Graduate Diploma of Midwifery

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:

- Fixed Term Part-time, 0.6 EFT (24 hrs per week) rostered across all shifts, 7 days a week.
- Provides pre-requisite clinical experience for the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery.
- Positions available at Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg.

**ABOUT YOU**:

- You hold current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
- Meets the academic entry requirements of minimum Twelve (12) months of recent acute clinical nursing experience.
- Applied for enrolment in the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery at La Trobe University.

**OUR OFFER TO YOU**:

- Mercy Hospital for Women is a leading tertiary maternity hospital. We offer our postgraduate midwifery students a unique experience working in a paid employment model (minimum of three days per week) including 2 days on our Antenatal / Postnatal wards and one other supernumerary clinical day in Birthing services, Antenatal clinic, Fetal Monitoring, and Special Care Nursery.
- As a valued member of our midwifery team, you will be supported in your learning journey by our exceptional midwives, Clinical Support Midwives (CSM’s) and your Clinical Placement Coordinator. We will provide you with ongoing mentoring, clinical education, and reflection to enhance your learning experience. Ensuring you complete your diploma with exposure to a variety of clinical midwifery practices.

**ABOUT US**:

- Mercy Hospital for Women is a fully accredited Level 6 Public Specialist Teaching Hospital providing both public and private patient care through maternity services, neonatology and paediatrics, perioperative services, gynaecology, women's health and associated health, support and diagnostic services. We are a major teaching hospital and specialist referral centre with the medical, nursing, midwifery and allied health expertise to treat the most complex obstetric, neonatal and gynaecological cases. 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 requirements).
- 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.
- Keira McMahon - 8458 4856

**Contact**

**Alternate Contact Person**

**Closing Date**

Mrs Keira McMahon

8458 4856

Mrs Natalie Blinman

8458 4941