Flight Nurse - Midwifery Scholarship Program
Flight Nurse - Midwifery Scholarship Program
Need support to reach your goal of becoming a RFDS Flight Nurse? Then the RFDS Midwifery Scholarship could be for you!
Classifications
- Healthcare & Medicine
- Nurse / Midwife
- Permanent / Full Time
Description
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) is invested and committed to improving the health of people in regional, remote and rural Queensland. In support of our commitment to the people of Queensland, RFDS offers scholarships to skilled Registered Nurses who have a passion to join RFDS and who need to obtain a midwifery qualification.
RFDS in conjunction with the RFDS of Australia and the generous Dalara Foundation are offering Midwifery Scholarships to Registered Nurses who;
- Hold current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA; and
- have at least three years’ experience in a critical care environment in either a recognised Major Regional or Tertiary Hospital Emergency Department, with a 24 hour in-department medical coverage and/or a recognised Intensive Care Unit; and
- Provide evidence of an application or acceptance into a relevant midwifery course commencing in 2022 or be currently enrolled in a midwifery qualification and due to complete in 2022; and
- Demonstrate a commitment to working at any RFDS (Qld Section) base within 12 months of successful completion of the midwifery studies; and
- Hold valid working rights for Australia
Why join us?
Upon completion of your midwifery studies you will be a specialist in our exceptional frontline team. You will use all of the skills you have worked so hard to acquire, making a difference to people’s lives delivering vital care in emergency situations.
With a workplace spanning thousands of kilometres of regional and outback Queensland you’ll see work and life like never before.
We also offer Flight Nurses (Midwifery);
- 130K pa (FTE) + salary packaging of up to 16K+ super
- We provide extensive and supportive orientation, training and development programs
- Ongoing commitment to support your own professional development with additional paid study leave
- Employee Assistance Program; advice for staff and their families (support, nutrition & financial)
- Discounted private health insurance
Interested?
If you would like any further information, please contact Talent Acquisition on recruitment@rfdsqld.com.au or call 07 3852 7553.
Alternatively, State Manager - Aeromedical Nursing Jacinta Jones on 07 3860 1152 or jjones@rfdsqld.com.au
Please ensure the following is clearly identified in your resume: job title, start date, end date, department, brief description, full-time, part-time, or casual and the hours or FTE you complete/d. This allows us to establish your FTE and experience.
Successful candidates will be subject to a Police Checks and Pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Testing. Candidates are required to hold a current, unrestricted Australian Driver's Licence and obtain an ASIC Card. Prior to appointment you will be required to provide certified copies of qualifications/registrations and evidence of immunity or vaccination against VPD. You will also be required to successfully complete the RFDS credentialing process.
RFDS (Queensland Section) works with vulnerable patients in remote parts of Queensland and provides an essential service to many regional and remote communities. To ensure the health and safety of our staff, our patients and these communities, as well as to manage the risks involved in service delivery and COVID-19 transmission in these communities and our workplaces, our staff are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are the successful candidate the requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including maintaining any recommended booster requirements, will be a term of your employment, as will the requirement to provide proof of vaccination.
The RFDS is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.
Applications for this role closes on the 20th December 2021 however, shortlisting and screening processes may begin before this date.
