CCLHD - Clinical Midwife Specialist Grade 2 - Complex Care and Safe Start

An Eligibility List (E-List) or talent pool may be created from this recruitment episode to assist in filling future permanent, temporary, or full-time and part-time positions.

Are you passionate about providing individualised maternity care to women and families with complex needs? Do you have advanced clinical midwifery skills and a strong commitment to improving holistic care for women in our community? If so, we would invite you to join our dedicated midwifery team as Clinical Midwifery Specialist in Complex Care and Safe Start.

The Clinical Midwife Specialist 2 Complex Care and SafeStart is a unique opportunity to join our midwifery leadership team, prioritising individualised woman and family centred care for women in our community with complex needs. The clinical specialist role is a distinctive opportunity to maintain a high level of clinical competency through antenatal, collaborative caseload planning and management, while collaborating on innovative opportunities for service growth.  The role prioritises integrated primary maternity care through collaboration with key stakeholders across the multidisciplinary team. As such the successful candidate requires excellent communication, time management, collaboration and relationship building skills to empower a supported and positive transition to motherhood for our valued consumers. Working under the SafeStart framework, you will lead the continued integration of psychosocial assessment for all women in our service, providing midwifery specialist consultation to ensure opportunities for coordinated care across a network of integrated health related services. Previous experience and a passion for perinatal mental health delivery is strongly desirable.

Apply today to join our energetic midwifery team, providing trusted care and better health outcomes for everyone in our community.

About You

• You hold current authority to practice as a Registered Midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), with relevant post-registration qualifications and a minimum of 3 years' experience working in the clinical area of your specified post-graduate qualification. And hold a current Australian Drivers Licence.
• You demonstrate professional and ethical boundaries when working with complex situations as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure patient safety and well-being.
• You excel at problem-solving, proactively engaging with women to address their needs and improve health outcomes.

Where You'll be Working

This role works at various sites across the Central Coast Local Health District, willingness to travel between sites as needed is a requirement of the position.

As the leading healthcare provider in the region, Central Coast Local Health District is well known for its dedication to high quality patient care and community services. CCLHD provides the community of the Central Coast with a caring environment dedicated to improving the patient journey. As an employer we offer our staff competitive benefits such as salary packaging, a monthly day off, paid maternity and parental leave, flexible work arrangements and professional development programs.

What We Offer

• Work for the largest employer on the Central Coast.
• Full-time employees receive an Additional Day Off (ADO) through our ADO policy and 17.5% Leave Loading on Full Time positions.
• Full Salary Packaging services are provided - which means you save more tax.
• Discounted Fitness Passport to balance your wellbeing.
• Professional Development through access to experienced and quality leadership.
• Social Club.
• Access to Wellbeing programs and support through our Employee Assistance Program.

Child Safe Standard Commitment

Central Coast Local Health District is committed to ensuring child safety in all our health services, and hospitals in every ward, emergency department, waiting room, clinic as well as our online and virtual spaces. The Central Coast Local Health District has already taken significant steps to keep children safe, though more work needs to be done to ensure that child safety is embedded in all the care that we deliver and is across all systems, policies and processes. The Child Safe Standards provide a framework that outlines the essential elements of Child Safe organisations. Through the application of the Child Safe Standards our organisation will continue to build a culture where abuse is prevented, responded to and reported. We are committed to promoting the rights of children and young people and empowering and promoting their voices within the Central Coast. Child Safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Central Coast Local Health District, we are committed to creating a diverse, and inclusive environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like assistance with your application or to obtain more information on how to apply, please visit our Stepping Up initiative. The ‘Stepping Up’ online resource aims to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants understand how to apply for roles within NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process.

For more information, please visit:  https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/Pages/Home.aspx

Please note that all NSW Health workers are strongly recommended to stay up to date with Covid-19 vaccinations as recommended by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in the Australian Immunisation Handbook. However, Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment.

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