Midwife Clinical Specialist – Remote Outreach

We're Hiring: 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

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Competitive annual salary.

• Ongoing, full-time employment.

• Opportunity to deliver meaningful healthcare services to remote communities.

• Opportunity to contribute specialist clinical expertise and support professional development within multidisciplinary teams.

Interested in this opportunity? Review the role requirements and prepare your application, including a one-page summary sheet and a detailed resume.