- Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
- Salary: Salary: RN/M3 $130,190 to $136,010 p.a. + penalties
- Full-Time, Ongoing role worked over a 7 day roster
WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?
Lead and coordinate the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred midwifery care within defined clinical areas, providing strong line management, leadership, and support to nursing, midwifery, and multidisciplinary teams. This role is accountable for ensuring safe, consistent practice, driving team performance, and fostering a positive culture to achieve optimal outcomes for women, babies, and families.
As a key leader within the Southern Midwifery Group, the Midwifery Unit Manager will play a central role in the transition to the BHFLHN Midwifery Model of Care, supporting the implementation of a continuity of care model across the network. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to service transformation and lead teams through change to deliver improved, consistent care experiences.
WHO ARE WE?
The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas (position based in Victor Harbor). We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.
WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK
You can work across a couple of our sites in the southern part of South Australia, at either Victor Harbor or Kangaroo Island.
Victor Harbor offers a coastal lifestyle like no other, combining ocean views, outdoor living, and a welcoming community. With a strong local services hub and a relaxed pace of life, it’s an ideal location for those seeking meaningful work alongside a change of scenery. For more information Discover Victor Harbor
Kingscote is the main township on Kangaroo Island, known for its stunning coastal landscapes, close-knit community, and relaxed island lifestyle. With a range of local amenities and strong employment opportunities across health, tourism, education, and community services, it offers a unique chance to achieve excellent work–life balance in a truly picturesque setting. For more information Discover Kingscote
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
- Are you committed to delivering safe, high-quality, and person-centred care by applying advanced clinical expertise and evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes?
- Are you motivated to lead and support multidisciplinary teams, fostering collaboration, accountability, and a positive culture that strengthens staff performance and engagement?
- Do you have a strong desire to drive to improve systems of care through effective use of data, clinical governance processes, and continuous quality and safety improvement initiatives?
- Are you passionate about developing others through coaching, mentoring, and creating a strong learning environment that builds workforce capability and confidence?
- Are you committed to leading change and service improvement, including contributing to new models of care, innovation, and strategic service development across the organisation?
If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on…
HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?
You will……….
- Provide expert clinical leadership to coordinate patient/client care delivery, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality outcomes through the integration of evidence-based practice, clinical expertise, and continuous improvement.
- Lead day-to-day operational management of a ward/unit/service, including patient flow, workforce coordination, rostering, resource allocation, and maintaining continuity of care.
- Drive quality, safety, and risk management activities by using clinical information systems, monitoring incidents, implementing corrective actions, and contributing to policy and procedure development.
- Foster a strong learning and improvement culture through staff education, coaching, performance development, and application of contemporary evidence and research to practice.
- Provide professional leadership across nursing/midwifery teams, acting as a role model and change leader while contributing to broader service development and model of care improvements.
WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?
At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:
- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.
- Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.
- Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?
Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:
- You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.
NEED TO RELOCATE?
Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at: https://movetomore.com.au/
HELP IS HERE!
Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 934896), or reach out to Elise Bell, Midwifery Director on Phone: 046 863 329 or via E-mail: elisa.bell@sa.gov.au
To find out what you need to apply, and what is required to be offered a role, please refer to the Applicant Checklist BHFLHN Applicant Checklist.pdf. Please also click here for our Australian applicant guidelines
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DON’T HESITATE! Applications Close on 28 May 2026 at 11:55PM
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
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