Registered Midwife

Far West Local Health District • Full-time • Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia • A$ 51 / hour • 2d ago

This position qualifies for a Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (pro-rata part-time/temporary positions less than 18 months), and a reoccurring Annual Retention Bonus valued up to $10,000 (pro-rata part time), under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.

This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services, and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (Maternity Relief until 1st February 2026)
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration: $36.39 - $51.09 per hour + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ595538
Location: Broken Hill

Great opportunity to join a supportive team and make a real difference.
Fantastic lifestyle, great food/cafes, arts, music, sport and festivals.
Only 3 hours from Mildura and 5 hours flight from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia.

Broken Hill is truly a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look on "Living and Working" in the Far West.

About the Opportunity

Work 8-hour solo shifts (7-7) in the maternity ward of the Broken Hill Hospital.
Provide care for admitted antenates/postnates/special care nursery babies.
Be the second midwife at a birth and provide support and mentorship to students and junior midwives.
The MGP midwives are on-call to come in for intrapartum care and assist on the ward if required.
Work in collaboration with consultant locum obstetricians and a close-knit, supportive team, inclusive of BMids, new graduate midwives and students.

What is on Offer

Rural incentive up to $10k.
5 Weeks Annual Leave/Monthly ADO
Salary Packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses and $2.6k for meals and entertainment.
Novated Leasing.
Isolation and Climate allowance.
Fitness Passport.
A comfortable and affordable country lifestyle that supports balance and wellbeing.

About the Far West LHD

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW.
Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

How to apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possibly:

Current midwifery registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Confidence and skill to be rostered on 8 hour shifts as a solo Core Midwife on the ward, and provide senior Midwifery clinical support during admissions, labour and birth.
Demonstrated application of professional and ethical boundaries to the delivery of patient care in the context of a multi-disciplinary team.
Demonstrated application of evidence based practice and critical thinking to advocate for and implement individualised person centred care patient care.
Excellent competency and proficiency as a midwife in antenatal, labour, birth and postnatal care, lactation and infant feeding with an understanding of effective escalation and emergency Midwifery care.
Demonstrated capacity to interact with a multidisciplinary team in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise.
Demonstrated commitment to work and partner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and families and employees to enhance health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.
Evidence of participation in own professional development and commitment to maintaining competence and enhancement of skills, and willingness to apply and share professional expertise with colleagues.

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www. nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Megan Ritchie on Megan.Ritchie@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 18th August 2025

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Empower, listen and act together

Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

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