Are you a passionate and skilled Clinical Midwife (Caseload) ready to make a difference in rural and remote communities?

Join our friendly and experienced team based in Longreach who are responsible for maternal services health service wide.

Our maternity model provides: ✔ Caseload model of care connecting our Midwife’s with expectant mums throughout the entirety of their pregnancy, birthing, and post-natal care. ✔ Increased earning capacity via the Caseload model. ✔ An opportunity to enhance your midwifery skills in a support workplace.

Ready to make a difference? APPLY NOW to be part of a team that values compassion, resilience and quality care to the Central West mums and families.

Job details

People-centred care | Quality and safety | Integrity and accountability | Empowered Workforce | Innovation and change

What's involved –  The role of the Clinical Midwife – Caseload - Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) is to provide primary midwifery care for a caseload of women, in collaboration with other health care providers, across the continuum of pregnancy, labour, birth and the post-partum period within Maternity Services and in the community. The clinical midwife will provide clinical leadership and expertise, with support and education to other midwives within the group practice, ensuring the provision of best practice, collaboration and quality care for women and their families.

As a Clinical Midwife (Caseload), receiving an annualised salary you will be responsible for an individual caseload and work in partnership with the team and the Clinical Midwife Consultant/Educator to manage your on-call and rostered days off. Opportunities exist to provide outreach midwifery care in remote areas of the Central West Hospital & Health Service and support outlying midwives in these areas.

About Central West Hospital and Health Service - Our diverse and rewarding work environment is as unique and dynamic as Central West Queensland itself.  Our far-reaching health services cover a region of almost 20.6 percent of Queensland, encompasses seven local government areas, and reaches 18 unique and lively communities.

Expansive in the true sense of the word, the region opens new horizons painted in red earth, blue sky and burnt orange sunsets.  It might feel miles away from urban life, but we are just a two-hour flight from Brisbane – well within reach of the city and South East Queensland's beautiful beaches.

Your benefits include:

• generous employer superannuation contribution up to 12.75%;
• salary packaging to increase your take home pay;
• 17.5% annual leave loading;
• career development opportunities;
• CWH provided housing or rental assistance
• Relocation or travel assistance.
• Remote Area Nursing Incentive Package (RANIP) Isolation Payment

Eligible candidates may be eligible under the Queensland Health Attraction Incentive Scheme. Please refer to webpage or guideline to view eligibility and conditions.

The locals will tell you a role with CWH is more than a job, and a life in Central West Queensland is as iconic as the region that defines it.  Be prepared to be embraced by warm, welcoming and close-knit communities, and caring for and living among the people you work with to make a difference in their lives and yours, every day.

First impressions count - Slay the application process by:
Submitting your CV with a statement “this is a true and correct representation of my work experience”, signed and dated by yourself.

• Provide a relevant and concise cover letter that address the ‘How you will be assessed' section of the attached role description (page 3).
• Complete the VPD paperwork and submit this as part of your application.

For more insight visit: Working in the Central West | Central West Hospital and Health Service (youtube.com)

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and hepatitis B during their employment.

Applications should be submitted ONLINE. Include a completed vaccine preventable disease form and evidence of immunity and vaccinations and relevant qualifications with your application. For additional information regarding the responsibilities, mandatory qualifications and/or other requirements for this position please refer to the role description.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

It is recommended that you download the Role Description for future reference. Microsoft Word or PDF files are supported. Files – max: 2MB each.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• QH Applicant Information Kit (PDF, 917KB)
  Application Kit
  
  Vaccination_tb-risk-assess-questionnaire-workers-hhs (PDF, 177KB)
  Application Kit
  
  Vaccination_Vaccine Preventable Diseases Forms (PDF, 328KB)
  Application Kit
  
  RD_Clinical Midwife_Caseload (PDF, 282KB)
  Role Description