Assistant in Midwifery

**Team oriented work environment**:

- **Casual positions available**:

- **Great opportunity to develop your skills and grow whilst completing your studies**

**About the role**

Newcastle Private Hospital is seeking an experienced Assistant’s in Midwifery, with excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering high quality patient care, to join our Maternity Ward on a casual basis.

**About us**

Come and join our expert team of surgeons, specialist doctors, dedicated nurses and allied health professionals at Newcastle Private Hospital. We are a 189 bed, acute, private hospital facility co-located on the John Hunter Campus at Rankin Park. The hospital has 11 theatres including a hybrid theatre and a 15 bed Intensive Care Unit.

We also have a cardiac suite including a cardiac catheter laboratory and a 16 bed Coronary Care Unit. A private maternity suite including 6 birthing suites and a special care baby nursery is available for families in the Newcastle region. Newcastle Private Oncology Centre provides specialty care for individuals and their families/carers undergoing all aspects of cancer treatment and care with both an inpatient unit and day infusion lounge.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Assist nurses or hospital staff in carrying out patient care duties
- Work as part of the health care team; practice in accordance with state legislation and within the designated scope of practice
- Answering patient/visitor/customer enquiries
- Provide direct care to women and their families within the AIM scope of practice and level of experience
- Will ensure women are supported through all phases of pregnancy, labour and birth and the postnatal period

**Essential Criteria**:

- Successful completion of Year 1 of Bachelor of Midwifery
- Current enrolment and ongoing progress in the Bachelor of Midwifery course with a satisfactory academic record maintained.
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent ability to plan and prioritise work
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a multidisciplinary team
- Flexibility to manage shift work (including, day & night shifts) over 7 days

**Why Healthscope?**

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care.

Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. We work together to create positive, memorable experiences, alongside our quality care, in every moment of every day.

As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for. Healthscope opens the door to endless opportunities for our people, giving them the flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.

We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development and education and support our people to grow and flourish securely.

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

While our hospital network is vast, Healthscope is a family. We support each other, we share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

**Come and be the difference in our patient’s lives.**

**Applications close**: 4th March 2023