Employment Type: Permanent Part-Time

Hours: Monday to Friday 48 hrs per fortnight

Salary: As per EBA

Location: Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg

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Contact: Eilidh Mackechnie, Acting Nurse Unit Manager [email protected]

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

Unique opportunity for an experienced caesarean midwife in a level 6 Tertiary Hospital. Our unit caters for Obstetric women who require Elective and Emergency surgical care offering a challenging environment. In this vital role, you will support women, babies and families throughout the elective caesarean birth journey from pre-operative care to recovery. An opportunity to make a meaningful impact to women and their families, within a supportive and multidisciplinary environment

• Deliver High Quality, Women Centred Midwifery care within a collaborative team
• Strong commitment to staff education and ongoing professional development
• Monday to Friday Dayshift with no night duty or weekends required

What you’ll bring
 

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have

• Registration as a Midwife with AHPRA
• Recent experience as a Caesarean Midwife
• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.