Registered Midwife - Maternity Antenatal and Postnatal Service - Permanent Part Time - The Sutherland Hospital

Registered Midwife - Maternity Antenatal and Postnatal Service 

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration: $41.23 - $57.88 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ686739
Location: Caringbah, Sydney

Applications Close: Sunday, 06 September 2026

Registered Midwife - Maternity Antenatal and Postnatal Service - Permanent Part Time - The Sutherland Hospital 

Our Hospital and Community

Established in 1958, The Sutherland Hospital campus offers a comprehensive range of inpatient and community services to around 226,000 residents of the Sutherland Shire.
 

Learn more about The Sutherland Hospital here. Learn more about South Eastern Sydney Local Health District here. 

Where you'll be working:

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

The vision for nursing and midwifery at The Sutherland Hospital is to build a united team that provides compassionate care to our community through transformational, supportive and holistic nursing and midwifery. 
The Registered Midwife provides evidence-based, woman-centred, culturally safe and trauma informed midwifery care across pregnancy and the postnatal period within hospital, community and virtual care settings. Working in partnership with women, babies, families and the multidisciplinary team, the Registered Midwife supports continuity of care, promotes informed decision-making and contributes to safe, equitable and high-quality maternity services aligned with SESLHD strategic priorities. 

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

 Please note we are not offering sponsorship for work rights for this position.

The ideal candidate will have:

1. Current unrestricted registration as a Registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, with demonstrated recent post-registration experience within a maternity or midwifery setting.
2. Demonstrated ability to provide evidence based, woman-centred, culturally safe and compassionate midwifery care, building therapeutic partnerships with women, babies and families across the continuum of maternity care.
3. Highly developed written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with women, families, multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders to support coordinated, high-quality care.
4. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team while exercising professional judgement, maintaining professional and ethical standards, and responding appropriately to complex clinical situations.
5. Demonstrated ability to effectively utilise digital health systems and maintain accurate, timely and legally compliant clinical documentation
6. Demonstrated understanding of clinical governance, risk management, patient safety, quality improvement principles and the Registered Midwife's role in delivering safe, evidence-based care.
7. Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development, reflective practice, and contributing to service development, innovation and continuous quality improvement to support contemporary models of maternity care.