Registered Midwife

About the role

Hunter New England Local Health District provides public health services to the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales. We have a diverse range of rural and metro sites and units so whether you thrive in a high-volume birthing centre or a rural community, we have rewarding opportunities across both that you can choose from, including:

• Antenatal and post-natal units,
• Birthing suite,
• Antenatal clinics,
• Midwifery home visiting services, and
• Midwifery Group Practice (MGP).

These exciting opportunities allow you to deliver high-quality midwifery care as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team. You’ll be providing individualised women-centred care to maximise health outcomes and become a crucial part of bringing new life into the world, offering support to women and their families throughout the pregnancy journey.

Meet our teams

Our teams across Hunter New England are supportive and passionate about furthering their careers to deliver the highest-quality care to women and their babies.

• "I have had the pleasure of training and working in Armidale for the last 13 years. I love working within our small and close-knit team. There are many opportunities within our referral hospital in which you are supported to achieve your career goals at every step of the way. The team in Armidale are simply wonderful, so come and join." - Mel, Armidale Hospital
• "Great transition programs and exposure to working within all speciality domains of midwifery. We offer a team of committed hard-working midwives who strive to excellent in rural services." - Kelly, Tamworth Hospital
• "I've worked at John Hunter Hospital for nearly 10 years and have found it a great place to work. The staff are friendly and genuinely care about your wellbeing both personally and within the workplace." - Judith, John Hunter Hospital Hear from Namatai in Tamworth below:

About our locations

We want to help you create a career that works for you so join Hunter New England Local Health District and we can shape that together!

You will have the choice to work:

• Out of multiple facilities or just one;
• Full- time, part-time or casual;
• Permanent or temporary contracts;
• Within a specific unit or rotate pending your scope of practice.

On top of the National Employment Standards for all employees, you can enjoy:

• NSW Health Rural Health Incentive package of up to $20, 000 per year* (paid pro-rata for part-time employees) *excluding Newcastle and Maitland
• Salary packaging of up to $9k for living expenses + $ meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
• Fitness Passport
• Employment Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family.
• Full-time employees are eligible for an extra 13 paid allocated days off each year
• Four to six weeks of annual leave per year
• Flexible, family-friendly rostering
• Senior Clinician's support will be available on all shifts.

*Dependent on location

Rural Health Incentives
Registered Midwife Full or Part-time vacancies at Armidale, Glen Innes, Gunnedah, Inverell, Manning (Taree), Moree, Muswellbrook, Narrabri, Singleton, and Tamworth- are eligible for an Attraction and Relocation package that includes the following*:

• Attraction incentive paid as a Rural and Regional fortnightly allowance of up to $10,000
• Retention incentive of up to $10,000 thereafter annually
• PLUS 3 months accommodation assistance ( rent payments, mortgage re-payments, payments for commercial accommodation)

Registered Midwife Full or Part Time vacancies at Scone- are eligible for an Attraction and Relocation package that includes the following*:

• Attraction incentive paid as a Rural and Regional fortnightly allowance of up to $20,000
• Retention incentive of up to $10,000 thereafter annually
• PLUS 3 months accommodation assistance ( rent payments, mortgage re-payments, payments for commercial accommodation)
• PLUS Relocation benefits ( expenses incurred due to relocation such as leave for moving, travel to look at potential accommodation, removal and storage costs, transactional and incidental costs due to the sale and purchase of a home, plus more!)
• PLUS Family Travel Assistance ( reimbursement of a return economy airfare to and from the nearest capital city for a family member that is usually part of your household per year)

*All payments and reimbursements made to part-time employees will be on a pro-rata basis. Attraction incentives will be paid as a Rural and Regional fortnightly allowance on top of your base salary.

About you We are looking for midwives who are positive, friendly, enthusiastic, eager to learn and can work as part of a team.

• You will be passionate about women-centred care and thrive on making a positive difference to women, their families, and babies throughout the pregnancy journey.
• You will possess the ability to respond appropriately and effectively to challenging situations with the ability and commitment to support colleagues and patients alike.
• Your high-level communication and interpersonal skills, alongside your ability to build strong, professional relationships with your patients will see you thrive in these environments.
• Current registration as a Registered Midwife with AHPRA.

Want more Details?

• Applications will be reviewed regularly, and interviews will be taking place throughout the advertising period.