Assistant in Nursing

2 weeks ago

Canberra, Australia ACT Government Health Full time

**Assistant In Nursing (Midwifery) - Assistant in Midwifery**
**(**
**Job Number**:
**0288V**
**)**

**Description**

**Directorate**
- Canberra Health Services**Branch**
- Women Youth & Children**Section**
- Maternity**Position Number**
- 38104, Several - 0288V**Position Title**
- Assistant in Midwifery**Classification**
- Assistant in Nursing**Vacancy Type**
- Part time (24 hours) and casual**Vacancy Length**
- Permanent and temporary (2-6 months)**Location
- The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT**Base Annual Salary**
- $55,927 - $57,820**Contact Officer**Closing Date**
- 6 February 2023**Our Vision**: creating exceptional health care together

**Our Role**: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

**Our Values**: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

**POSITION OVERVIEW**:
Centenary Hospital for Women and Children (CHWC) is seeking enthusiastic, motivated undergraduate Bachelor of Midwifery or Assistants in Nursing to join our midwifery team. You will be provided with a comprehensive orientation program to support your professional growth and development. This includes in-services, workshops and on the job support and learning facilitated by our midwifery team of unit midwives, Clinical Development Midwives, Clinical Support Midwife and Clinical Midwifery Managers.

This is an exciting time for CHWC as we expand our maternity services to include a dedicated Maternity Assessment Unit located adjacent to our Birthing Unit and a dedicated Early Pregnancy Unit within the Antenatal & Gynaecology Unit. Our expansion in service delivery has created exciting opportunities in all areas for the right employees to join each of our teams.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is a partner in teaching with the Australian National University, the University of Canberra and the Australian Catholic University.

CHWC is a level 6 tertiary centre providing specialised maternity, neonatology and paediatric services for the ACT and surrounding regional areas to approximately 3800 women per year.

The CHWC offers antenatal, birthing, and postnatal services under various models of care aimed at providing woman and family centred care. Birthing options include midwifery led continuity models, midwifery care, maternity team care, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team as required. The CHWC is the tertiary referral service for the ACT and Southern NSW region.

The Maternity services are supported by a tertiary neonatal service including Intensive Care (NICU), Special Care (SCN) and the regional retrieval service (ACT NETS).

The Assistant in Midwifery works in a multi-disciplinary model with Registered Midwives, Registered Nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary team. Working under direct supervision and support of a registered midwife or nurse you will perform the role of the Assistant in Midwifery (AIM) to assist the midwives or nurses caring for women and babies.

The AIM will work predominantly in Maternity services, with capacity to support other areas of the service as required such as NICU, SCN and paediatrics.

The AIM will work a 7 day a week rotating roster.

Permanent, Temporary and Casual positions are available.

**DUTIES**:
Working under direct supervision and support of a registered midwife or nurse you will perform the role of the Assistant in Midwifery (AIM) to assist the midwives/nurses caring for women and babies. In the AIM role, you will:

- Work within a plan of care under the supervision and direction of a registered midwife/nurse.
- Be responsible for you actions and will remain accountable to the registered midwife/nurse for all allocated duties.
- Provide safe and effective patient care as directed and supervised by a registered midwife/nurse

The following tasks may be undertaken by an AIM:
assistance with activities of daily living

escorting low risk patients
- assisting with any manual handling activities
- visual observations during intentional patient rounding (excluding vital signs)
- documentation (countersigned by a registered midwife/nurse)
- one to one supervision of patients
- Assist staff with routine technical support functions, including:

- sourcing equipment and supplies for routine ward use
- restocking medical and surgical supplies
- cleaning equipment
- administrative support to staff such as preparation of forms, notes, paperwork and answering telephones without giving advice
- Communicate with members of the multi-disciplinary team verbally and in writing through the clinical record and provide specific feedback to registered midwives/nurses on the personal care given.
- Contribute to an environment that is woman-centred and family focused demonstrating respect for the personal dignity and integrity of the woman.
- Maintain and promote a professional standard evidenced by ethical practice, adherence to the policies and guidelines of the Centenary Hospital for Women & Children.
- Contribute to the ward environment by undertaking tasks as direct

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