St George Hospital

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 31 January 2027

Position Classification: Clinical Midwife Consultant Grade 3

Remuneration: $143, $146,522.64 per annum plus Superannuation

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ617315

Application Close: 9 November 2025

REQ St George Hospital - Clinical Midwifery Consultant 3 - Risk Management and Practice Development Maternity Services - Temporary Full Time

The Role

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is 'exceptional care, healthier lives'. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is committed to improving the care provided to our patients in line with our vision of Working together to improve the health and wellbeing of our community.

The CMC Midwifery Women's and Children's Clinical Stream will work in collaboration with relevant clinicians and managers to implement and maintain the NSW Health Maternity Clinical Risk Management Program (PD 2009_003) [or as updated from time to time] across SESLHD and, to support the Women's and Children's Clinical Stream agenda across SESLHD.

The CMC will be responsible for working with all SESLHD Maternity and Neonatal sites in promoting, reviewing and measuring quality of care and clinical risk across the District. The CMC will undertake relevant quality activities, including policy and guideline development and policy implementation. The CMC will work in close liaison with the LHD Clinical Governance Unit. The position will also promote and facilitate the development and implementation of primary health care continuity of care models for maternity service provision and work in consultation and collaboration with the Stream manager for all district wide Women's and Children's initiatives.

Benefits

• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
• Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance.

Selection Criteria

• Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Midwife, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia with a minimum seven years full time equivalent post qualification experience, with at least five years full time equivalent experience in the specialty field in a tertiary acute care facility and post graduate qualifications relevant to the field of practice.
• Proven clinical leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in the development of evidence based, collaborative midwifery practice and models of care.
• Demonstrated advanced communication and interpersonal skills across a variety of mediums and proven application of the practice development framework to clinical practice.
• Demonstrated ability to implement changes and develop direction in clinical practice by the initiation, utilisation and review of evidence based research.
• Demonstrated leadership in strategic and clinical service planning and expertise in the management of organisational and cultural change and knowledge and understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance
• Proven advanced skills in clinical teaching, competency in the use of contemporary information systems and evidence of ability to direct the development of educational programs.
• Proven clinical expertise in complex client-centred consultancy with the ability to work independently as well as across the Stream service; establishes networks to ensure consistency of approach to clinical governance and maternity service reform.
• Evidence of a current class C driver's licence and the ability and willingness to travel for work purposes.

Need more information?

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Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment- and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information for applicants

• An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
• We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support(SESLHD-) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website.

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