The Nursing and Midwifery Services team at the Bowen Hospital is seeking applications for a Clinical Midwife to join their team on a permanent basis.
For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Your opportunity
A Clinical Midwife is a Registered Midwife who provides midwifery services in health service settings and is responsible for a portfolio with a focus on clinical care, leadership, management, education and/or research. The activities required of roles at this level are predominantly clinical in nature but also provide support to other midwifery staff within the Bowen Midwifery Team, including a midwife Grade 7 or above in management activities.
About the Team
Bowen is located at the top of the Whitsundays, with the hospital offering breath‐taking views of the surrounding blue seas and stunning local beaches. The Bowen Hospital is a busy rural facility consisting of seventeen acute beds, offering many specialty inpatient and outpatient services.
The Bowen Midwifery team provides services to most women living in the Bowen area extending to Collinsville. The midwifery team supports up to 120 women each year, with women planning to give birth at various locations, 200km North to Townsville at the Mater or Townsville University Hospital (TUH), 60km south to Proserpine Hospital extending to 200km south to Mackay Base – Women's Health Unit.
About our Hospital and Health Service
This district has 6 hospitals, 2 multi‐purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.
Some of our great benefits on offer
* Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
* Flexible working arrangements
* Education opportunities, Study and Research
* Paid parental leave
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
* Discounted Private Health Insurance
* Fitness Passport
Clinical Midwife – Bowen Hospital, Queensland Health – Mackay, Australia
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