Job No: PAMS1217

Loca­tion: New­man

Employ­ment Type: Per­ma­nent

Employ­ment Cat­e­go­ry: Full-time

Remu­ner­a­tion: $96,350.67 to $136,145.80 per annum (Base) + Superannuation

Ben­e­fits: Rental Sub­sidy, 6 weeks annu­al leave, Salary Sac­ri­fice up to $15,900

About the Opportunity

The Endorsed Mid­wife reports to the Fam­i­ly Health Man­ag­er and is direct­ly account­able to Direc­tor of Com­mu­ni­ty Health and Direc­tor of Clin­i­cal Ser­vices. The Endorsed Mid­wife is respon­si­ble for:

• Pro­vid­ing on-the-ground sup­port to women and infants, includ­ing imple­ment­ing an enhanced mod­el of mater­nal and infant care that is cul­tur­al­ly secure, trau­ma-informed and pro­vides con­ti­nu­ity of care wher­ev­er pos­si­ble where preg­nant women are iden­ti­fied as ear­ly as pos­si­ble in their preg­nan­cy and sup­port­ed through the ante­na­tal and post­na­tal peri­ods by the PAMS Endorsed Mid­wife and Fam­i­ly Sup­port Workers;
• Super­vis­ing and work­ing in part­ner­ship with local Abo­rig­i­nal women employed as Fam­i­ly Sup­port Workers;
• Pro­vid­ing cul­tur­al­ly appro­pri­ate and clin­i­cal­ly excel­lent care and sup­port to preg­nant women, their fam­i­lies and infants, to pro­mote healthy preg­nan­cy and improve birth outcomes;
• Ensur­ing care coor­di­na­tion for preg­nant women across inter­nal PAMS pro­grams and exter­nal ser­vices includ­ing ante­na­tal care and birthing ser­vices in Hed­land and Perth, com­mu­ni­ty social sup­ports, West­ern Aus­tralian Coun­try Health Ser­vice (WACHS) Child Devel­op­ment Ser­vice and vis­it­ing med­ical spe­cial­ists and allied health ser­vices; and
• Con­tribut­ing to the eval­u­a­tion and ongo­ing improve­ment of the Upstream Health Project.

As per Sec­tion 30 of the Sex Dis­crim­i­na­tion Act 1984 (Cth) Pun­tukur­nu Abo­rig­i­nal Med­ical Ser­vice (PAMS) seeks to employ a female Endorsed Mid­wife for the effec­tive and cul­tur­al­ly appro­pri­ate deliv­ery of ser­vices to the Mar­tu and Nyiya­parli people.

For fur­ther infor­ma­tion and Job Descrip­tion Form click here or please vis­it http://​www​.pun​tukur​nu​.com​.au/

About You

To be con­sid­ered for this posi­tion, you must have:

• Cur­rent reg­is­tra­tion as a Mid­wife with the Aus­tralian Health Prac­ti­tion­er Reg­u­la­tion Agency (AHPRA);
• Demon­strat­ed abil­i­ty to com­mu­ni­cate and empathise with First Nations peo­ple liv­ing in remote communities;
• Cur­rent sig­nif­i­cant expe­ri­ence in pro­vid­ing mid­wifery care that is cul­tur­al­ly appro­pri­ate, trau­ma-informed and attachment-based;
• Team lead­er­ship expe­ri­ence, prefer­ably in a remote setting;
• Demon­strat­ed abil­i­ty to apply inno­v­a­tive solu­tions to com­plex prob­lems in an unpre­dictable work environment;
• Demon­strat­ed com­pe­tence in com­mu­ni­ty-based, group facilitation,
• Effec­tive com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills – writ­ten, ver­bal and inter­per­son­al, and
• Demon­strat­ed high lev­el of pro­fes­sion­al integri­ty with regard to client pri­va­cy and con­fi­den­tial­i­ty, ethics and cre­at­ing a cul­tur­al­ly safe environment.

