Title: Midwifery Manager - Postnatal / EPC / LSU
Upper Ferntree Gully, VIC, AU, 3156
Midwifery Manager - Postnatal/EPC/LSU
- Permanent Full Time | 5 week's annual leave
- Angliss Hospital | Work in the beautiful Yarra Valley | Car parking on site
- Women and Children Program | Experience career progression at a values-based organisation
Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.
About the role
This Midwifery Manager role is responsible for leading the clinical team to ensure effective coordination and efficient management of the inpatient unit (3 East) and associated services. This is a position of clinical leadership and accountability that aligns with Eastern health's clinical governance and operational management structures. The inpatient unit consists of a 16 bed, level 4 Maternity Unit, caring for women requiring admission during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Additional services include Extended Postnatal Care (domiciliary care) and Lactation support (inpatient and outpatient). This role will also oversee the Angliss Midwifery Pool and 3 East clerical teams.
Care is provided in collaboration with the Obstetric and Paediatric medical teams and our Allied Health partners. The unit also enjoys close working relationships with our Women and Children partners in Birth Suite, Ambulatory and Special Care Nursery areas as well as cross site communication with the Box Hill Women and Children team.
About you
To be successful in this role you will possess:
- Current Midwifery registration with AHPRA
- Previous leadership experience within a Women and Children setting
- A strong commitment to high quality care and clinical safety
- The ability to work as part of a diverse team and to promote strong interdisciplinary collaboration
- Commitment to shared decision making processes and engaging consumers in their care
- Experience and interest in using improvement methodology to drive positive change
- Ability to advocate for diverse and vulnerable consumer groups
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.
What we offer
Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals
Next Steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.
We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.
If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.
Good to know:
- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.
- We do not accept recruitment agency application
Contact Person: Kym Harrison, Deputy Director Operations, Women and Children, Angliss & Yarra Ranges
Contact Number: (03) 9764 6125
Contact Email: Kym.Harrison@easternhealth.org.au
Job Posting End Date: 18/04/2025
Need help submitting your application?
Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1)
Our Values in Action:
Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day