Experience everything Cairns has to offer while working as a Clinical Midwife Consultant with our Antenatal Clinic, ICU, Women’s and Perioperative Services team. This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

Job details

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

About us:

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will demonstrate clinical expertise to facilitate and provide innovative midwifery leadership, support, clinical supervision and mentoring within the Antenatal Clinic and the wider maternity team. State and National reports, consumer input and evolving needs in the pregnancy space combine to require the CMC for Antenatal Clinic to have skills to create new models of care and pivot services to meet the ever changing needs of pregnant women.

About your role:

• Accountable for NMBA and own standards, actions and the outcomes of own nursing/midwifery practice, professional advice given and for activities delegated to a Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife, Enrolled Nurse, or unregulated healthcare worker. 
• Effectively manage self and in collaboration with Clinical Midwife/Nurse Educators and other Midwifery Unit Managers and Clinical Midwife Consultants, develop staff to enable fulfilment of role responsibilities with particular reference to antenatal care across the service.
• Lead and coordinate quality improvement and evidence-based practice activities to ensure the provision of quality, cost-effective midwifery services.
• Contribute to organisational key objectives and performance indicators.
• Integrate key objectives from the strategic plan (facility/division, clinical service) into service delivery for clinical unit/departments.
• Support education and research to promote innovation specific to healthcare trends, to promote patient and service outcomes within the scope of their position.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland

Further information

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

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

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

• CAH632903 Role Description (PDF, 550KB)
  Role Description
  
  1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Information Package for Applicants