• Join a dedicated and experienced midwifery team that pride themselves on providing high quality patient centred care
• Enjoy a role where you will be an active part of a health care team that shows leadership and embraces change
• Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment

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. We have a Maternity Assessment Unit adjacent to the Birth Unit. The Birth Unit has 8 birth rooms. The Postnatal Area has 24 beds, an Extended Postnatal Care service and a Lactation service.

About the role

Maternity Services is seeking a midwife to cover a temporary part time opportunity of the ANUM within the Pregnancy Care Clinics; the commitment to this role would be 32 hours a fortnight.

As the successful candidate you will be required to have:

• 3 years Midwifery experience, working across most of Maternity Services
• Sound working knowledge of the Birthing Outcome System
• Excellent time management skills
• Experience Performing staff education – Drs and midwives
• Effective communication skills
• Be confident and comfortable leading a multi-disciplinary team
• Sound knowledge of the intricacies of antenatal care.

Previous experience in managing a busy Pregnancy Care Clinic is desirable

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.

We at Barwon Health strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team on (03) 4215 0520 or via email at talent.acquisition@barwonhealth.org.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

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