Registered Nurse / Midwife

St John of God Bendigo Hospital

St John of God Bendigo Hospital is a leading private hospital in regional Victoria, providing high-quality care across a comprehensive range of medical and surgical specialties. With 167 beds, modern facilities and advanced surgical technology, including robotic-assisted surgery, the hospital provides an excellent environment for Allied Health professionals to develop their clinical expertise while working alongside experienced multidisciplinary teams.

Your role

We are currently seeking passionate and experienced Registered Nurses with obstetric experience and Registered Midwives to join our dedicated Maternity team at St John of God Bendigo Hospital.

With a permanent part-time opportunity of 19 hours per week available, this is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive Maternity team committed to delivering exceptional, family-centred care.

Make a difference at every stage of the parenting journey.

Our team plays an important role in supporting women, newborns and their families through pregnancy, labour, birth and the early stages of parenthood. You will contribute to providing safe, personalised and evidence-based care across the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal journey, ensuring women and their families feel informed, respected and supported throughout their experience.

Working as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to utilise and further develop your clinical skills across a range of maternity services. From supporting women throughout pregnancy and labour to providing care following birth, you will play an important role in achieving positive experiences and outcomes for mothers and babies.

If you are passionate about maternity care and want to be part of a team where compassion, collaboration and clinical excellence are at the heart of everything we do, we would love to hear from you.

The Position

In this role, you will:

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised patient care, ensuring clinical practice is safe, effective and aligned with best practice.
• Provide comprehensive nursing and midwifery care to women and their newborns throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.
• Support women during labour and birth, recognising and responding appropriately to changes in maternal and neonatal clinical conditions.
• Promote informed decision-making through patient education, advocacy and effective communication with women and their families.
• Work collaboratively with medical practitioners and the wider multidisciplinary team to achieve positive clinical outcomes.
• Promote effective communication, teamwork and cooperation within the maternity unit and across the hospital.
• Support and supervise staff and students as required, including providing orientation and preceptorship.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and the achievement of hospital and clinical services objectives.

Skills and experience

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse with demonstrated obstetric experience or Registered Midwife.
• Demonstrated clinical experience in maternity, obstetric or midwifery care.
• A strong commitment to delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centred care.
• Well-developed communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and adapt to changing clinical priorities.
• A commitment to ongoing education, professional development and continuous improvement.

Above all, you will place patients and their families at the centre of everything you do, demonstrating a commitment to supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you:

·         Salary $85,480 to $107,881 per annum plus 12% superannuation.

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
  • Novated leasing 
  • work related expenses
  • self-education and
  • additional superannuation
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
• Innovative Professional Development opportunities
• Access to a range of Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing rewards and discounts

For further enquiries, please contact Nicole Harris on (03) 5434 3421

If suitable applicants are identified the advertisement may close prior to listed date

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.