• Women's and Children's Health Network, Women’s and Babies Division – North Adelaide - 5006
• Classification – RN3/M3 - $125,183 to $130,779 per annum + superannuation
• Full Time- Ongoing

Join Our Exceptional Team: Midwifery Unit Manager, Postnatal Services

An exciting opportunity exists to join the Women's and Babies Division as Midwifery Unit Manager, Postnatal Services. This pivotal role oversees the 42-bed Postnatal Ward, and the Midwifery Home Visiting service, ensuring exceptional care is provided for new mothers and their newborns.

As the Midwifery Unit Manager, you will leverage your clinical expertise to coordinate and lead a multidisciplinary team, ensuring continuity and quality of patient care. Your leadership skills, including effective communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation abilities, will be instrumental in fostering a positive work culture and achieving outstanding patient outcomes.

In this dynamic role, you will be accountable for the outcomes of midwifery practices and multidisciplinary teams, addressing inconsistencies between practice and policy, and developing team performance. Your ability to review and improve models of care to be person and family-centred will be highly valued.

To thrive in this role, you must be a Registered Midwife or Nurse and Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), holding a current practicing certificate and at least three years of post-registration experience. Additionally, you should possess:

- Effective leadership skills and highly developed communication abilities
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrated ability to foster a workplace that develops staff potential
- Proven flexibility, innovation, and creativity within the service setting
- Demonstrated competence in relevant nursing and/or midwifery practices
- Experience in management, leadership, problem-solving, negotiation, and conflict management
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, industrial agreements, standards, codes, ethics, and competency standards

If you are passionate about delivering exceptional care and committed to empowering new families, we invite you to apply for this rewarding opportunity. Join our dedicated team and make a lasting impact on the families in our care.

To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the relevant attached role description(s).

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• 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 for more information.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service. 

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Special Conditions:

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role. Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries:

Jennie Magor – Midwifery Manager - WABS

08 81617722

Jennifer.Magor@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Sunday, 6^th July 2025 - 11:55pm

Attachment:   

 RNM3 - Midwifery Unit Manager - Postnatal Services - Role Description.pdf