Midwifery in The Home

1 week ago

Werribee, Australia Mercy Health Full time

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:

- The Midwifery in the Home (MIITH) Department provides community care 7 days a week. It is a dynamic and fast paced unit lead by a team of senior midwives that ensure and facilitate the continuing support and care for our families out in their local communities.
- 0.3 EFT permanent AMUM
- Midwifery in the home midwives provide ongoing care of the women and infants following discharge home
- Join an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a responsive and flexible service to woman and their families
- The AMUM is responsible for a combination of performing daily home or ward visits as well as maintaining operational planning of the department to ensure efficient patient flow into the service and timely follow up of care is provided to our women and babies.

**_ABOUT YOU:_**
- Are you an experienced leader with a drive to support and care for our families as they transition into their communities in the postnatal period? If so, this is the team you want to join.
- Previous leadership experience
- Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Registered Midwife in Postnatal and or Community Midwifery
- AHPRA Registration as a Registered Midwife
- Ability to work within a team as well as work autonomously and independently
- Ability to lead, communicate, mentor, time manage, problem solve and escalate clinical care
- Enthusiasm, passion and motivation to lead a team.
- Current Full Victorian drivers licence

**ABOUT US**:

- Mercy Hospitals Victoria Ltd incorporates:

- Mercy Hospital for Women, a major public hospital and specialist referral centre for obstetric, neonatal and gynaecological needs.
- Werribee Mercy Hospital, a general hospital providing comprehensive care to the rapidly growing western suburbs of Melbourne. This hospital is currently undergoing significant expansion with a number of exciting capital projects already underway and in planning.
- Mercy Mental Health provides adult mental health services across the south west Melbourne area
- Mercy Palliative Care, a community-based palliative care service offering support in the North and West Metropolitan Region of Melbourne.
- O’Connell Family Centre, one of three early parenting centres in Victoria
- Mercy Health Albury, a major provider of subacute (general) health services in the Albury-Wodonga and surrounding areas
- Mercy Care Centre Young, a 26-bed health service providing a range of outpatient, community health and aged care services for the people of Young and surrounding regions
- Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
- Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:

- Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).
- If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.

**Contact Details**
- Alison Cook
- Midwifery Unit Manager
- 8754 3408

Ms Alison Cook

8754 3408

Ms Katrina Carey

8754 3081

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