• Are you a Registered Midwife looking to further develop your career at the leading regional health care service? This is your opportunity!
• Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment
• Centrally located at University Hospital, only minutes from the vibrant waterfront

About the facility

Maternity Services at University Hospital Geelong provides pregnancy, intrapartum and postnatal care for both high and low risk pregnancies. The number of births per annum is around 2500. Antenatal care is provided in both hospital and community sites. The birthing suite has a Maternal Day Assessment Unit and eight birth rooms. The Postnatal Area has 22 beds, and Extended Postnatal Care service and a Lactation service.

About the role

In this role you will plan, implement, evaluate and maintain a high standard of midwifery care to achieve desired clinical outcomes. At the same time recognising the needs and acknowledging the dignity, culture and values of all patients and their families. You will empower all women and their families within a service that embraces both continuity of philosophy and consistency of advice and information. You will provide direct patient care through a consumer centred approach and within scope of practice. To be successful in this role you must be able to work across the scope of midwifery practice.

We seek highly motivated Midwives with excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to Woman Centred evidence based practice

About the culture

You will work with an innovative multidisciplinary team who maintain extensive knowledge and experience. You will have support and guidance from fellow team members and management who exhibit our Barwon Health values, respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Be our future Barwon Health Strategic Plan
• Aboriginal Employment Plan
• Our Commitment to Child Safety

At Barwon Health we celebrate and harness diversity, and consider it a competitive advantage. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply. Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all our consumers including children and appropriate rigorous reference and background checks will be undertaken. Barwon Health is proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

Recruitment agencies should note that Barwon Health does not accept agency resumes. Barwon Health is not responsible for any fees related to any unsolicited resumes submitted by Recruitment Agencies.