Position overview
Canberra Health Services and North Canberra Hospital are seeking passionate and dedicated Registered Midwives to join our Women and Children Divisions, which provide comprehensive maternity, neonatal, and gynaecology services to women and families across the ACT and surrounding regions. These services include antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, neonatal special care, domiciliary care, and gynaecology support, delivered by a multidisciplinary team of midwives, nurses, medical staff, and allied health professionals.
As a Registered Midwife Level 1, you will be responsible for delivering safe, evidence-based midwifery care in a supportive and collaborative environment. You will possess strong clinical problem-solving skills, demonstrate sound interpersonal and communication abilities, and take ownership of your professional development. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team and stakeholders to ensure woman-centred care that respects choice, continuity, and cultural safety. Your role will include liaising with managers regarding service needs and contributing to the ongoing improvement of care delivery.
Centenary Hospital for Women and Children (CHWC), a Level 6 tertiary centre, provides specialised maternity, neonatology, and paediatric services to approximately 3,800 women annually. CHWC is part of Canberra Health Services, which also includes Canberra Hospital and the University of Canberra Hospital. The maternity department at CHWC is dynamic and innovative, offering a range of care models including midwifery-led continuity programs, team care, and collaborative multidisciplinary approaches. Maternity services are supported by tertiary neonatal care including NICU, SCN, and the ACT NETS regional retrieval service.
At North Canberra Hospital, the Women and Children Division focuses on providing high-quality maternity, neonatal, and gynaecology services, with a strong emphasis on family-centred care. Registered Midwives are integral to the delivery and management of care, working across antenatal, birthing, postnatal, and neonatal areas.
Duties
Under limited direction of your manager, you will perform duties as a Registered Nurse Level 1 in the CHS service. You will:
- Co-ordinate and provide midwifery care in accordance with Canberra Health Services Policies and Procedures, National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation and Referral and the relevant legislation.
- Practice in a way that acknowledges the dignity, culture, values, beliefs, and rights of individuals and/or groups.
- Promote midwives within the multidisciplinary team as valuable experts contributing to positive outcomes for women and their families.
- Understand and practice within own scope of clinical practice.
- Promote an environment that encourages both individual and team development.
- Maintain competence, including mandatory education and assessment; participate in the development of policy, procedures, quality activities and clinical meetings.
- Participate and encourage an environment of active lifelong learning.
- Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.
About you
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
Behavioural Capabilities
To be successful in this position, it is expected that the successful candidate will have the following attributes:
- Demonstrated sound level interpersonal, communication and customer service skills
- Sound organisational skills, including simultaneously managing and prioritising multiple issues, with a high degree of drive
- Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet clients’ needs
- An ability to work respectfully in partnership with a range of stakeholders while simultaneously demonstrating safe and effective midwifery care.
In addition to a commitment to work, health and safety (WH&S) and contributing to the CHS positive patient focus displaying behaviours consistent with the organisational values of Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind.
Qualifications and Experience
Mandatory
- Tertiary Qualification or related qualification in midwifery
- Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- A minimum 1 years’ experience as Registered Midwife in acute care setting.
- Prior experience in an acute or subacute hospital setting will be highly desirable.
- Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
- Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
What you Require (Key Selection Criteria)
These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.
- What clinical skills and attributes you can bring to Centenary Hospital for Women and Children
- What areas of midwifery you are most passionate about and why.
- How do you successfully communicate and collaborate with colleagues, patients and their families in your daily practice.
- Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, Work Health and Safety and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful, and kind.
Work environment description
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 | Occasionally |
| Graphical/analytical based | Occasionally |
| Sitting at a desk | Frequently |
| Standing for long periods | Frequently |
| Psychosocial demands | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Distressed People e.g. Emergency or grief situations | Frequently |
| Aggressive & Uncooperative People e.g. drug / alcohol, dementia, mental illness | Frequently |
| Unpredictable People e.g. Dementia, mental illness, head injuries | Frequently |
| Restraining e.g. involvement in physical containment of clients/consumers | Occasionally |
| Exposure to Distressing Situations e.g. Child abuse, viewing dead / mutilated bodies; verbal abuse; domestic violence; suicide | Frequently |
| Physical demands | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Distance walking (large buildings or inter-building transit) | Frequently |
| Working outdoors | Occasionally |
| Manual handling | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Lifting 0 - 9kg | Frequently |
| Lifting 10 - 15kg | Occasionally |
| Lifting 16kg+ | Occasionally |
| Climbing | Never |
| Running | Occasionally |
| Reaching | Occasionally |
| Kneeling | Occasionally |
| Foot and leg movement | Occasionally |
| Hand, arm and grasping movements | Occasionally |
| Bending/squatting | Occasionally |
| Bend/Lean Forward from Waist/Trunk twisting | Occasionally |
| Push/pull | Occasionally |
| Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time | Occasionally |
| 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 |
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Division: CHS Nursing & Midwifery Executive Office
Business Unit: Various
Position number: Several
Position title: Registered Midwife Level 1 – Canberra Health Services
Classification: Registered Midwife Level 1
Location: Canberra Hospital, North Canberra Hospital, University of Canberra Hospital
Reporting relationships: Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) > Clinical Nurse Manager > Registered Nurse Level 1
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. We provide acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding regions.
More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind