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Clinical Midwife - Arrukkan Prilaprila and Martu First Nations Midwifery Program - Growing Deadly Families
Mount Isa
Make a Difference in First Nations Maternal & Newborn Health!
Permanent full-time Clinical Midwife role delivering culturally responsive, evidence-based care to First Nations women and families in a regional referral maternity service.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Midwifery |
| Classification | Nurse Grade 6 (1) |
| Workplace Location | North West Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MI677553 |
| Closing date | 20-Mar-2026 |
| Job duration | Permanent full-time |
| Contact person | Andrea Mitchell |
| Contact details | 0417 834 292 Access the National Relay Service |
About the role
As a Clinical Midwife in the North West Hospital Maternity Unit, you will deliver advanced, culturally safe, woman-centred care across the antenatal, birth and postnatal journey, while providing clinical leadership within a supportive multidisciplinary team.
In this role you will:
- Provide advanced midwifery care across hospital and community settings
- Lead, mentor and support midwifery and nursing staff
- Collaborate with obstetric, neonatal and community health partners
- Contribute to quality improvement, education and professional practice initiatives.
Working with us
- For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,605. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$10,815… and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,210 (pro rata for part time employees).
- Base salary ranges between $111,198 and $119,072 p.a. Midwife Grade 6 (Band 1).
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
- Long Service Leave and Sick Leave accrual.
- Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
In your downtime, we will provide 2 return airfares p.a. (full time employees) (inc. spouse/dependents) or 1 return airfare p.a. (part time employees) to the nearest east coast provincial city in conjunction with your recreation leave; of which we offer 5 weeks p.a. with a 17.5% loading/bonus.
Plus 2 weeks p.a., travel as required and enrolment and conference costs for approved courses and conferences. We also offer staff accommodation (if eligible) or a private rental subsidy of AUD$82.50 per week for up to 17 months.
Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.
Requirements
- Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
- C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
- Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
- This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
- A period of probation may apply.
About North West Hospital and Health Service
The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.
- Unique locations
- Friendly communities
- Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives
The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay.he Kalkadoon people.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Our vision is to be Queensland's leading HHS delivering excellence in remote healthcare to our patients, working as an integral part of the community.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
Documents
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