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Maternal Child and Family Clinical Midwife Consultant (Cairns)
Cairns based with regular travel to Cape York communities
Embrace an opportunity: Progress your career and discover all that the Torres and Cape has to offer!
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Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Nursing |
| Classification | Nurse Grade 7 |
| Workplace Location | Cairns region,Far North Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/TC695539 |
| Closing date | 25-Nov-2026 |
| Job duration | Temp Full-Time Jan 27 - June 27 (with poss ext.) |
| Contact person | Megan Pickford |
| Contact details | 0499 752 125 Access the National Relay Service |
Maternal Child and Family Clinical Midwife Consultant | Cairns
Temporary Full Time - January 2027 up to June 2027 (with possibility of extension)!
Ready for a meaningful role that starts with a yarn? Megan Pickford, 0499 752 125 would love to hear your story and answer any questions you may have about the role.
Experience the best of both worlds in a role based in Cairns, with regular travel to the remote communities of Cape York. Cairns offers a vibrant tropical lifestyle, combining the convenience of a regional city with world-renowned reef and rainforest experiences, excellent schools, healthcare services and outdoor recreation. In contrast, Cape York provides the opportunity to work closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, experiencing rich cultural diversity, breathtaking natural landscapes and the unique reward of delivering meaningful healthcare where it is needed most.
As the Maternal, Child and Family Midwifery Consultant (MCH CMC) - Cape York Outreach, you will deliver advanced primary midwifery and child health care services to women, children and families across the antenatal, postnatal and early childhood continuum. Working within the Midwifery Navigation Service, you will provide a midwife-led model of care focused on care coordination, advocacy and education throughout pregnancy and the first 1,000 days, supporting positive health outcomes for mothers, children and families across Cape York and Far North Queensland.
Professional and personal motivators!
As a Maternal Child and Family Clinical Midwife Consultant professional working in Torres and Cape HHS, your contribution in helping treat, rehabilitate and improve the lives of patients is huge!
You'll work in diverse and supportive environments that offer attractive lifestyle opportunities and experiences and enable you to make a valuable contribution in small communities. These communities will help you grow, connect, learn and create life-defining experiences that will shape who you are as a health professional and a person.
Torres and Cape will give you a career with purpose, plus excellent benefits and allowances;
- Base salary comprising between $5390.40 - $5852.40 per fortnight
- Workplace benefits | Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
- Generous employer superannuation contribution of 12.75%
- Salary packaging options Salary and benefits | Careers (health.qld.gov.au)
- Generous leave entitlements including 17.5% loading on annual leave
Travelling within the Torres and Cape region means you will be able to enjoy:
- Immersing yourself in nature, from the outback to tropical rainforests, coral reefs and extraordinary landscapes.
- Short commute to work, allowing greater work/life balance
- Rich Indigenous Culture
Imagine yourself here? Find out about Torres and Cape HHS and the Torres Strait and Cooktown and Cape York regions on the Tropical North Queensland website.
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Torres and Cape HHS Values - Courage | Accountability | Respect | Engage
How do I apply? Applications should be submitted ONLINE via the Smart Jobs and Careers website.
Please no unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.
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