About Us

Western Health manages three acute public hospitals: Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown Hospital. It also operates the Sunbury Day Hospital, Transition Care at Hazeldean and a range of community based services. We care for a culturally diverse population of more than 1 million people. We have 7,000 employees who are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES).

Our continued growth has seen the addition of a new purpose built, multi-storey Joan Kirner Women's and Children's at Sunshine Hospital.

About the Role

Full time and part time positions available

An exciting opportunity exists at Sunshine Hospital; we are looking for midwives to join the maternity @ home team.  In this role you will work with a high level of autonomy; providing postnatal care in the home to women, babies and families.

Duties

Midwives in the maternity @ home service work independently throughout the day, providing holistic services which include clinical assessment, support, education and midwifery care to women and their babies during the postnatal period.  During the course of the visit the midwife will provide clinical care as required which includes, but is not limited to, the following.

• Head to toe assessment of mother and baby, including jaundice assessment;
• Breastfeeding education and support;
• Newborn screening test;
• Maternal wound care;
• Safe sleeping/falls advice;
• Parenting education and support;
• Post birth debriefing;
• Clinical assessment and care to promote the physical and psychological health and wellbeing of the mother and baby; and
• If clinically indicated, performing neonatal blood sampling e.g. SBR
• Assessment of need to refer to support services.

Skills & Experience

• Enthusiasm to work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary care model
• Experience across the continuum of childbirth
• Great communication skills
• A commitment to high quality, safe and person centred patient care
• Newborn examination competency or working towards completion within three months

Essential Criteria

• Registration as Midwife with AHPRA
• 12 months post-graduation as a Registered Midwife

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits such as:

• Work-life balance
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Onsite fitness clubs
• Culturally safe and respectful environment
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program

Culture

At Western Health, we value our employees and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop.  Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience. Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance and (if applicable) a Working With Children’s Check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies