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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Nursing & Midwifery, Network Operations Centre
• Salary – Classification AIN - Assistant in Nursing/Midwifery Minimum Salary $59,094.00 Maximum Salary $60,844.00+ 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time/Casual, Term up to 12 months

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• 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 to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

Employees classified at this level support Registered Nurses/Midwives and Registered Midwives in the delivery of general patient/client care and undertake basic midwifery duties that would otherwise have been performed by the Registered Nurse/Midwife and Registered Midwife.

Employees at this level are accountable for their own actions.

Key duties of the role

• Assist Midwives in routine tasks with patients/clients associated with the activities of daily living.
• Contributing to the maintenance of a physically and culturally safe environment for patients/clients and staff.
• Undertake nursing/midwifery care and procedures that assist them in their learning capacity to develop the competencies required to achieve the qualification in which they are enrolled (within the defined organisational scope of an AIM).
• Contributes to evaluative research activities through recording and reporting of data.
• Routine technical support functions at the level of setting up for nursing procedures, cleaning equipment, and managing local stock levels.

Skills and Experience

• Be enrolled as a student in an undergraduate program in midwifery (2nd year or above) and have completed any training required by the employer relevant to the safe and competent performance of work at this level
• Experience, within the boundaries of their education and skill preparation, in the provision of nursing/midwifery care in the healthcare setting in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Understanding the role of the Assistant in Midwifery within the healthcare setting.

Enquiries can be directed to

Hannah Keogh, Administration Coordinator, (08) 8161 8958 or Health.WCHNCasualPoolNandM@sa.gov.au

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

•  AIM RD - Assistant in Midwifery.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

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.

Application Closing Date: Thursday 04th December 2025 11:55 pm 

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