Clinical Midwifery Educator

Clinical Midwifery Educator

• Permanent Part-Time, 3 days per week based at Angliss Hospital


• Be at the forefront of developing a capable, confident midwifery workforce


• Educate. Empower. Elevate midwifery practice.

Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community. Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.

About the role
As part of the Eastern Health Institute, the Clinical Midwifery Educator (CME) is an integral part of the Learning and Teaching team, growing our future midwifery workforce and providing evidence-based education strategies to support learners, at all levels, within maternity services at Eastern Health. If you have strong clinical knowledge, value family centred care, and hold recent experience in midwifery education; we are excited to hear from you!

Your leadership and high clinical standards will enable and inspire the development of knowledge, driving learning and professional growth across the midwifery workforce.

About you 
To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Post Graduate qualifications in midwifery, education or leadership (or working towards)


• Excellent clinical skills and recent experience in an acute maternity setting


• Current registration with AHPRA as Registered Midwife


• Recent experience in education, including simulation-based education


• A strong commitment to high quality, evidence-based care


• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with the capacity to work independently while contributing positively to a diverse, cross-site team


• Excellent communication and organisational skills and able to prioritise competing demands


• Proficient computer literacy, including M365


• Commitment to continuous improvement and lifelong learning

Desirable:

• Certificate IV in Training & Assessment


• NeoResus Facilitator


• PROMPT facilitation experience

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

Those that are offered and/or start between January and April do not require an up to date vaccination for Influenza to progress providing they are aware of its requirement later in the year. Those that are offered and/or start between May and December require the up to date Influenza vaccination prior to offer.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities


• Friendly & supportive team


• Flexible working hours


• Salary packaging options


• Career progression in our teaching hospitals

Next Steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

Good to know:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.


• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.


• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.


• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.


• Advertising may end before the closing date.


• We do not accept recruitment agency application.

Please see the position description here.