Hours: 0.8 EFT Rotating Roster

Salary: As per EBA

Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital

Upload with Application: Resume and cover letter

Contact; Katrina Carey: KCarey@mercy.com.au

Alison Cook: alison.cook@mercy.com.au

Louise Mason Saunders: Louise.MasonSaunders@mercy.com.au

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

It has been identified that a rotation program for midwives has a positive impact on midwifery job satisfaction, it strengthens clinical skills and decision-making, it broadens midwifery knowledge and experience within scope of practice, along with strengthening collaborative relationships throughout the woman’s/pregnant persons journey.

• Provide quality client-focused care to patients, their family and carers, using a holistic approach

• Working across Birth suites and Post Natal well as specialties if you have appropriate experience.

• Perfect for registered midwives who would like the flexibility of working in a variety of departments with the consistency of guaranteed hours per fortnight.

Werribee Mercy is looking for midwives that collaborate effectively within multi-disciplinary teams across the maternity service. Provide safe, high-quality, woman/person-centered maternity care with Werribee Mercy values in mind. Promote physiological evidence-based midwifery care, support informed decision-making, education and individualised care.

These positions involve rotating through all of the areas within Maternity Services.

The following areas encompass a four-month rotation each, for a total 12-month contract.

• Antenatal Clinic (ANC)

• Birth Suite/ Maternity Assessment Unit & Pregnancy Day Stay (MAU/PDS)

• Postnatal ward/ Midwifery in the Home (MITH)

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• At least 18 months experience as an AHPRA Registered Midwife

• Strong desire to work to full scope of practice

• Excellent communication and time management skills

• Dedicated to women/person centred care

• Motivation to work towards becoming a CMS or AMUM

Desired practical skills requirements (Support given to work towards)

• Clinical skills- IVC, IDC, ARM, FSE, Cooks balloon

• Perineal Suturing

• FSEP level 3

• Advanced BF skills

• Neonatal discharge examination

New models of care are currently in the process of being established at Werribee Mercy, this rotational position will assist those midwives considering a future position in an MGP or MAPS model of care.

NB-Current employees- will remain employed in their substantive position.

New employees - will be offered ongoing permanent employment.

Commences 29/09/25

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.

• Current vaccination status consistent with public health orders.