Incentives to join us
We have the following incentives available for our Midwifery roles:
- Up to $20,000 relocation + annual $10,000 retention allowance ($384.61) paid fortnightly after 12 months for acute midwifery positions in Coonamble, Bourke and Gilgandra.
- Up to $10,000 relocation and an annual $5,000 retention allowance ($192.30) paid fortnightly after 12 months for acute midwifery positions in Bathurst, Cowra, Dubbo, Forbes, Mudgee, Orange and Parkes.
Why work in Western NSW
Every day in our District, 10 babies are born.
As a midwife working in our Western NSW communities, you'll access a broad range of opportunities from a level 4 multi-model maternity service to smaller sites, where you really get to experience the journey with your clients.
You'll get the chance to experience:
- antenatal care
- shared care
- midwifery group practice
- Aboriginal maternal infant health service
- community midwifery
- outreach.
Several facilities can manage complex pregnancies, so you'll experience and manage a broad range of pregnancy presentations.
A great place to live and work
Our region is so diverse, there's something for everyone. You can create a lifestyle where you live your best life, focusing on the things that really matter to you.
Learn about the Western NSW region and unique lifestyle.
Midwifery careers
Due to the depth of our maternity services, our LHD is a great place to grow your midwifery career.
Wherever you choose to work within our LHD, you'lll be well connected within the maternity service as a whole, with support from our Clinical Midwife Specialists, Clinical Midwife Educators, Clinical Midwife Consultants as well as your colleagues.
The majority of our facilities are less than 10 years old, so you can practice using the most up-to-date methods supported by modern equipment.
Our midwife team is vibrant and supportive of each other. Continuing education and possible exchange with tertiary facilities, with a focus on tertiary evidence based education is all part of the offer. This training and exposure to such a wide range of presentations will broaden your scope much faster than staying in the city.
Add this to the lifestyle and economic benefits of regional and rural living and you’ve got an opportunity to live your best life.
Our services
We offer a range of pregnancy, birth and baby services to meet the unique needs of our regional communities. View the services offered at each facility:
| Health Service | Maternity services offered |
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| Dubbo |
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| Bathurst |
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| Orange |
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| Mudgee |
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| Cowra |
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| Lachlan/Forbes |
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| Health Service | Maternity services offered |
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| Lachlan/Parkes |
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| Bourke |
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| Coonamble |
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| Wellington |
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| Walgett |
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| Cobar |
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| Brewarrina |
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| Lightning Ridge |
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| Gilgandra |
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| Warren |
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| Trangie |
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| Narromine |
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| Condobolin |
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| Peak Hill |
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| Coonabarabran |
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| Dunedoo |
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| Coolah |
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MidStart – Transition to Midwifery
The MidStart Program provides a career pathway for registered nurses to become registered midwives. This pathway involves employment as a student midwife while studying a postgraduate midwifery diploma at university.
Dependent on the role description and capacity of the midwifery service, student midwives will have the opportunity to work across all areas of midwifery practice and may include:
- Antenatal clinics
- High risk antenatal clinics
- Birth suite
- Postnatal ward
- Postnatal clinics
- Outpatient clinics
- Outreach / group practice
- Special Care Nursery.
Apply now
Applications for MidStart are currently closed and will open late May 2024 and close early June 2024. For more information and to apply visit the NSW Health MidStart recruitment website.
Contact us
For more information about MidStart contact:
Alison Loudon, District Manager Maternity and Children’s Strategies
Phone: (02) 6841 2375 or 0447 088 239
Come and meet us
If you're thinking about joining us but would like to view the facilities, meet the team and get to know the town before applying or accepting your role, we welcome you to come out and meet us and we can show you around.
Email our Candidate Experience team to find out more: wnswlhd-recruit-marketing@health.nsw.gov.au
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