Assistant in Midwifery

Join a supportive, patient-focused maternity care team
- Flexible casual opportunities to fit your lifestyle
- Support mothers and newborns during a special time in their lives

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Provide compassionate care and support to women, newborns, and families in a leading maternity ward._**

**Employment Type**:Casual
**Position Classification**:Assistant in Midwifery
**Remuneration**: $26.93 - $29.55 per hour
**Location**:Westmead, Blacktown Mount Druitt Hospitals

**Where you’ll be working**

At Blacktown, Mount Druitt and Westmead Hospitals, you’ll play a vital role in supporting women, newborns, and their families through every stage of the maternity journey. As part of the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD), you’ll join a diverse and inclusive team committed to delivering high-quality, family-centred care.

- Work across some of NSW’s busiest and most dynamic maternity units
- Collaborate with experienced midwives, nurses, and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals
- Be part of a compassionate team dedicated to safe and supportive maternity care
- Enjoy flexibility through our casual pool opportunities
- Access ongoing professional development and support within NSW Health

**What you’ll be doing**

As an Assistant in Midwifery, you’ll work under the direction and supervision of a Registered Midwife/Nurse to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care to mothers and babies. You’ll play an important role in supporting daily care needs and contributing to positive patient experiences.

- Assist with activities of daily living to promote comfort and independence
- Support the maternity team in providing high-quality care to women and newborns
- Recognise and promptly report changes in a patient’s condition to the supervising midwife/nurse
- Maintain accurate documentation in line with NSW Health standards
- Contribute to a positive, collaborative, and respectful team culture

**Ready to make a difference?**

**Selection Criteria**:
1. Current and ongoing enrolment in a Bachelor of Nursing/Midwifery and completion of Year 1 of academic and clinical placement studies or completion of Certificate III Assistant in Nursing
2. Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
3. Demonstrated ability to use information technology systems
4. Proven ability to be self-motivated, flexible and adaptive as clinical needs arise, and still remain within the scope of practice of an AIN

**Requisition ID: REQ618945**
**Applications Close: 17th November 2025**

**Need more**information**?**

- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
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- People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard._

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Please note:_**_ A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for casual employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa._