Epworth Freemasons provides a range of world-class health services and is one of Victoria's leading maternity hospitals. Epworth Freemasons specialises in women’s and men’s health services including breast and gynaecological surgery, endoscopy and urology. 

The Maternity Services department consists of 9 birth suites, 10 bed special care nursery, 34 bed postnatal unit and a 4 bed hospital in the Park Hyatt Hotel and currently accommodates approximately 3,000 births per annum. 

Join one of Melbourne's leading Maternity Services departments on a full time or part time basis. As a permanent Night Duty Midwife you will have full access to Epworths suite of employee benefits, plus enhanced salary packaging.

In this role, your night will commence at 9.30pm  until 7.30am and you will be rotating across the Delivery Suite and the Postnatal ward.

Our team is highly supportive, inclusive, and you will play a key role in ensuring high levels of patient care is provided to women and their families.

You will make an impact by:

• Delivering an exceptional patient experience to women, their partners/families and their babies to have positive pregnancy, birth and postnatal experience
• Providing a high standard of midwifery care
• Encouraging and role-modelling empathy to patients and families

To be successful in this role…
An excellent communicator, you value team work and strong camaraderie as you place the patient at the heart of all your decisions.  Flexibility in your thinking, patience and the ability to manage multiple priorities is vital to your success.

You will have:

• Current unrestricted midwifery registration with AHPRA
• A minimum of 2 years Post Graduate experience
• Previous experience working in a Birth Suite or Post Natal ward
• Contemporary knowledge of best practice in maternity and newborn nursing care and the patient journey

Position Description          Inherent Requirements

We will review applications as we receive them.

It’s the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation that puts the patient in the centre of all that is done. In addition to this, you will have access to:

• Epworth’s enhanced Not for Profit status provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home pay
• The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
• Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
• Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
• Relocation assistance is available for approved candidates

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For more information, refer to the attached position description or contact [email protected] or phone (03) 9426 0606.

It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had COVID-19 vaccinations, including where recommended by public health authorities and booster vaccinations.

As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.

It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination, where this is required under Epworth policy.

As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.