PHOTO: Midwife holding a baby. Photo credit: Hannah Barata
The NSW Government will start offering a $20,000 sign-on bonus for midwives who choose to relocate and start work in rural, regional and remote NSW on 30 September.
The agreement is part of the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme running until 31 March 2025, to entice healthcare workers to move to rural and remote areas.
The NSW Government has also invested an additional $200.1 million to deliver more health worker accommodation in these communities…