Clinical Midwife Educator (Antenatal Clinic and Maternity Ward)

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week

Location: Fairfield Hospital

Position Classification: Clinical Midwife Educator

Remuneration: $97,579.14 – $100,746.38 per annum

Requisition ID: REQ206685

Application Close Date: 31/01/2021

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

Become part of a committed team, always striving to deliver excellence in the health/public sector

About The Opportunity

Fairfield Hospital is recruiting for a Clinical Midwifery Educator to complement and enhance the current Antenatal Clinic and Maternity Ward.

Life at South Western Sydney Local Health District is rewarding, progressive and diverse and is always focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, Healthier Communities.

Where You’ll Be Working

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background and people with a disability to apply.

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

Salary Packaging

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Maxxia for more details.

Workplace Giving Program

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees also have the opportunity to make a difference to help those less fortunate. Visit the Workplace Giving Program for more information.

What you’ll be doing

Deliver and evaluate clinical education programs in consultation with Management, Midwifery Educators and Clinical Midwifery Consultants, to support the delivery of clinical best practice, patient service and enhanced patient outcomes.

South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities.

All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model, promoting a culture that supports practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviors and interactions with patients, clients and employees.

The vision of SWSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Service is Compassionate Nursing and Midwifery Care Always, through leading effective workplace cultures that improve the patient experience.

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible.

Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Midwife with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Relevant clinical or education post registration qualifications or such education and clinical experience deemed appropriate and Successfully completed or working towards a tertiary qualification in clinical education and/or clinical training or a current technical qualification in workplace training and assessment

Demonstrated understanding of competency-based assessment with experience in education / clinical teaching and developing clinical programs based on adult learning principles.

Demonstrated ability to provide safe compassionate quality care that is culturally responsive

Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team.

Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise

Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of evidenced based nursing care

Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace

Need more information?

2) Find out more about applying for this position

For role related queries or questions contact Jemma Linkenbagh on 02 9616 8484 or via email on Jemma.Linkenbagh@health.nsw.gov.au

Interview Date Range: 03/02/2021 – 10/02/2021

Stepping Up – Close the Gap

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal applicants understand how to apply for roles with NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process.

If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role within South Western Sydney Local Health District, please contact the SWSLHD Aboriginal Workforce Team on SWSLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au.