Employment Type: Permanent full time / part time
Hours: Rotational rostered shifts
Location: Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg
Application: Please upload resume, cover letter, and relevant qualifications
Contact:
Marisa Archdall marchdall@mercy.com.au
Lisa Nikoletseas lnikoletseas@mercy.com.au
Mary McCarthy mmcarthy@mercy.com.au
Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.
Where there’s care, there’s You.
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
Join us at Mercy Hospital, and help us deliver even greater outcomes for our patients, families, communities, and you.
Are you a dual registered midwife nurse with a passion for high-acuity maternal critical care? Or are you a dual registered midwife nurse with critical care skills or have extensive nursing experience and want to combine both specialties? Look no further!
At The Mercy Hospital for women, we specialize in providing quality care for women with complex health issues and challenging pregnancies. Our team is seeking talented individuals like you to join our rotating model, where you'll have the opportunity to work in our Women's Emergency Department, Birthing Suite, Gynaecology, and High Dependency Unit with option to provide continuous care into the antenatal/ postnatal wards.
Here, you'll be caring for the high acuity women in our hospital, utilizing your specialized skills to provide the best possible care. We want to support you in growing these skills through hands-on experience and specialized training. We will support further learning opportunities in post graduate studies in maternal critical care.
What you’ll bring
Provide quality client-focused care to patients, their family and carers, using a holistic approach
Nurse and Midwifery Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (essential)
At least two years’ relevant experience as a Registered Midwife and Registered Nurse (essential)
Previous experience in acute general nursing (desirable)
Recent knowledge of all areas of midwifery practice and experience in working in Birthing Services, Emergency, Critical care and Gynaecological experience (desirable)
Relevant postgraduate qualifications, critical care (desirable)
Neonatal resuscitation, adult resuscitation, competency in RANZCOG Fetal Surveillance Program or equivalent and completion of all other mandatory competencies upon commencement of employment
Excellent communication, interpersonal, prioritization and problem-solving skills
The ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and be able to build good working relationships to foster a collaborative approach to care
Work all rotational shifts
To thrive in this role, you will have:
Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centered care.
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
Current COVID-19 certificate, proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.
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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.