Far West NSW Local Health District – Broken Hill NSW

This position qualifies for an annual Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (conditions apply and may be pro-rata’d to your contracted or ordinary working hours, these payments are paid on a fortnightly basis) under theNSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.

This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services, and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.

Employment Type:TemporaryFull Time (until August 2027)
Position Classification:Registered Midwife
Remuneration:$81,748.17 - $114,771.98 + Superannuation
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ682410
Location:Broken Hill

We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!

- Opportunity to work on the frontline to join a truly supportive team that is empowered to provide the ultimate patient experience
- Grow your career with us with ongoing learning and development
- Get exposure to work across different areas you would not get in the big smoke!

Fantastic lifestyle, great food/cafes, arts, music, sport and festivals.

Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.

What you'll be doing

- Work 8-hour solo shifts (7-7) in the maternity ward of the Broken Hill Hospital.




- Provide care for admitted antenates/postnates/special care nursery babies.
- Be the second midwife at a birth and provide support and mentorship to students and junior midwives.
- The MGP midwives are on-call to come in for intrapartum care and assist on the ward if required.
- Work in collaboration with consultant locum obstetricians and a close-knit, supportive team, inclusive of BMids, new graduate midwives and students.

What is on offer

- 5 weeks annual leave
- Salary packaging (pay less tax!), enjoy up to $9k for living expenses, $2.6k for meals and entertainment
- Novated Leasing
- Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month

Fitness Passport and EAP to maintain your health and wellbeing

- Career development with support through advanced education & training to help you develop your career
- A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing

About the Far West LHD

TheFar West Local Health Districtis one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to provide excellence in rural and remote health and we truly empower our staff to deliver the best health outcomes for our community.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse.



We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.

In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

A true “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.

With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast-food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.

- Current midwifery registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Confidence and skill to be rostered on 8 hour shifts as a solo Core Midwife on the ward, and provide senior Midwifery clinical support during admissions, labour and birth.
- Demonstrated application of professional and ethical boundaries to the

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