Clinical Midwifery Educator - Postnatal Department - Perm FT
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- South Western Sydney Local Health District
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- REQ622238 Requisition #
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hrs per week
Location: Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
Position Classification: Clinical Midwifery Educator
Remuneration: $112,977.04 - $116,639.98 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ622238
Application Close Date: 07/12/2025
Interview Date Range: 10/12/2025 – 17/12/2025
Contact Details: Sara Issa Sara.Issa@health.nsw.gov.au (02) 9722 7826
About the Opportunity
The Clinical Midwifery Educator (CME) role within South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) plays a vital part in strengthening clinical practice and enhancing patient outcomes through education, mentorship, and collaboration. This position focuses on supporting Maternity Services across the Postnatal and Antenatal ward and MSP, providing hands-on clinical guidance and delivering high-quality education programs that reflect best practice and contemporary midwifery standards.
Working in partnership with the Midwifery Unit Managers, Clinical Midwifery Consultant and fellow Educators, the CME ensures that midwifery staff and students are supported to deliver safe, compassionate, and evidence-based care to women and their families. The role champions professional growth, clinical excellence, and a culture of lifelong learning within the maternity team.
Aligned with the vision of SWSLHD – Leading Care, Healthier Communities, and the Nursing and Midwifery Service’s commitment to Compassionate Nursing and Midwifery Care Always, the CME models the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Through these values, the educator contributes to creating a positive, inclusive, and high-performing workplace culture—one that enhances the patient experience, promotes excellence in maternity care, and inspires confidence in both staff and the community.
What You'll be Doing
Deliver and evaluate clinical education programs in consultation with Management, Midwifery Educators and Clinical Midwifery Consultants, to support the delivery of clinical best practice, patient service and enhanced patient outcomes.
Where You'll Be Working
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is located in the city of Bankstown and is in one of the most multicultural local government areas (LGA) in Australia. This hospital has tertiary affiliations with three universities and offers a range of roles and experiences to employees.
The hospital receives highly diverse presentations in ED as well as having general medical and surgical services and sub-specialty services across the hospital. Working at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is a truly rewarding experience which allows you to make a real difference to the multicultural community.
Being part of the team at Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital means you will be a part of a friendly and enthusiastic group of people where you will be truly valued in your work. Being a smaller hospital, you are seen as part of the wider Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital Family where you are known to the other staff and your patients.
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is like no other in our district and offers unmatched career development and progression opportunities and the hospital focuses on regular training and upskilling. There are regular occasions for working in more senior role and you will have a great management team who dedicate themselves to providing safe, quality patient care through ensuring they have a cohesive and dynamic team.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- How have you previously designed and delivered clinical education programs that improved patient outcomes and supported staff development in midwifery practice?
- Can you provide an example of how you have demonstrated the NSW Health CORE values—Collaboration, Openness, Respect, and Empowerment—in your role as an educator or clinician?
- Current Authority to Practice as a Midwife with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Relevant clinical or education post registration qualifications or such education and clinical experience deemed appropriate Successfully completed or working towards a tertiary qualification in clinical education and/or clinical training or a current technical qualification in workplace training and assessment
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
