Registered Midwife - Postnatal
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part Time
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $40.02 - $56.19 per hour
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ673462
Applications Close: 08/07/2026
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney's western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
Nepean Hospital is seeking compassionate Registered Midwives to join our Postnatal Ward team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy, supportive maternity service providing high-quality care to women, babies and their families during the postnatal period.
As a Registered Midwife in the Postnatal Ward, you will play a vital role in supporting women as they transition to parenthood while ensuring the health and wellbeing of both mother and newborn through evidence-based, family-centred care.
Your role as the Registered Midwife provides comprehensive postnatal care, education and support to women and newborns following birth. Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, you will assist families to develop confidence in caring for their newborn while promoting positive health outcomes and breastfeeding success. This role offers the opportunity to work within a diverse maternity service caring for women with varying clinical and social needs.
You will be a caring and motivated Midwife who is passionate about supporting women and families, bring excellent communication, interpersonal and family education skills with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment.
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full-time employees
Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
Novated Leasing
Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role
- Current registration as a Registered Midwife Division 1 with AHPRA.
- Demonstrated experience and clinical skills in Midwifery.
- Demonstrated capacity to provide effective nursing/midwifery care that is person centred, family inclusive and culturally sensitive to people accessing health services.
- Demonstrated ability to organise and prioritise work.
- Demonstrated effective communication written and verbal skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to professional development.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to work a flexible roster, day evening or night shift across all days of the week according to the unit or team requirements.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
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For role related queries or questions contact Jessica Ferguson on [email protected]
