Midwife Clinical Specialist – Remote Outreach

Location: Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia

Employment Type: Full-Time, Ongoing

Salary: $109,921 – $118,093 per annum

Classification: Nurse Level 4 RDO

About the Role

The Department of Health is seeking an experienced and skilled Midwife Clinical Specialist – Remote Outreach to provide specialist midwifery care to women in remote communities, particularly Aboriginal women across the Central Australian and Barkly regions.

This role involves providing clinical support to midwifery teams and remote health clinics, with extensive travel to remote communities.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide specialist midwifery care and develop effective therapeutic relationships with women, families and communities.
- Assess, plan, coordinate, review and evaluate comprehensive client care.
- Provide clinical expertise, professional advice and support to multidisciplinary teams.
- Mentor and support students, graduates and less experienced healthcare staff.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of local and regional policies.
- Promote safe, high-quality clinical services and a positive workplace culture.
- Follow relevant clinical standards,



workplace health and safety policies, and procedures.

Essential Requirements

- Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, or eligibility for registration, as a Midwife.
- Strong specialist clinical knowledge and demonstrated midwifery skills.
- Experience in clinical assessment, problem-solving and implementing effective patient care.
- Ability to mentor, train and provide clinical feedback to healthcare professionals.
- Experience contributing to policy development and supporting organisational change.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and conflict-resolution skills.
- A current manual driver's licence and willingness to travel extensively to remote communities by 4WD or light aircraft.

Desirable: Experience working in a remote primary healthcare setting.

Why Apply

- Competitive annual salary.
- Ongoing, full-time employment.
- Opportunity to deliver meaningful healthcare services to remote communities.
- Opportunity to contribute specialist clinical expertise and support career development within multidisciplinary teams.

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