• TSS/482 visa fees paid by employer (Primary applicant only)
• Up to $10,000 relocation assistance*
• Pathway to Permanent Residency after two years
• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing

The Company

This company is one of Victoria’s largest health care providers with over 11,000 employees. They value their people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. They are friendly and supportive, ensuring they deliver a safe, person centred and connected patient experience.

They are rapidly growing and looking for a number of AHPRA Registered Nurses for various departments across their hospitals and facilities in Melbourne and Victoria.

About the role

As a member of the health care team, the Registered Midwife is at the forefront of the provision of high quality midwifery care to consumers on a day-to-day basis.

As a healthcare professional, the Registered Midwife is accountable for:

• The maintenance of their own clinical knowledge, further education and working within the confines of their specific scope of practice at all times, in accordance with the boundaries set by their experience and skill
• Ensuring that they are registered to work as a Registered Midwife in Australia at all times whilst working as a midwife for the employer and practice in alignment with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Registered Midwife Standards for Practice

The role of the Registered Midwife, working within a multidisciplinary team, incorporates the following activities: unsupervised clinical practice, coordination of care, counselling, health promotion and teaching, consumer advocacy, collaborative consumer and unit management, research, supervision and mentorship/preceptorship, interaction/liaison with multidisciplinary team, accurate and timely documentation.

The Registered Midwife will contribute to providing quality health and well-being services for our consumers demonstrating novice to expert behaviours across the five domains of leadership, research, evidence-based practice, education & learning and clinical expertise as identified in the Western Health Nursing and Midwifery Professional Practice Framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess the clinical, non-clinical and social needs, including the identification of ‘at risk’ women and babies and record with appropriate and accurate documentation in the consumers history and care plan and implement consumer specific risk minimisation strategies
• Accurately reflect the woman’s and babies requirements, outcomes or events within prescribed company documentation, ensuring all legal requirements are met in regards to legibility of content and identity of reporter in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures
• Effectively develop discharge plans that reflect the needs of women, babies, families and their significant others and demonstrates an understanding of the role of community providers
• Recognise changes in consumers’ condition and take necessary action including reporting and escalation seeking appropriate assistance
• Demonstrate accountability and responsibility for care delivered
• Identify clinical practice improvement opportunities and discuss with your manager
• Perform other nursing duties as required

Selection Criteria

Essential

• MUST have current registration as a Registered Midwife with AHPRA
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Registered Midwife in an acute hospital setting
• Excellent level of English proficiency 
• Possess excellent clinical skills
• Demonstrate effective organisational skills, particularly with respect to time management, delegation and supervision
• Have well developed written and verbal communication skills
• Have highly developed interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate an ability to practice collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary health care team
• Demonstrate evidence of undertaking professional development activities to maintain and enhance nursing expertise
• A commitment to high quality, safe and person-centred care

Desirable

• Specialty practice experience 
• Post graduate qualifications relevant to area of practice

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