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• Women's and Children's Health Network, Women’s and Babies Division, Acute and Community Services, North Adelaide (5006)

• Salary

• Classification - RN/M2C - Clinical Nurse/Midwife LV2 - $87,416 to $110,497
• Part Time (0.84 FTE) - Ongoing Permanent 

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Women’s and Babies Division as a Clinical Nurse/Midwife Diabetes Education, where you will be responsible for:

• Providing nursing/midwifery services and delivering quality, patient-centered care to women and their babies with diabetes during pregnancy (Type 1, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Gestational Diabetes).
• Working in partnership with women and their families and collaborating with other health professionals and agencies to achieve optimal health outcomes.
• Accepting accountability for personal practice standards and responsibilities for activities delegated to others, including guiding and developing less experienced staff.
• Overseeing the provision of nursing/midwifery care within a team or unit.
• Consolidating knowledge and skills while developing capacity through experience and continuous professional development.
• Negotiating portfolio allocations aligned with career development plans determined during performance reviews.
• Practicing within agreed evidence-based practice standards, integrating advanced clinical knowledge, and demonstrating necessary competencies to provide care relevant to each patient’s needs and achieve agreed outcomes.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse and/or Midwife by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practising certificate
• Registered Nurse or Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience
• Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing/midwifery practice in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and relevant professional college standards of practice
• Has an interest in working with patients who have Type 1 & 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Gestational Diabetes.
• Effective communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries

Jennie Magor

Position: Midwifery Manager

Phone: 81617722

E-mail: Jennifer.Magor@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 5/2/2025 – 11:55pm

Useful Links

RNM2C - CNM Diabetes Education - Role description - 891867.pdf