Employment Type:TemporaryFull Time - )
Position Classification:Clinical Midwife Consultant Grade 2
Remuneration:$75.35 - $76.85 ph.
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ
Applications Close:16th November 2026

Employment with Mid North Coast LHD requires candidates to hold a valid authority to work in Australia (Aust Work Rights Visa).

Why Join Us?

Joining Mid North Coast Local Health District offers an exceptional opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of women, babies, and families while advancing your career in a supportive and progressive healthcare environment. As a Clinical Midwife Consultant, you will play a key leadership role in shaping contemporary midwifery practice, providing expert clinical consultancy, and driving evidence-based, woman-centred care across the service.

You will be part of a collaborative and multidisciplinary team that values clinical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. This role provides the opportunity to utilise your advanced clinical expertise while contributing to service development, quality improvement initiatives, education, mentorship, and professional leadership. Your knowledge and experience will directly influence positive patient outcomes and support the ongoing enhancement of midwifery care throughout the district.

Mid North Coast Local Health District is committed to fostering a workplace culture where staff feel supported, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential. You will have access to ongoing professional development opportunities, leadership growth, and the chance to work alongside dedicated healthcare professionals who are passionate about delivering outstanding care to the community.

Beyond your professional career, you'll enjoy the outstanding lifestyle benefits of the Mid North Coast region, renowned for its stunning beaches, national parks,



vibrant communities, and relaxed coastal living. Here, you can achieve the perfect balance between a rewarding career and an enviable lifestyle, while making a genuine difference in the health and wellbeing of the communities we serve.

What you'll be doing
To provide expert clinical consultancy and services within a defined specialty, practicing within the CNC / CMC Domains, up to and including the functions of the CNC / CMC 2 role, and to demonstrate leadership in promoting contemporary nursing / midwifery practice within the Mid North Coast Local Health District.

About You

You are a highly experienced and dedicated Registered Midwife with current registration through the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. You bring more than five years of full-time equivalent post-registration nursing experience, complemented by postgraduate qualifications and over three years of full-time experience in midwifery. Your extensive clinical knowledge enables you to provide safe, evidence-based, woman-centred care across a variety of healthcare settings while maintaining the highest standards of professional practice.

You demonstrate a strong ability to work autonomously, exercising sound clinical judgement and decision-making skills, while also fostering collaborative relationships with clients, families, carers, multidisciplinary teams, and external service providers.



Your commitment to partnership and continuity of care ensures positive health outcomes and seamless service delivery across the continuum of care.

With exceptional organisational and time management skills, you effectively coordinate complex workloads, prioritise competing demands, and consistently achieve key performance indicators. You are adaptable, proactive, and capable of managing multiple responsibilities while maintaining a high standard of care and service delivery.

Your advanced communication and interpersonal skills enable you to build strong skilled relationships and confidently lead practice development initiatives. Drawing on current evidence, research, and best-practice principles, you successfully contribute to implementing change, supporting innovation, and enhancing clinical practice across multidisciplinary teams.
Diversity and Inclusion liesat the heart of how we recruit.
Mid North Coast Local Health District is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects and understands the community we serve. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace culture where everyone feels respected, valued and that they belong. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from candidates of all cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences.

This is a Category A position.Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive for Category A positions prior to offer.

All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined under the General questions section at Occupational assessment screening and vaccination - FAQ

Salary will be accordance with NSW Health State Awards for the advertised classification/s. Theseawards are available at

A TALENT POOL MAY BE CREATED FOR FUTURE ROLES AND WILL REMAIN VALID FOR 18 MONTHS.

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