The Childbirth Educator Level 2 Midwife is responsible for the coordination, delivery, and continuous improvement of antenatal education programs at North Canberra Hospital. This role provides comprehensive, evidence-based education to families preparing for childbirth, ensuring programs are engaging, accessible, and responsive to community needs.

The successful candidate will demonstrate advanced midwifery knowledge and expertise in education delivery, enabling the facilitation of innovative and interactive classes and information sessions for the public. The position includes oversight of program coordination, including scheduling, resource management, and consumer engagement, with a strong focus on incorporating feedback to enhance service quality.

In addition, the Level 2 Midwife will provide leadership, mentorship, and clinical education support to less experienced midwifery staff. This includes contributing to the development and implementation of Performance Development Plans for Level 1 Registered Nurses/Midwives, supporting staff to achieve their identified learning goals.

The position holder is also expected to take accountability for their own professional development, maintaining clinical currency and advancing their practice in line with contemporary midwifery standards.

Under limited direction of the Clinical Midwife Consultant, you will provide and coordinate comprehensive and engaging education programs, incorporating adult learning principles to women and their support people.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following.

1. Demonstrated evidence of advanced clinical knowledge and skill in providing midwifery care.
2. Demonstrated evidence of advanced clinical knowledge and skill in providing education programs designed to meet the educational needs related to pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting to women of all complexities.
3. Demonstrated clinical leadership skills with particular focus on effective interpersonal communication skills within a multidisciplinary team.
4. Accept responsibility for own actions in midwifery practice.
5. Participation in professional development of self and others.
6. Well-developed supervisory skills, with proven team building ability and the management or organisational resources.
7. A demonstrated ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
8. Communicate positively with families, members of the public, public stakeholders, executive, management and staff.
9. Seek to act on consumer feedback from Parent Education Evaluation.
10. Work in other areas of the hospital when required.

• Demonstrates a commitment to providing respectful, inclusive and evidence-based care that supports informed choice and shared decision-making for women and families.
• Effectively plans, delivers and evaluates engaging parent education programs that meet the diverse learning needs of participants.
• Communicates clearly, professionally and compassionately with women, families, colleagues and stakeholders, adapting approaches to different audiences.
• Maintains advanced knowledge of current maternity care practices, pregnancy, labour and birth, postnatal care, infant feeding and early parenting.
• Supports birthing people and families to make informed decisions through education, health promotion, and evidence-based behaviour change strategies.
• Demonstrates culturally safe practice and the ability to tailor education to meet the needs of diverse populations and communities.
• Builds effective working relationships with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders to enhance maternity and parenting education services.
• Practices with professional, legal and ethical frameworks while maintaining responsibility for ongoing professional development and evidence-base practice.
• Identified opportunities for innovation and service improvement, contributes to quality initiatives and supports a positive team culture.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following.

Essential

• Be registered as a Registered Midwife (Division 1) or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• The successful applicant will need to be available for weekend and after-hours work.
• CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.

Desirable

• Qualifications or additional study in education, teaching, adult learning, health promotion or facilitation.
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

Essential

• Demonstrated clinical experience across the maternity continuum, including antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care.
• Experience providing education, support and health promotion to birthing people, families and support people.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex information in a clear, engaging and culturally sensitive manner.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.

Desirable

• Previous experience in a dedicated parent education, childbirth education or maternity education role.
• Experience facilitating group education sessions, workshops or classes.
• Demonstrated understanding of adult learning principles and educational methodologies
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.

• Pre-employment National Police Check.
• Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

All employees are required to:

• Adhere to the Canberra Health Services Values and the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct.
• Act in accordance and comply with all relevant Safety and Quality policies and procedures.
• Comply with all relevant clinical and/or competency standards.
• Be available for weekend and/or after-hours work.

CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates, and contingencies.

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.

1. Demonstrated evidence of clinical knowledge and problem-solving skills at an advanced level in midwifery care.
2. Demonstrated evidence of advanced clinical knowledge and skill in providing education programs designed to meet the educational needs related to pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting to women of all complexities.
3. Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development of self and others.
4. Demonstrated commitment to clinical research, quality improvement and procedure development and implementation.
5. Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills.
6. Demonstrated computer literacy skills.
7. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful and kind.

The following work environment description outlines the inherent requirements of the role and indicates how frequently each of these requirements would need to be performed. Please note that the ACT Public Service is committed to providing reasonable adjustments and ensuring all individuals have equal opportunities in the workplace.

Administrative	Frequency
Telephone use	Frequently
General computer use	Frequently
Extensive keying/data entry	Frequently
Graphical/analytical based	Occasionally
Sitting at a desk	Occasionally
Standing for long periods	Frequently

Psychosocial demands	Frequency
Distressed People e.g. Emergency or grief situations	Occasionally
Aggressive & Uncooperative People e.g. drug / alcohol, dementia, mental illness	Occasionally
Unpredictable People e.g. Dementia, mental illness, head injuries	Occasionally
Restraining e.g. involvement in physical containment of clients/consumers	Never
Exposure to Distressing Situations e.g. Child abuse, viewing dead / mutilated bodies; verbal abuse; domestic violence; suicide	Occasionally

Physical demands	Frequency
Distance walking (large buildings or inter-building transit)	Occasionally
Working outdoors	Occasionally

Manual handling	Frequency
Lifting 0 - 9kg	Occasionally
Lifting 10 - 15kg	Never
Lifting 16kg+	Never
Climbing	Never
Running	Occasionally
Reaching	Occasionally
Kneeling	Occasionally
Foot and leg movement	Frequently
Hand, arm and grasping movements	Frequently
Bending/squatting	Frequently
Bend/Lean Forward from Waist/Trunk twisting	Frequently
Push/pull	Frequently
Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time	Frequently

Travel	Frequency
Frequent travel – multiple work sites	Occasionally
Frequent travel – driving	Occasionally

Specific hazards	Frequency
Working at heights	Never
Exposure to extreme temperatures	Never
Operation of heavy machinery e.g. forklift	Never
Confined spaces	Never
Excessive noise	Occasionally
Low lighting	Occasionally
Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological.	Occasionally
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Occasionally