Senior Clinical Midwife Educator & Mentor

Healthscope; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted health insurance

Work across network hospitals

Continuous professional development

Job summary

Healthscope's Newcastle Private Hospital in New South Wales is seeking a Clinical Midwifery Educator to support staff and mentor student midwives within our busy maternity service.

This permanent role offers 0.8–1 FTE with potential for a 7-day roster (mornings, lates and nights). You will lead education, preceptorship and evidence-based practice, reporting to the MSUM and collaborating with MUMs and ME to drive quality care.

Qualifications

• Registration as a Midwife with AHPRA is required.
• Certificate IV Workplace Assessment & Training (TAE) or working towards.
• Experience teaching and supervising students and novice midwives.

Responsibilities

• Support education and training across the Maternity unit with MSUM and MUMs.
• Clinical support and facilitation of undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery students.
• Facilitate orientation and onboarding of new staff.
• Lead hands-on educational support and clinical teaching to staff and students.
• Assist with competency assessments, learning plans and in-service presentations.
• Promote evidence-based midwifery care and dissemination of best practices.
• Ensure mandatory training compliance and eLearning completion.

Skills

Preceptorship

Mentoring skills

Teaching & supervision

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Certificate IV TAE

Masters in Midwifery/Education

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Healthscope's Newcastle Private Hospital in New South Wales is seeking a Clinical Midwifery Educator to support staff and mentor student midwives within our busy maternity service.

This permanent role offers 0.8–1 FTE with potential for a 7-day roster (mornings, lates and nights). You will lead education, preceptorship and evidence-based practice, reporting to the MSUM and collaborating with MUMs and ME to drive quality care.