Nursing - Community, Maternal & Child Health (Healthcare & Medical)
Company: Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation
Salary: Earn up to $113,000 gross per annum plus superannuation, depending on experience
Temporary accommodation, up to 4 weeks + Relocation assistance to help you get to Broken HillWorking Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm only + 5 weeks paid annual leave per year + Accrued Days Off$5,000 Retention BonusSummary: Work in partnership with GP's and Aboriginal Health Practitioners to implement the NSW Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health Strategy integrated within the Child and Family Health Service.
About Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation Maari Ma Health is an Aboriginal community-controlled regional health service that has been providing a quality service to the Aboriginal people of far western New South Wales for more than 20 years and employs over 140 people within the region.
About the role Our supportive team is on the look-out for an experienced Community Midwife to join us to provide a quality health service to the Aboriginal people of far western New South Wales. Reporting to the Manager Healthy Start, this full-time opportunity includes key responsibilities such as:
Coordinating and assisting in a wide variety of midwifery treatments and care activities using a patient-centered approach in a general practice clinic.Working as part of the Child and Family Program within the Maari Ma footprint, to provide safe and effective community midwifery services and ensure the continuity of care for mothers and children through pregnancy, infancy, and ongoing into childhood.Mentoring and supporting Aboriginal Health Practitioners and trainees with ante-natal and post-natal care, always encouraging their active participation.Competently performing clinical midwifery duties identified as being required in the preparation, execution, and monitoring of maternity care plans according to best available evidence.Implementing the AMIHS Program Activities working in collaboration with maternity, medical, obstetric, and paediatric staff to provide a range of community-based services for Aboriginal women and their babies.Developing and maintaining a positive collaborative working relationship with Broken Hill Health Service midwifery team, to facilitate best practice holistic, culturally appropriate care throughout pregnancy and the postnatal period.Providing emotional and social support for women, especially those with high needs.Skills and experience Currently registered with, or eligible to be registered with Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Midwife.Minimum of three years' midwifery experience, preferably in a community-based role.Ability to work effectively in a community-based setting with women, parents, carers, families, and other service providers.Currently possess or able to obtain within 3 months of commencing employment, authorisation as an immunisation provider in New South Wales.Ability to work with Aboriginal staff and communities in a way that fosters mutual respect.Proven ability to communicate in a clear, considerate manner with genuine compassion.Proven experience using clinical IT systems and computing skills relevant to the position.How to apply If this sounds like you then we want to hear from you! Simply click on the "Working with us" page of our website: www.maarima.com.au/employment and follow the prompts. We will get in touch if you are shortlisted for this opportunity.
All Maari Ma Aboriginal Health employees are required to have two doses of a COVID-19 vaccination or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are encouraged to apply for this position. Maari Ma acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land in which we live, and we pay our respect to their Elders both past and present and emerging.
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