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• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Women's & Children's Division
• Salary $107,487 - $114,917 p.a. (Pro Rata) RNM2A
• Ongoing position, 0.53 FTE (20 Hours Per Week) 

Associate Midwife Unit Manager -Leadership opportunity at Flinders Medical Centre

Leading care across a diverse and dynamic cohort including antenatal, postnatal, gynaecology, and outlier patients. within the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Why Join Us?

As an integral member of the ward leadership team, you will work alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary workforce to support the delivery of safe, compassionate, and evidence-based care. The ward provides care for women with complex antenatal and gynaecological needs, postnatal women and babies requiring ongoing inpatient support, and medical and surgical outlier patients, creating a rich and rewarding clinical environment that fosters both clinical and leadership development

This is more than a leadership position. It is an opportunity to:

• Work within one of South Australia's largest and most progressive women's health services.
• Develop advanced leadership, operational management, and workforce planning skills.
• Lead a highly engaged and supportive team committed to excellence in patient care.
• Influence service development, quality improvement, and clinical innovation.
• Expand your expertise across antenatal, postnatal, gynaecology, and broader inpatient care.
• Be supported to grow your career within a contemporary and collaborative healthcare environment.

About the role: 

An exciting opportunity exists for an Associate Midwifery Unit Manager (AMUM) to join the Ward 4SMG leadership team at Flinders Medical Centre. This role offers the unique opportunity to lead and influence care across a varied patient cohort, providing exceptional professional growth while making a meaningful difference to women, babies, and families.

In partnership with the Midwifery Unit Manager, you will:

• Provide visible clinical and operational leadership across the ward.
• Support excellence in woman-centred and family-centred care.
• Facilitate efficient patient flow and safe workforce management.
• Drive quality improvement, patient safety, and clinical governance initiatives.
• Coach, mentor, and develop nursing and midwifery staff.
• Foster a positive culture of teamwork, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Support the delivery of high-quality care to a diverse patient population with varying clinical needs.

About you:

• Registered Midwife with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience or currently classified as a Clinical Midwife (Dual Registration as a Nurse/Midwife is highly desired).
• Experience in the leadership and direction of student midwives, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses and midwives.
• Demonstrated competence in gynaecology/gynaecology oncology nursing & midwifery practice in accordance with the relevant standards.
• Adaptable and confident in managing a diverse and ever-changing clinical environment.
• Committed to quality improvement, innovation, and workforce excellence.
• An effective communicator who thrives in a collaborative multidisciplinary setting.