**Employment Type**: Casual, up to 38 hours per week
**Location**: Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
**Position Classification**: Assist In Nursing
**Remuneration**: $26.15 - $28.69 per hour
**Requisition ID**: REQ575093
**Application Close Date**: 09/06/2025
**Interview Date Range**: 11/06/2025 - 18/06/2025
**About the Opportunity**
Are you passionate about supporting women and families during one of the most important times in their lives? Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is seeking compassionate and dedicated Assistants in Midwifery to join our dynamic maternity team on a casual basis. In this role, you will work under the supervision of registered midwives to provide high-quality, woman centered care across antenatal, birthing, and postnatal settings. Your contribution will help ensure a safe, supportive, and culturally sensitive environment for mothers, babies, and families.
This is a fantastic opportunity for students currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Midwifery who are looking to gain hands-on experience in a supportive clinical environment. We offer flexible shifts, ongoing professional development, and the chance to be part of a collaborative team committed to excellence in maternity care. If you are enthusiastic, reliable, and ready to make a difference, we would love to hear from you
**What You'll be Doing**
The Assistant in Midwifery will assist the Registered Midwife with the planning, provision and documentation of patient care, working within the framework of the policies of SWSLHD, the Ministry of Health and the NSW legislative and statutory requirements.
**Where You'll Be Working**
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, situated in one of Australia's most multicultural areas, offers a vibrant and inclusive work environment. With strong affiliations to the University of New South Wales, University of Sydney, and Western Sydney University, the hospital provides extensive opportunities for professional development and career progression.
The upcoming $1.3 billion redevelopment will significantly enhance healthcare delivery, featuring expanded emergency services, intensive care, and advanced surgical facilities. This project will not only improve patient care but also create a modern, integrated health neighbourhood, making it an exciting time to join the team at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital.
The hospital's commitment to innovation and excellence ensures that staff are supported in their roles and can make a meaningful impact on the diverse community they serve.
**How to Apply**
- Current enrollment in and successful completion of at least 2 semesters of a Bachelor of Midwifery with a satisfactory academic record and completion of at least 2 clinical placements.
- Please elaborate on how your skills and experiences align with the role requirements, and highlight what you will bring to add value to the Maternity Services at Bankstown Hospital.
- Describe a scenario where your communication skills played a crucial role in ensuring safe and compassionate care for a patient. How did your communication approach positively impact the patient's experience and contribute to achieving desired healthcare outcomes?
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**Additional Information**
**Salary Packaging**
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
**Health & Fitness**
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
**Transforming Your Experience**
Transforming Your Experience is SWSLHD's key strategy to positively transform how our patients, consumers, staff and communities experience our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. This strategy provides us with a clear direction for working together to deliver safe and high quality health services and build the health of our communities - now and into the future.
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
- At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of_ ?_ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander_ ? _background, people with a disability and people from the _L_G_B_T_Q_I_+_ community to apply._
- SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe cultur