Student Midwife
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Student Midwife Lenah Valley Hobart
- Progress with purpose at one of Australias largest health care providers
- Get ahead with salary packaging benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
- Paid Clinical placement positions for a Graduate Diploma in Midwifery
- June 2025 intake
Please note applications will close on 12/05/25.
About the role
Are you looking to expand your nursing skills with a move into Midwifery
Calvary Healthcare Tasmania Lenah Valley Campus are excited to announce we have formed a partnership with Charles Sturt University and are offering clinical placement positions for a Graduate Diploma in Midwifery June 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to follow your midwifery dream.
As a Midwifery student you will attend lectures tutorials and residential schools through Charles Sturt University. In addition you will work 0.8 FTE in paid clinical placement on the Maternity and Womens Health Unit Calvary. You will gain experience in antenatal and postnatal care birth suite and Neonatal special care.
At Calvary we have had extensive experience in supporting and mentoring midwifery students and graduates. We are committed to our profession and part of that is passing the passion for ensuring best outcomes for women and their babies onto the next generation of midwives. Come and join our dynamic and experienced team.
Key Responsibilities
- To provide care under direct and indirect supervision to women and their babies at all stages of pregnancy labour birth and the postpartum period.
- To work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- To work within your scope and with adherence to CHCT policies and procedures.
- To complete coursework as required by CSU
- Ensuring that you have allocated time for your Continuity of Care experiences around your 7day rotating roster and university commitments
What do you bring to the role
- Australia citizen or permanent resident
- Registered Nurse Division 1 with a minimum of 12 months postgraduate experience.
- Ability to learn and take feed back
- Desire to work as a midwife
- Demonstrated understanding and commitment to the requirements of the midwifery training program including Continuity of Care experiences.
- Demonstrated high level interpersonal verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration across the interdisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated clinical problemsolving abilities.
- Demonstrated understanding of NSQHS standards and how they relate to care of women and their newborn babies
- Demonstrated understanding of the role of the midwife in applying work health and safety infection control and quality improvement principles.
For further information please contact Sally Jarvis Maternity Nursing Unit Manageron/
Why work for Calvary
At Calvary our staff matter.
With over 130 years experience and 18000 staff and volunteers we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued drawing on your own strengths identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients residents and clients.
Your benefits:
- NFP salary packaging benefits discounted health insurance and gym memberships
- Paid parental leave
- Training development pathways and career opportunities
- Flexible hours that make sense for you
As we serve the community across Home Virtual and Residential Aged Care Retirement Living and Hospitals one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you apply for a role with Calvary today.
Please note the following:
- As part of the application process you will be required to complete preemployment checks which may include but is not limited to reference checks work rights criminal history check NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
- You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role
Employment Type
Contract
