Student Midwife
Job no: 527135
Work type: Fixed Term
Location: Hobart
Categories: Nursing
About the role
Calvary Hobart, Lenah Valley Campus, in partnership with Charles Sturt University, are offering paid clinical placement positions for a Graduate Diploma in Midwifery, 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to follow your midwifery dream.
You will gain experience in antenatal and postnatal care, birth suite and neonatal special care. Calvary Lenah Valley Maternity is a small unit with extensive experience in supporting and mentoring midwifery students and graduates. Our midwives are committed to the midwifery profession and are passionate about ensuring best outcomes for women and their babies while teaching and mentoring the next generation of midwives.
Come and join our dynamic and experienced team!
Come and join our dynamic and experienced team!
Key Responsibilities
- To provide care under direct and indirect supervision to women and their babies at all stages of pregnancy, labour birth and the postpartum period
- To work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- To work within your scope as a Registered Nurse and Student Midwife in adherence to Calvary policies and procedures
- To complete coursework as required by CSU
- Ensuring that you have allocated time for your Continuity of Care experiences around your 7 day rotating roster and university commitments
About you
- Desire to work as a midwife
- Australia citizen or permanent resident
- Registered Nurse Division 1 with a minimum of 12 months post registration experience
- Fast track learning capability
- Ability to attend allocated shifts and manage the theoretical component of the course
- Demonstrated understanding and commitment to the requirements of the midwifery training program including Continuity of Care experiences
- Demonstrated high level interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills that support effective collaboration across the interdisciplinary team
- Demonstrated clinical problem-solving abilities
- Demonstrated understanding of NSQHS standards and how they relate to care of women and their newborn babies
- Demonstrated understanding of the role of the midwife in applying work health and safety, infection control and quality improvement principles.
- Lives in Tasmania
For further information please contact Sally Jarvis Nursing Unit Manager Maternity and Women's Health on 03 6278 5328 or on Sally.jarvis@calvarycare.org.au
Why work for Calvary?
Calvary are pleased to offer a financial bursary to the successful applicants to assist students in terms of their university fees. Financial incentives are also available to Registered Midwives successful in gaining permanent employment following completion of their student training.
At Calvary, our staff matter.
With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.
Your benefits:
- NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
- Paid parental leave
- Training, development pathways and career opportunities
- Flexible hours that make sense for you
As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.
Please note the following:
- As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
- You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella
Advertised: Tasmania Standard Time
Application close: Tasmania Standard Time
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