternal recovery, breastfeeding and early parenting.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver woman-centred care.

Skills

Registered Midwife (AHPRA)

Midwifery clinical skills

Team collaboration

Effective communication

Care planning

Professional development

Roster flexibility

Cultural sensitivity

Job description

Employment Type: Casual Position Classification: Registered Midwife Location: Nepean Hospital Remuneration: $41.22 - $57.88 per hour Requisition ID: REQ701681 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.

Are you a compassionate and motivated Registered Midwife passionate about providing exceptional postnatal care? Nepean Hospital is seeking dedicated Registered Midwives to join our Postnatal Casual Pool. This is an excellent opportunity for Midwives who enjoy working in a dynamic maternity environment and want to contribute to the health, wellbeing and confidence of women, newborns and families during the important transition to parenthood.

As part of our postnatal team, you will provide safe, evidence‑based and woman‑centred care, supporting maternal recovery, newborn wellbeing, breastfeeding and early parenting. Working collaboratively with experienced Midwives and the broader multidisciplinary team, you will help ensure families receive compassionate, individualised care during their hospital stay.

Joining our Postnatal Casual Pool gives you the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to mothers, newborns and families during the early postnatal period, work alongside an experienced and supportive maternity team, maintain and develop your Midwifery knowledge and clinical skills across a range of postnatal care needs, gain exposure to diverse maternal and newborn presentations, access relevant education and professional development opportunities, subject to availability and where you can enjoy the flexibility of casual employment while contributing to a service committed to safe, compassionate and high‑quality maternity care.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• 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 Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency AHPRA.
• Demonstrated experience and clinical skill in Midwifery.
• Demonstrated capacity to provide effective nursing/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.
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to work a flexible roster, day evening or night shift across all days of the week according to the unit or team requirements.

Additional information

• 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.