Roebourne WA location - Make a real difference
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About Us
Our AMS is the largest primary health care provider providing direct services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in the Roebourne area. We provide the families of Roebourne with a fully functional and accredited Clinic that treats approximately 3,000 people per year.
Delivering quality medical services to improve the physical, spiritual, cultural, social and emotional wellbeing for families. We aspire to be a strong, sustainable and recognised health service that builds healthier communities and positive change for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and those who call Roebourne home.
The Position
The role of the Midwife is to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal people through culturally sensitive care to women, their partners, family and babies. The Child and Maternal Health service relies on a partnership between WA Health, maternity and community based services and our organisation.
Duties and Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive, safe and effective evidence-based nursing and midwifery care.
Provide education and support to clients during pregnancy with the aim of reducing risk factors during pregnancy, including a focus on: reduced rates of prematurity in Aboriginal babies; increased access to antenatal care before 13 weeks; reduced perinatal mortality; reduced poor behaviours (e.g. smoking and drinking) in pregnancy; reduced low birth weight; increased proportion of breastfed babies.
Provide a high level of clinical monitoring to pregnant women and refer to medical services as indicated.
Promote breastfeeding and provide support on the same.
Provide antenatal care including booking, assist with client support, referrals, discharge arrangements and follow up care.
Provide antenatal education to both mother, partner and broader involved family.
Undertake group education that supports the promotion of a healthy pregnancy and healthy child.
Engage client with services such as Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol, plus other services provided by the clinic.
Identify clients at risk of antenatal and postnatal depression and refer appropriately.
Assist with client referrals and attendance to other service providers.
Build positive relationships with Aboriginal Community organisations.
Provide postnatal care to at least six weeks and longer where appropriate.
Facilitate the transition of clients to Child and Family Health Services.
Family planning advice and education.
Promote strong linkages on transitioning from antenatal visits to child health visits with mothers, partner and broader family.
Work in collaboration with WACHS to coordinate monthly obstetric clinics to ensure appropriate specialist intervention and sharing of relevant information.
Coordinating 6 week postnatal checks for review with MHS doctors.
Coordinating 28 week antenatal appointments to ensure GP review for completion of 28 week pregnancy management plan.
Promote and clinical activities related to Women's Health.
Iron infusions.
Cervical screening.
Administration of vaccines as appropriate in pregnancy.
Work alongside the Clinical Manager and Business Development Manager to ensure a clear understanding of our key performance indicators relevant to the position. Undertake and improve activities that support these indicators.
Understand how the program integrates with the overall strategic direction of MHS and work with Clinical Manager to implement any new program initiatives as they arise.
Achieve the keyperformance indicators (as relevant and applicable to the position) for the Child and Maternal Health program. Working with the BDM and Clinical Manager to ensure correct recording and clarity with the patient management system.
Work with the Clinical Manager in facilitating the educationof staff on issues relevant to the health of midwifery clients.
Attend meetings with or on behalf of the Clinical Manager and provide expert input into the various working groups and program management groups.
Promote cooperative and collaborative working relationships with other health service providers in the area.
Reporting and health data responsibilities.
Maintain accurate clinical documentation alltimes.
Ensure data is at alltimesaccurate,complete anduptodate.
Other Clinical Duties
Promotion and clinical activities related to Women's Health.
Iron infusions.
Cervical screening.
Administration of vaccines as appropriate in pregnancy.
Program Implementation and management: Work alongside the Clinical Manager and Business Development Manager to ensure a clear understanding of keyperformance indicators. Undertake and improve activities that support these indicators.
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Remuneration Benefits
Base hourly rate $************-hour working week; Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.45pm.
12% superannuation; $18,200 housing allowance; $1,500 electricity allowance (Oct-Feb); $3,055 single district allowance $6,110 family district allowance.
You will require
Consent to undergo a working with Children check and a national police certificate. Employment is conditional pending outcomes of these checks.
Current AHPRA registration.
Current drivers license.
Current CPR certification.
COVID-19 vaccinated (triple vax as per WA government mandate for all health care workers; all employees subject to regular random drug and alcohol testing.
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