Clinical Midwife Consultant - Maternity Safety and Quality

NSW Health • Full-time • Greater Sydney Area, AU • 2w ago

Become a leader within Hunter New England’s Maternity Safety and Quality, whilst enjoying location flexibility anywhere within our district!

Remuneration: $139,661.16 - $142,254.44 + Superannuation + Salary Packaging

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until May 2026

Position Classification: Clinical Midwife Consultant Grade 3

Location: Negotiable

Requisition ID: REQ562717

Applications Close: Tuesday, 8th April 2025.

About The Role

The Clinical Midwife Consultant (CMC) Maternity Safety and Quality is responsible for the overall quality and safety of maternity services within the district. On any given day, you will be developing and updating the midwifery guidelines across the district, updating clinical health pathways, working with clinical governance to ensure appropriate risk ratings are applied across the sites, conducting independent investigations for scenarios that occur across our locations, and participating in maternity morbidity and mortality meetings. You will also oversee the safety and quality data across the district, so an ability to deep dive into data to find variances and investigate accordingly is a must.

You won’t be working alone. You will be working with a small, diverse team of maternity experts who oversee the safety and quality of maternity services across our district. The team itself is very collaborative, regularly coming together for huddle meetings and team planning days occurring multiple times per year. The successful applicant will be supported by the WHAM Network Coordinator and Midwifery Advisor, as well as being given a thorough orientation program and handover. Further support is also available through the other state consultants.

As The Successful Candidate, You Will

Showcase your strong clinical background to ensure that policies and procedures that are created can be applied effectively within the sites

Have the confidence to advocate for patient safety and quality

Have a strong attention to detail, and be able to interpret data results with ease.

Be able to build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, as someone who will sit within the circle of influence across the district

At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. You'll contribute to the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. On top of this we also offer:

Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and their families.
Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero.
ADO's each month (for full-time employees)
Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Work-Life balance
4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family

Additional Information

An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part-time vacancies.
This position is full-time; however, part-time/job share arrangements may also be considered.
To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

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For role-related queries or questions contact Michelle Foster at Michelle.Foster@health.nsw.gov.au or 0491 114 587.

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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.