Clinical Support Midwife

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An exciting opportunity exists for you to join the NaMES team to deliver high quality clinical support and education for the midwifery program.
•    Experience a Clinical Support Midwife role, supporting Nursing and Midwifery staff across Monash Maternity in a permanent part-time position
•    Flexibility to work across the organisation to meet the workforce and organisational needs.
•    Enviable Professional and Leadership development opportunities available
 

About Us
NaMES supports the organisation in achieving their vision and values by providing education and training and advancing clinical practice to ensure Monash Health has a contemporary, flexible and highly skilled workforce.
 

Midwifery at Monash Health
As Victoria’s largest maternity service provider, Monash Women’s maternity service provides care to over 9,000 women each year across three hospitals. Our size and scope ensures that you will be exposed to a range of clinical experiences from primary maternity through to high risk models of care.   
 

About The Role
We are excited to announce a Clinical Support Midwife position, predominantly at Clayton with previous experience and skills in Special Care Nursery (desirable).
•    1 x permanent part-time position (0.63eft) 

This role includes:
•    Supporting contemporary education that promotes best practice standards. 
•    Clinical support to midwifery staff of all proficiency levels, novice to expert working in both maternity and newborn areas 
•    Demonstrating and promoting expertise and best practice standards 
•    Helping to ensure that through a highly skilled and educated workforce our patients receive safe and high-quality care within Monash Health
•    Working collaboratively with the leadership team including the multi-disciplinary team
•    Demonstrate agility and work as a change agent
 

About You 
You understand the job satisfaction of being a successful midwife, having achieved a level of clinical expertise that enables you to truly place women at the centre of your care. Perhaps lately you have been considering where to next. You feel ready to play a part in the support and education of others and are interested in seeing where your leadership potential can take you.  
As you would expect, we need your sound understanding of clinical assessment and advanced midwifery practice, plus insight into different learning and teaching styles. Naturally you are a clear and positive communicator, quickly establishing rapport with the people you work with.
This is a move able to offer you great satisfaction and also opens doors to later possibilities. Make a difference in the lives of others whilst this job makes a difference to yours.     
 

You Are Also:
You are a highly skilled midwife with a passion for education. You are a dual registered midwife and nurse.
You have well-developed engagement, communication and collaboration skills. 
You have recent experience in all areas of maternity and a desirable level of clinical skills and knowledge of neonatal care in a Special Care Nursery environment. You are experienced in supporting learners and in particular, you can demonstrate:
•    commitment to quality clinical care and sound clinical skills
•    ability to work effectively with a multi-disciplinary team
•    ability to show initiative and work independently when required
•    ability to demonstrate expertise within the full scope of midwifery practice
•    committed to a leadership & mentoring role
•    dedicated to safe best practice & quality care
•    committed to delivering patient centred care & a patient advocacy
•    enthusiastic, compassionate & able to work collaboratively
•    excited to be accountable for and manage specific portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence
 

What You Need:
•    Demonstrated experience (aligned to position description)
•    Current AHPRA dual RN/RM registration
•    Full scope of midwifery practice preferred (including  perineal suturing and PIVC)
•    Australian working rights

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Kate Macdonald on 0417 570 592

Position Description can be found here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close: 8th January 2025