Clinical Midwifery Consultant - Supporting Healthier Pregnancies

Description:

About The Role
The Supporting Healthier Pregnancy Initiative is a statewide investment under the Putting Queensland Kids First Putting Queensland Kids First | About Queensland and its government | Queensland Government (www.qld.gov.au) Strategy, aiming to empower pregnant women and their families for greater health and wellbeing through enabling healthy pathways, trusted health connections and ongoing support within the context of pregnancy as a significant life event. This initiative aims to build systems and capability for earlier access to antenatal care, identification of women that may need greater support, and enhance future-proofing preventative health practices in antenatal care, with referral pathways to support.
About You
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:
Demonstrates expert level of contemporary clinical midwifery knowledge, expertise and skills in midwifery practice and leadership enabling the delivery and supporting high quality care provision.Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with the statewide coordination team and HHS leadership to support Supporting Healthier Pregnancies Implementation (SHPI) and integration.Demonstrates the ability to lead local service mapping and gap analysis, working with antenatal care services to align needs with SHPI priorities.Demonstrated ability to facilitate and lead the co-design, planning, and implementation of SHPI at local and HHS levels, contributing to statewide processes.Demonstrates the ability to manage governance processes for SHPI, identifying and addressing system-level barriers to delivering guideline-recommended preventive health practices.Demonstrated ability to develop local implementation strategies that integrate preventive health practices and drive quality improvements across antenatal care services.Demonstrates the ability to develop referral pathways for women requiring ongoing care in continuity models and advise on the training and support needs of antenatal care staff.Demonstrated ability to collaborate across SHPI to track improvements, support implementation, and engage with local antenatal services, including participating in the SHPI Community of Practice.Demonstrates the ability to investigate and implement alternative care models where services are not locally available.Demonstrated ability to participate in data collection and contribute to evaluation and reporting mechanisms, ensuring compliance with statewide frameworks like Putting Queensland Kids First (PQKF)
Mandatory Requirements
Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16
About West Moreton Health
West Moreton Health is one of the most rapidly evolving health services in the south east corner, with a community growth expected to almost double to more than 588,000 by 2036. Our vision is for a robust hospital and health service that includes fit-for-purpose spaces, interconnected buildings, multi-disciplinary health services, research, education and community partnerships.
To read more on how West Moreton Health are committed to transforming and optimising our care, to meet the health care needs of our growing and diverse community – Follow this link
Benefits
17.5% annual leave loading (Additional allowances/entitlements may apply)12.75 % employer contribution to superannuationProfessional developmentSalary sacrificing options Wellness programsEmployee Assistance Service (EAS).
To apply
Further information regarding this role please download and read the attached Role Description and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.
Applications to remain current for a period of 12 months and may be used to fill a similar vacancy.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.
Further information
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