What can we offer you:
● City living without the traffic - click her to see why you should live inCanberra.
● Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions.
● Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
● Flexible working conditions.
● 11.5% Superannuation.
About the Hospital:
North Canberra Hospital (formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce) and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS)
This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra’s Northside.
The current North Canberra Hospital is a level 4 hospital that provides a range of acute and sub-acute services including community based care to the residents of the northside of Canberra and Southern NSW. North Canberra Hospital (NCH) is a 270 public hospital located in Canberra’s expanding northside. North Canberra Hospital operates a 24 hour Emergency Department. Inpatient services include general medicine, surgery, maternity, mental health and critical care.
Other service modalities include day surgery, specialist outpatient clinics, Hospital in the Home and the Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation service that reaches into aged care facilities across the ACT.
The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce. It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors and its workforce and will provide more beds and increased services. Until then, it's business as usual at the NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.
About the role:
The Women's and Children's Division within North Canberra Hospital provides Maternity, Neonatal & Gynaecology services to women and their families in the ACT. These services include antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care; gynaecology care; neonatal special care nursery support and domiciliary care. Care is provided by a multidisciplinary team including a Midwifery and Nursing Team, Medical staff, and Allied Health.
The Childbirth Educator Level 2 Midwife will provide education and co-ordinate the program and resources for education of families preparing for Childbirth at North Canberra Hospital. The Midwife will have advanced practice knowledge in midwifery practice and the appropriate education experience to support innovative and engaging classes and information sessions to the public. The role involves co-ordination and rostering to the program. Engaging and responding to consumers and their feedback. The role deputises for the Clinical Midwife Consultant after hours.
The Level 2 Midwife will be a mentor, clinical education resource and support for other less experienced midwifery staff. The role includes development of Performance Development Plans for Level 1 RN/RMs with support for them to achieve their learning plan.
The midwife will take responsibility for their own professional development.
Under limited direction of the Clinical Midwife Consultant you will provide and coordinate comprehensive and engaging education programs, incorporating adult learning principles to womenand their support people.
You will:
• Demonstrated evidence of advanced clinical knowledge and skill in providing education programs designed to meet the educational needs related to pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting to women of all complexities.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership skills with particular focus on effective interpersonal communication skills within a multidisciplinary team.
• Accept responsibility for own actions in midwifery practice.
• Participation in professional development of self and others.
• Well-developed supervisory skills, with proven team building ability and the management or organisational resources.
• A demonstrated ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Communicate positively with families, members of the public, public stakeholders, executive, management and staff.
• Work in other areas of the hospital when required.
About you:
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA are particularly encouraged to apply.
Behavioural Capabilities
• Demonstrated evidence of clinical knowledge and skill in providing midwifery care to women and their infants.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal communication skills within a multidisciplinary team.
Position Requirements / Qualifications
Mandatory
• Be registered as a Registered Nurse and/or Midwife (Division 1) or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• The successful applicant will need to be available for weekend and after-hours work.
• CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.
Desirable
• Holds, or working towards, post graduate qualifications in midwifery, lactation, management or education.
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under theWorking with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011is required.
• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
How to apply:
Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system;
• Applications must include a copy of a current CV anddetails for at least 2 professional referees
• A maximum two page pitch outlining your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this role. You should take into consideration the selection criteria (below) when drafting your response.
• Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
To be eligible for permanent employment within the ACT Public Service you must be anAustralian citizen ora permanent resident”
What you require:
These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your CV and experience.
• Demonstrated evidence of clinical knowledge and problem solving skills at an advanced level in midwifery care.
• Demonstrated evidence of advanced clinical knowledge and skill in providing education programs designed to meet the educational needs related to pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting to women of all complexities.
• Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful and kind.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Alison Hausted, [email protected]
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Employment Type- Temporary, Part Time Position (12 months)
Classification-Registered Midwife Level 2
Title- Registered Midwife Parent Educator
Position Number: LP8719
Salary- $100,957 - $107,000 (Plus Super) pro rata
Location- North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT
Section- Woman and Children’s Division
Closing Date - 3rd May 2024