Employment Type: Permanent full time Hours: 80 hours plus ADO Location: Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg

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Nangnak Baban Murrup (meaning 'Nurturing Mothers Spirit') is a clinic providing care and support for women who are pregnant with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander baby. We are seeking a dedicated midwife to work within the MGP model to provide care to women in this program. You will be someone with excellent communication and advocacy skills who is passionate about working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. You'll have a demonstrated understanding of cultural safety and the issues affecting the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and newborns, as well as a general understanding of the social determinants of health. As a Nangnak Baban Murrup Caseload Midwife you will value family centred care and working with Community, both within the Mercy Health and our Aboriginal Programs Team and with external Aboriginal health services. Provide quality client-focused care to patients, their family and carers, using a holistic approach Assessment and monitoring of patients' physical and mental state Be part of a multi-disciplinary team which requires you to provide highly responsive and flexible service to consumers and carers.

• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
• experience working in Aboriginal Programs

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

Mercy Health Australia is renowned for its unwavering commitment to providing compassionate and patient-centered health services and aged care services. If you're value and display empathy, integrity, and are seeking the opportunity to make a real difference, we invite you to join us! Mercy Health is made up of 10,000 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development. Mercy Health employs people from many cultures and backgrounds who, irrespective of their beliefs, share a common bond to care for those in need. We look forward to welcoming you to your journey with Mercy Health.