Katherine West Health Board

Established in 1998, Katherine West Health Board (KWHB) is an Aboriginal Community Controlled organisation that provides a range of clinical, preventative and public health services to clients in the Katherine West Region of the Northern Territory. With four major health care centres and a range of satellite centres, KWHB services an area over two times the size of Tasmania (162,000km²), helping to improve the health and wellbeing of some of the most remote communities in Australia.

KWHB's vision acknowledges the distinct and diverse identity of their people and communities, ensuring member communities are involved in the planning, development and implementation of their health programs. Our holistic services are designed to promote the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well being of the person and their community.

Position Description

Position Description

Applications Close Friday 14 July 2023 (11:59pmACST).

What’s On Offer

You can anticipate a fantastic suite of benefits to support your lifestyle including:

• Salary RAN 1 - RAN 3 (depending on experience) + super + salary sacrifice 
• Relocation assistance up to $3000 + accommodation while in communitty including utilities + potential access to travel allowance; 
• Study allowance + up to 10 days of study leave;
• 6 weeks annual leave + 2 weeks personal leave

Progress at your own pace with our online learning system and encouraged professional development opportunities. 

About the Opportunity

 Katherine West Health Board (KWHB) is currently looking for a Midwife (Maternal Health) to join their team for an opportunity in Katherine, NT. 

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The position provides expert care and support to pregnant women and their families in all.Katherine West Health Board communities as well as supporting the primary health care team in the delivery of antenatal and postnatal care.

Providing outreach Midwifery care to the women within the KWHB region and coordinate provision of care with appropriate internal and external care providers.Provide clinical leadership to medical, nursing, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, and allied health professionals in the area of Maternal Health Care utilising a capacity building approach.

Provide high quality, individualised and holistic prenatal and postnatal care to pregnant women and their families.Implement and promote evidence-based standards and policies which are compliant with
relevant professional, industrial and legislative requirements.Participation in regular case conferencing with internal and external stakeholders.

About You

This role will be well suited to someone with a minimum of three years experiance in midwifry and maternal health.

Has advanced interpersonal and communication (written & verbal) skills. Knowledge, understanding and experience of research findings to support evidence-based practice.

Ability to work within a complex environment and effectively manage workload according to competing priorities.

Please note: due to the nature of this role, complete vaccination against COVID-19 is essential. 

Katherine West Health Board is a child-safe organisation, committed to child safety and wellbeing in accordance with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. KWHB is striving to ensure a supportive working environment which places child safety and wellbeing at the forefront of our service delivery. We are committed to embedding child safety practices throughout our organisation and undertaking continuous improvement to prioritise the safety of all children who come into contact with our organisation, staff, and services.

If this sounds like your next opportunity, apply today!

Find Your Home in the Big Rivers

The Big Rivers region (a 3 hour drive from Darwin) begins south of Kakadu National Park encompassing Pine Creek, then extends over 500km south to Kalkaringi and stretches across the width of the Territory between the Western Australia and Queensland borders. The region is significant in scale, covering over 360,000 square kilometres and accounting for an area greater than that covered by Germany. The region consists of a number of varied natural environments including vast rivers, tropical forests, rocky escarpments and savannah plains.

While the region is highly valued for its natural, cultural, and history and heritage attractions, there are opportunities to strengthen the tourism industry and further develop the quantity and quality of tourism products in the region.