Registered Midwife, Queensland Health

Queensland Government; Roma; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Superannuation up to 12.75%

Job summary

Queensland Government is seeking Registered Midwives to support excellence in midwifery care across birth suite and maternity wards. You will provide direct midwifery care, optimise the perinatal journey for women and families, and enable woman-centred care in line with NMBA standards.

The role involves working in birth suite or maternity/gynaecology ward, with rotating between areas, delivering evidence-based midwifery services and maintaining professional practice standards.

Qualifications

• Contemporary midwifery knowledge in antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care.
• Deliver competent midwifery care in complex situations.
• Communicate professionally with healthcare teams, patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct midwifery care in birth suite or maternity/gynaecology ward.
• Support optimal perinatal journey and woman-centred care.
• Engage in learning and development within a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Antenatal care

Intrapartum care

Postnatal care

Patient and family centred care

Effective communication

Education and counselling

Clinical assessment, planning & eval

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Midwife (midwifery qualification)

Job description

Multiple permanent and fixed term temporary opportunities available.

The Nursing and Midwifery Centralised Recruitment Team coordinates recruitment across a number of organisational units.

** See attached Service description for each speciality**

The Registered Midwife supports excellence in midwifery care and patient outcomes, the Registered Midwife is a clinician who provides direct midwifery care with clinical competence and capability, optimising the perinatal journey of women and their families and enabling woman centred care with enhanced access to services.

The Registered Midwife working in birth suite, the maternity/gynaecology ward, or rotating between both areas provides contemporary, evidence-based midwifery services and demonstrates competence in the provision of midwifery care as specified by achievement of the standards of practice and registration requirements from the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). This is evidenced by educational preparation, continuing professional development, adherences to relevant legislation and the context of care.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Contemporary clinical knowledge in the areas of antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal midwifery practice delivering competent midwifery care in complex situations while providing support to other team members.
• Provide Patient and Family centred care to the patient using best practice and within the standard of practice of a Registered Midwife.
• Communicate to a high standard effectively and engage with members of the healthcare team, patients, relatives and visitors whilst displaying a high level of professional midwifery care.
• Educate, inform, counsel and support patients and families on general and clinical information relevant to patient's care, accessing the Clinical Midwife when expert advice is required.
• Comprehensively assess, plan, implement and evaluate midwifery care.
• Build and maintain strong relationships, open communication and a positive environment within a multidisciplinary team, actively contributing to the learning and development of others to a high standard.

Mandatory Requirements

• Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the

About West Moreton Health

At West Moreton Health, our employees apply our shared to every aspect of their work. This helps make sure our workplaces are effective, inclusive and empower our employees to reach our goals.

As a Child Safe Organisation, at West Moreton Health:

• We prioritise children and young people being seen, heard, and safe in every interaction.
• We create inclusive environments where the voices and needs of children and young people are valued and respected.
• We believe safeguarding is shared responsibility, upheld by every member of our organisation.

Why choose us

• Career pathways with support to step into senior roles and leadership.
• Competitive benefits including salary packaging and up to 12.75% super.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.

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