Department Information
The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada's North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.
Job Information
The Registered Midwife is a member of the Yellowknife team of the Territorial Midwifery Program. As an autonomous practitioner, the incumbent is identified as the most responsible provider for a case load of clients and works collaboratively with other practitioners and healthcare providers. The position functions in association with interdisciplinary primary health teams in Yellowknife and within an integrated territorial women and children's health team. The position provides continuity of care within the context of a small team of midwives and ensures coordinated delivery of care within an integrated network of community, regional, and territorial health services. The Registered Midwife will, at times, be exposed to fetal or neonatal loss such as with miscarriage, stillbirth and sudden infant death. The midwife is expected to remain calm, controlled and professional in all situations and demonstrate compassionate care to the client, family and other members of the health care team. The incumbent provides services mainly to clients in the Yellowknife region and provide outreach services to clients in other regions. The incumbent will also contribute to the development of the Territorial Midwifery Program.
The Registered Midwife is part of a practice group where you will work alongside other Midwives, which will inherently affect the on-call availability schedule resulting in a reasonable work/life balance.
Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:
A Baccalaureate degree in Midwifery (Health Sciences), or assessed through a Prior Learning and Experience Assessment (PLEA) program within a Canadian province, with a minimum of two (2) years of experience in delivering midwifery care as a primary care provider.
GNWT Inquiries
Inquiries Only:
Health Recruitment
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
hlthss_recruitment@gov.nt.ca
Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.