• Opportunities across all scopes of practice in Maternity, Dandenong Hospital


• Enjoy a fast paced work environment with a great team committed to providing Women Centred, collaborative care across a 24/7 rotating roster


• Professional & Leadership development and support opportunities across all areas of Maternity

Acknowledging the vital role they play in providing healthcare to our community, Monash Health proudly supports the WHO 2021 International Year of the Health and Care Workers.

About our Monash Women’s Program at Dandenong

www.monashwomens.org

Monash Health is the largest public health service in Victoria, employing over 18,000 people across a range of specialities.

Monash Women's maternity service is part of Monash Health and provides health care across south Eastern Melbourne, uniquely integrating in one organisation all levels of health services - primary, secondary and tertiary care, as well as world renowned research and teaching facilities.

Our maternity service is the largest maternity provider in Victoria providing care to over 9,000 women each year across three hospitals: Monash Medical Centre, Dandenong and Casey.

About the role

We are excited to announce opportunities to work across a full scope of practice within our Maternity Services at our rapidly growing Casey hospital.

As a Registered Midwife, you are able to work across areas of Antenatal/ post-natal and Birth Suite. We are a collaborative service across Monash Women’s, and Dandenong Maternity has opportunities to grow in provide women centred care. We work within a team model of care – Turquoise, Jade and Rose Quartz teams and in practicing within this model, we provide our women and their families, a consistency across their journey.

Dandenong is looking for Registered Midwives who are looking to work in an ongoing full or part time capacity across our Monash Women’s Program.

Work across the full scope of practice in Maternity, Birth suite and Clinic as you grow your career in maternity and have a work life balance as you work a rotating roster across all shifts, 7 days a week.

Why Dandenong Hospital?

• We offer services to a multicultural catchment area which supports diversity and equity for all women. Our numbers of births are growing along with the population growth in this area.


• Dandenong midwives work with multidisciplinary, collaborative teams which consistently care for women throughout pregnancy, birth and postnatally


• Dandenong provides a support clinic to our refugee community in greater Dandenong

About you

You are an enthusiastic Midwife who has excellent communication and interpersonal skills and is willing to commit to team work and ongoing professional development that align with the Monash health Women’s new Service Direction. You demonstrate the ability to lead by example and provide coaching and support to other midwives and students. You show passion for leading example in providing excellent women centre care, and show commitment to being an advocate for birthing women. You are an advocate of the Monash Health Strategic Guiding Principles

What you need

• Successful completion of a Graduate Midwifery Program is essential. Minimum 12 months experience


• Willingness to work within the maternity team


• Australian working rights


• Current AHPRA registration

What we offer?

• Being part of our leading & growing organisation


• Appropriate orientation across all sites and supernumerary time at the commencement of each rotation


• Mentorship & career guidance and opportunities to progress your career in Maternity


• access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your clinical skills & knowledge base


• avenues to further develop your leadership & project management skills

In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay, access to onsite staff car parking and gym (only where relevant), uniform (only where relevant) and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.

Please apply online through Mercury e-recruit as email applications will not be considered. Current Monash Health employees should apply through Mercury using their Monash Health employee account. Our Recruitment Services team can answer any queries on this matter and can be reached on Ph: 9265 2750 or via email to recruitment@monashhealth.org

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:

• reference checks;


• a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;


• a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and


• proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.

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