Midwifery Group Practice (MGP)

Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time/Part-Time
Hours: 1.0 - 0.8 eft available
Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital
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Contact: ••••@mercy.com.au

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Werribee Mercy Hospital is excited to launch a new Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) and we're looking for enthusiastic midwives to join our team.

Are you a passionate and dedicated midwife committed to providing woman and birthing person-centered care? Do you value building trusting relationships and supporting people throughout their entire maternity journey? This is a unique opportunity to be part of a newly established Midwifery Group Practice, designed to deliver continuity of care and support optimal outcomes and experiences for families.

You will play a key role in shaping and embedding this new model of care at Werribee Mercy Hospital. You will contribute to creating a positive, empowering experience while strengthening continuity, connection, and trust, hallmarks of the MGP philosophy.

Join the inaugural Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) at Werribee Mercy and help transform maternity care by providing women and families with access to continuity of midwifery care.

This is a unique opportunity to build something meaningful from the ground up and make a lasting impact on the lives of families in our community.

About the Role

As part of our Midwifery Group Practice, you will work collaboratively within a small, supportive team to provide continuity of care to women throughout their pregnancy, birth, and postnatal journey. Working on call, you will have the opportunity to practice with autonomy while being supported by a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that values respect, compassion, and high-quality maternity care.

This is a unique opportunity to build meaningful relationships with families by practicing across the full scope of midwifery care in a flexible, autonomous model.

What We Offer

• A newly developed MGP model at an established maternity service
  
• A strong commitment to continuity and person-centered care
  
• Supportive and inclusive team culture
  
• Opportunities for professional development
  
• Work within a value driven organisation
  
• Full time or 0.8 eft available
  
• All equipment provided

About You

We are seeking midwives who are:

• Passionate about woman and birthing person-centered care
  
• Experienced in providing comprehensive, evidence-based care throughout the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal continuum
  
• Strong communicators with a collaborative mindset
  
• Proven ability to prioritise workload and manage time efficiently in a dynamic environment
  
• Committed to safe, respectful, and culturally responsive care
  
• Experience in caseload midwifery or MGP is highly regarded however not essential.
  
• Registered Midwife with AHPRA
  
• Hold a full driver's license
  
• Minimum 2 years as a Registered Midwife of experience
  
• Level 3 FSEP
  
• Advanced midwifery skill set including perineal suturing, IV cannulation, newborn discharge check, domiciliary care. Endorsed midwives are encouraged to apply.

Be part of something new and meaningful. Help shape the future of midwifery care in Werribee.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
  
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.