Registered Midwife - Research (ARPA-H MOCS Study)
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until June 2027
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration: $81,748.17 - $114,771.98 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ684591
Location: Randwick, Sydney
Application Close: Sunday 23 August 2026
Royal Hospital for Women is seeking a Research Midwife to join an exciting international research collaboration between RHW and UNSW Sydney, funded by the US Government's ARPA-H MOCS program ("Making Obstetrics Care Smart"). This study is developing new tools to measure fetal wellbeing during labour, aiming to reduce reliance on cardiotocography and improve fetal and neonatal outcomes.
Working closely with Principal Investigator Professor Alec Welsh and the UNSW research engineering team led by Professor Tracie Barber, the Research Midwife will play a key role in participant recruitment, screening and consent, scheduling and conducting study visits, and maintaining accurate study documentation — all in line with GCP and site protocols. You'll work alongside a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, sonographers and engineers on research that has the potential to make a real difference to outcomes for women and babies.
This position is currently offered on a temporary, full-time basis until June 2027. Part time candidates may be considered for job sharing. There is potential for the grant to be extended beyond June 2027 although this will be determined towards the end of this research contract by the ARPA-H MOCS team.
Where you'll be working
SESLHD is one of the largest local health districts in Sydney, covering a geographical area of 468 square kilometres from Sydney’s central business district, the beaches from Bondi to Cronulla and down to the Royal National Park. We deliver health care to around 930,000 residents across the local government areas of Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick, Bayside, Georges River and the Sutherland Shire. We also provide a key role in helping residents of Lord Howe Island. Our staff also deliver high quality health care across a variety of community-based services ranging from pre-birth to palliative care.
The Role
The Nursing and Midwifery – Our Strategy for Transforming Person Centred Cultures 2024-2029 guides our profession in the development of effective person-centred practice and healthful cultures within SESLHD. We advocate for shared decision-making, collaborative relationships, compassionate and person-centred leadership, and supporting innovative practices.
The Research Midwife is a Registered Midwife who functions within the Policies and Procedures of the Ministry of Health, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD), Royal Hospital for Women (RHW) and the Nursing and Midwifery Division to deliver high quality midwifery care and research study requirements. The Research Midwife will be assigned responsibilities to a designated research study, and will be responsible for working closely with investigators, participants, and wider site and support teams. Your work will directly contribute to ethical, compliant, and participant-focused research that makes a real difference to outcomes for women and babies.
Clinical supervision at the point of care is the role and responsibility of each Registered Midwife within everyday clinical practice, in line with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council Decision Making Frameworks for Nurses and Midwives.
Benefits:
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.
- Opportunity to obtain Clinical Nurse/Midwife Specialist status where relevant.
Selection Criteria:
- Current registration as a Registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others
- Demonstrated ability to proactively engage with patients/clients to enhance service delivery and to guide others in providing service excellence
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and apply professional and ethical boundaries when dealing with complex situations
- Strong computer skills including Internet and email, and familiarity with health information systems
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of human research ethics principles, risk management, safety and quality principles and the role of the Registered Midwife in applying these principles.
- Demonstrated commitment to the NSW Health Breastfeeding Policy and the BFHI Principles
- Experience with and understanding of delivering research in clinical settings.
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Helen Konowec on Helen.Konowec@health.nsw.gov.au
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.
Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-RHW-Corporate@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
Information for applicants:
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
- If you have relevant qualifications or experience, please include any supporting documents with your application.
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural background, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
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