This is a Fixed-Term
18-month contract open to candidates who are seeking a
position as a Registered Nurse Student Midwife who are eligible and
will be concurrently completing a credentialed NMBA postgraduate
midwifery university course for the duration of the contract.
Commencing July 2026 or February 2027.
Students who are currently enrolled and commenced
in a postgraduate midwifery course are not eligible to
apply.
EMHS is committed to
ensuring that our services are delivered by people who are
representative of the diverse communities we assist.
We wholly embrace diversity
and inclusion and encourage people to work with us from all ages,
races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, family
responsibilities or other characteristics, including Aboriginal
people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, individuals
with a diverse sexuality or gender or bodily diversity, and people
with disability.
WA Health is
committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA
Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve
equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to
this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to
apply.
Eligibility to
Apply: Australian citizenship or permanent residency
is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for
permanent positions in the public sector. To be successful in this
position, candidates must be available to work 64 hours per
fortnight and have a minimum of three years of post‑graduate
nursing experience.
Other
Conditions: WA Health engages staff in
positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require
applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity
checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be
asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration
of ethical behaviour.
This position
is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC)
Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at:
https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
Position
Profile: The Registered Nurse Student Midwife
will be responsible and accountable, under the supervision of a
Midwife, for the midwifery care of allocated women and babies. They
will be responsible for achieving theoretical course objectives and
clinical competence at a beginning Midwife practitioner level while
concurrently undertaking a postgraduate midwifery university
course.
Registered
Nurse Student Midwives will have the opportunity to gain experience
and knowledge in the Midwifery Antenatal Clinics, Antenatal
Assessment Unit, Birth Suite, Postnatal ward and on the Visiting
Midwife Service.
The
Registered Nurse Student Midwife practices within their scope of
practice considerate of the Nursing and Midwifery Board’s Midwifery
Practice Decision Flowchart.
Area
Profile: Armadale Health Service (AHS) is a general
hospital focused on providing a range of high-quality health care
services in the community. The hospital, which is part of the
Armadale Kalamunda Group, is equipped with an Emergency Department
and Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality general medical
and surgery services, rehabilitation, maternity, paediatric and
neonatal, mental health, renal medicine and dialysis services and
ambulatory care.
Employee
Benefits: Our employees enjoy a range of benefits
which may include (in line with operational
requirements):
- Professional Development
Opportunities and Study leave/assistance.
- Flexible
leave arrangements.
- Other
professional and location-based allowances.
Selection
Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description
Form.
For
Further Job Related Information: We encourage
you to contact Shannon Scari on 08 9391 2069.
If you
experience difficulties while applying online, please contact
Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during
business hours.
Application
Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply
online (www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).
It is
preferable for your referee to be a current supervisor or
manager.
Applicants are
advised to write a covering letter outlining their suitability for
this position including which university course they will be
seeking enrolment, write a statement addressing the selection
criteria in no more than 2 pages and provide a detailed curriculum
vitae which summarises your experience and how you are able to meet
the position requirements. These documents should be
complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please
ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application
process as you will be required to answer various questions and
attach your documentation.
Lodgement is system
generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be
accepted.
LATE
OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
