Georgia Langford
Woolooware,Australia
Summary
Registered Nurse, Midwife and Clinical Midwifery Educator with extensive experience in evidence-based, woman-centered care at St George and Sutherland Hospital. Demonstrated leadership in mentoring nursing professionals and enhancing staff education and professional development in maternity services. Expertise in fostering collaborative environments and maintaining high clinical standards to ensure safe and effective care for diverse populations.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Clinical Midwifery Educator
Hospital Maternity Services – Sutherland Hospital
05.2023 - Current
- Provide direct, hands on and point of care clinical supervision and mentorship for midwives and students across the continuum of Maternity Services.
- Creating, implementing, and coordinating and delivering evidence-based education, orientation and transition program initiatives.
- Assess and maintain staff proficiency with core maternity skills and obstetric emergency response.
- Facilitates compliance with mandatory training and upskilling workshops to enhance professional development of staff.
- Support clinical governance, quality initiatives, safe woman-centred healthcare and evidence practice across Maternity Services.
- Cultivate supportive educational culture driven by clinical leadership.
Registered Midwife
Sutherland Hospital
03.2017 - 05.2023
- Work a rotating roster in both a full-time and part-time capacity.
- Delivered comprehensive woman-centered care across antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and home settings.
- Facilitated midwifery education and care while consulting with women and families about pregnancy, birth, and postnatal support.
- Delivering primary health care services that are woman-centered, relevant, accessible, safe, and affordable to needs of women in Sutherland Shire.
- Applied evidence-based caseload midwifery within Midwifery Group Practice (MGP).
- Operated within defined scope of practice fostering partnership with women while respecting human dignity, care inclusive of whole family, promoting safe motherhood, and ensuring cultural respect and safety.
- Engaged in multi-disciplinary atmospheres and with skill for self-directed tasks.
Registered Nurse
Sutherland Hospital
03.2016 - 03.2022
- Provide evidence-based, person-centred care for Gynaecology and Surgical patients through assessing and managing patient needs with a multidisciplinary approach.
- Deliver safe, high-quality care through assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care plans for patients with acute, chronic and complex health conditions.
- Provide a collaborative approach to healthcare in a multidisciplinary approach with medical and allied health teams.
- Oversee and support students and junior staff in point of contact care activities.
- Collaborate with external stakeholders in patient-focused care to secure tailored health outcomes.
Post-Graduate Registered Midwife
St George Public Hospital and Sutherland Public Hospital
03.2016 - 01.2017
- Facilitate delivery of midwifery care for women daily through provision of holistic, woman-centered evidence-based care.
- Deliver culturally diverse, woman-centered care.
- Maintained continuous clinical expertise further education and operate within scope of practice boundaries set by experience and skills.
- Participate in weekly university courses to deepen understanding and expertise for practical application in workplace.
- Collaborated within multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care strategies.
- Coordinated care and counseling for mothers and infants, ensuring comprehensive support.
- Acquired diverse experience in nursing and midwifery domains during academic year. Worked within antenatal ward, antenatal assessment units, birth unit and postnatal ward.
- Supported activities in special care unit and antenatal clinic settings.
- Collaborated in Nepalese entering group and high-risk clinic operations.
Participated in midwifery group practice and child and family nursing services.
New Graduate Registered Nurse
St George Public Hospital
03.2015 - 03.2016
- Delivered patient-centered nursing services following St George Hospital policies and South Eastern Sydney Local Health District procedures.
- Worked on a rotating roster to ensure continuous care for patients.
- Promote patient-centered nursing care to comprehensively address physiological, social, and psychological needs of patients.
- Contribute to health care provision by coordinating with interdisciplinary team to achieve effective patient care plans.
- Facilitated 6-month rotations across trauma, plastics, and neurosurgery wards with integration of supplementary new graduate education sessions on a weekly basis.
Education
Postgraduate Degree - Midwifery
University of Technology Sydney
Sydney, NSW11.2016
Bachelor in Nursing - Nursing
Charles Sturt University
Wagga Wagga, NSW11.2014
Some College (No Degree) - Higher School Certificate
St Scholastica's School
Sydney, NSWSkills
- Well developed knowledge of high quality Maternity Health Care
- Extensive experience in the management and delivery of Maternity Health Care
- Practices evidence-based, individualised woman-centred care
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills to engage, support and lead teams in positive, collaborative and high-performing environments
- Leadership and mentorship for students in Nursing and Midwifery in a clinical and education capacity
References
Sarah Young, Midwifery Unit Manager, Sutherland Hospital, 0410878897
Sherri Shannon, Clinical Midwifery Consultant, Sutherland Hospital, 0487145039
Certification
Mentoring in Midwifery Certificate
Timeline
Clinical Midwifery Educator
Hospital Maternity Services – Sutherland Hospital
05.2023 - Current
Registered Midwife
Sutherland Hospital
03.2017 - 05.2023
Registered Nurse
Sutherland Hospital
03.2016 - 03.2022
Post-Graduate Registered Midwife
St George Public Hospital and Sutherland Public Hospital
03.2016 - 01.2017
New Graduate Registered Nurse
St George Public Hospital
03.2015 - 03.2016
Postgraduate Degree - Midwifery
University of Technology Sydney
Bachelor in Nursing - Nursing
Charles Sturt University
Some College (No Degree) - Higher School Certificate
St Scholastica's School