Note: Desir­able Cri­te­ria apply (as per Job Descrip­tion).

The posi­tion involves work­ing with a mul­ti­cul­tur­al organ­i­sa­tion where the major­i­ty of staff, clients and stake­hold­ers iden­ti­fy as Abo­rig­i­nal or Tor­res Strait Islander. Can­di­dates must be able to demon­strate an under­stand­ing of the issues affect­ing Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander peo­ple and their abil­i­ty to com­mu­ni­cate sen­si­tive­ly and effec­tive­ly with Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander peo­ple.

As per sec­tion 51 of the Equal Oppor­tu­ni­ty Act 1984 (WA) PAMS active­ly seeks to increase the diver­si­ty of our work­force to bet­ter meet the dif­fer­ing needs of our clients and stake­hold­ers and to improve equal oppor­tu­ni­ty out­comes for our employ­ees. Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander peo­ple are strong­ly encour­aged to apply.

As per Sec­tion 30 of the Sex Dis­crim­i­na­tion Act 1984 (Cth), PAMS seeks to employ a female Endorsed Mid­wife for the effec­tive and cul­tur­al­ly appro­pri­ate deliv­ery of ser­vices to the Mar­tu and Nyiya­parli people.

Please note: In addi­tion to the above skills and expe­ri­ence, rel­e­vant licences and eli­gi­bil­i­ty cri­te­ria apply (as per the Job Descrip­tion).

About the Benefits

While you will face diverse new chal­lenges in the role, you will also enjoy an attrac­tive remu­ner­a­tion pack­age includ­ing a base salary of $96,350.67 to $136,145.80 per annum plus super­an­nu­a­tion. You’ll also gain access to gen­er­ous salary pack­ag­ing options, which will great­ly increase your take home pay. In addi­tion, you will have access to a num­ber of fan­tas­tic ben­e­fits including:

• Rental Sub­sidy
• Salary Pack­age up to $15,900 plus enter­tain­ment benefits.
• 6 weeks’ annu­al leave + 17.5% leave loading.
• 10.5% Super­an­nu­a­tion.
• Study leave options to fur­ther invest in your career through addi­tion­al training.
• Employ­ee Assis­tance Program.
• Reten­tion Ini­tia­tives in accor­dance with the PAMS Employ­ee Remu­ner­a­tion Policy

About the Organisation

With an admin­is­tra­tive hub based in New­man, in the Pil­bara region of West­ern Aus­tralia, The Pun­tukur­nu Abo­rig­i­nal Med­ical Ser­vice (PAMS) pro­vides holis­tic pri­ma­ry health care to the indi­vid­u­als and fam­i­lies with­in New­man and the remote com­mu­ni­ties of Jiga­long, Parn­ngurr, Pun­mu and Kunawarritji.

PAMS has over 700 reg­is­tered clients, with most being Mar­tu. Ser­vices offered include health edu­ca­tion and pro­mo­tion pro­grams and ini­tia­tives, as well as the mon­i­tor­ing and man­age­ment of ongo­ing health issues such as dia­betes, hyper­ten­sion, ante-natal & post-natal care and child health.

Appli­ca­tion process

How to apply

Please ensure you review the attached Job Descrip­tion Form (JDF) for fur­ther infor­ma­tion about the require­ments of the position. 

We require you to submit:

1. A cur­rent com­pre­hen­sive CV that clear­ly out­lines the skills and expe­ri­ence you have gained to make you suit­able for this position.

2. Please include the con­tact details of two recent ref­er­ees, with at least one being your cur­rent or recent direct supervisor.

Appli­ca­tions close at 5pm, 03/01/2025.

For fur­ther infor­ma­tion please con­tact Christi­na Hunn, Direc­tor of Clin­i­cal Ser­vices on 08 9177 8307.

Endorsed Mid­wife | Pun­tukur­nu Abo­rig­i­nal Med­ical Service