Registered Midwife

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

About the role

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Registered Midwife role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Thomson Team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive. 

Latrobe Regional Health is looking for Registered Midwife to join our growing team on either a full time or part time basis.

As a Registered Midwife, you will work across the full scope of midwifery practice, delivering high-quality, family-centred care within Women’s & Children’s Services. The role offers opportunities to rotate across pregnancy clinics, the Pregnancy Assessment Unit, birthing, postnatal and domiciliary midwifery services, supporting continuity of care for women and families. Latrobe Regional Health is committed to supporting midwifes to expand their clinical skills, pursue professional development and contribute to a collaborative, values-driven maternity team within a modern and evolving maternity services.

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

The role of the Registered Midwife is to:

• Deliver safe, efficient and family-centred midwifery care as a part of multidisciplinary team, meeting the needs of women and their families.
• Participate in the evaluation and continuous improvement of maternity care in collaboration with women and the wider health care team.
• Respond effectively to emergency situations and changes in a women’s or newborn’s condition, escalating and seeking support appropriately.
• Complete accurate and timely documentation of midwifery care in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), including assessments, care plans, progress notes and referrals.
• Practise within scope of practice, respect cultural values, beliefs and dignity, and support diversity and individual family choice.
• Contribute to quality and safety initiatives, professional development, research, mentoring and policy or clinical guideline development.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• A qualification in Midwifery (or Nursing and Midwifery), with eligibility for AHPRA registration as Registered Midwife and completion of Midwifery Graduate Year or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills appropriate to experience, with a commitment to delivering excellent consumer outcomes.
• High quality written documentation skills and the ability to contribute positively to team-based care.
• Adaptability, compassion, empathy and respect when caring for women, babies and families from diverse backgrounds.
• A commitment to ongoing professional development, quality improvement and Continuum of Care standards.

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Cathryn Heywood, Midwife Unit Manager email on Cathryn.Heywood@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: AboriginalHealthUnit@lrh.com.au 

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Applications Close: Ongoing

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Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.