Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part Time, up to 38 hours per week
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration: $36.38 - $51.08 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ608117
Application Close Date: 12/10/2025
Interview Date Range: 15/10/2025 - 22/10/2025
Contact Details: Joanne Ebner | (02) 8738 5622 | Joanne.Ebner@health.nsw.gov.au
About The Opportunity
As a Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) midwife, you’ll be the primary care provider for low-risk women throughout their entire pregnancy journey—from antenatal care to birth and the postnatal period. Enjoy the benefits of a 29% on-call loading in addition to your base Registered Midwife wage, and work in a brand-new, state-of-the-art hospital with cutting-edge facilities including a modern Antenatal Clinic and Birthing Unit, set to open by the end of the year.
This advanced role offers the opportunity to deliver high-quality, evidence-based continuity of care with a strong focus on woman-centred practice. You’ll manage your own caseload, lead care planning, and provide mentorship and support to fellow clinicians. Your expertise will help shape positive outcomes for women and their families across all stages of maternity care.
You’ll be part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, working closely with the MGP consultant to ensure safe, personalised care. Support is always at hand from the broader maternity team, including CME, CMS2, CMCs, NUMs, and the Nurse Manager.
This is your chance to make a meaningful impact in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.
What you'll be doing
The Registered Midwife-Midwifery Group Practice coordinates and delivers high quality woman and newborn- centered continuity of care in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s standards of Practice for Midwives, and the policies and procedures of the Ministry of Health (MoH) and South Western Sydney Local Health District.
The Midwifery Group Practice midwife is responsible and accountable for delivering quality woman focused, evidence based midwifery care at an advanced level across all continuums of pregnancy, labour and birth and the postnatal period. The Midwifery Group Practice Midwife will also provide leadership, planning and coordination of care for women in her caseload, and provide support and mentorship to other clinicians.
Where You'll Be Working:
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Liverpool Hospital, founded in 1813, is the major health service for south-western Sydney, providing services to the local government area of Liverpool City Council as well as district services to residents and visitors in the area. It also provides a range of state-wide services in areas such as critical care and trauma, neonatal intensive care and brain injury rehabilitation.
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The Hospital provides a health service of international standing, with 23 operating theatres, capacity for 877 beds, diagnostic and imaging services, emergency and trauma care, maternity, paediatric, cancer care, mental health, ambulatory care, allied health and medical and surgical services from birth to aged care.
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Liverpool Hospital is currently undergoing a major redevelopment. The $790 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct (LHAP) project will provide enhanced facilities and an increased capacity to meet future significant population growth for South Western Sydney.
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Liverpool Hospital is a principal referral and teaching Hospital of the UNSW Sydney and the Western Sydney University and also welcome students from over 20 universities and colleges.
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Located in the heart of Liverpool City, the hospital is close to public transport, shopping centres and eateries.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
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Current unrestricted registration as a Registered Midwife with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
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Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.
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Registered Midwife with a minimum of 12 months Midwifery post registration experience and availability to work and participate in an on-call roster across the continuum of care that includes pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period as specified in the Pilot Annualised Salary Agreement.
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Demonstrates commitment to professional development, including evidence informed practice and the acquisition and retention of comprehensive Midwifery skills (to be completed within 12 months of commencement).
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Demonstrated competency for midwifery practice related to antenatal care, labour and birth, postnatal care, lactation and infant feeding in accordance with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council competency standards for midwives.
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Describe how you apply critical thinking and evidence-based practice to deliver safe, high-quality midwifery care, while effectively communicating and collaborating with patients, families, carers, and the multidisciplinary team. Include examples of how you work autonomously and ethically, advocate for women, and contribute to risk management, workplace safety, and quality improvement initiatives.
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Additional Information
Stepping Up – Close the Gap
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal applicants understand how to apply for roles with NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role within South Western Sydney Local Health District, please contact the SWSLHD Aboriginal Workforce Team on SWSLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney 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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