Associate Midwife Unit Manager

Associate Maternity Unit Manager

Maternity Unit

Permanent Part Time - 48 hours per fortnight

We are seeking an experienced registered midwife to join our leadership team as Associate Nurse/midwife manager.

The right applicant will be joining a highly motivated Multidisciplinary Team providing care to families across the West Gippsland community and be committed to quality service provision and women centred care.

This position provides you with the opportunity to gain experience within the team and be part of the planning and transition to our new hospital.

We are seeking expressions of interest for experienced Registered Midwives to work as an Associate Maternity Unit Managers (AMUM) within our Maternity unit in Warragul. Our preferred candidate will be a sound clinician who is able to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational attributes. They will have a willingness to learn new skills with a management focus.  As a leader of the nursing and midwifery profession, the AMUMs assist in setting expectations, developing, planning and managing processes to assess, improve and maintain the professions management, clinical educational and support activities.

Our preferred candidate will have:

•             Current Registration as a Registered Nurse

•             Current Registration as a Registered Midwife

•             Substantial Post Basic experience in Midwifery and Gynaecology nursing, demonstrating clinical expertise with 3-5 years minimum experience.

•             Demonstrated role modelling, leadership and management of workflows

•             Aware of ACHS national standards

•             Commitment to oversee the processes required for a quality service with a patient centred focus.

•             Flexibility and the ability to work all shifts, 12 hour shifts can be considered.

IMPORTANT: All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be fully (3 doses) vaccinated for COVID-19 (unless a valid exemption applies). Evidence of vaccination (or exemption) will be required to be provided prior to commencement.

About our organisation

The West Gippsland Healthcare Group is a growing regional health service, providing acute medical and surgical, obstetric, emergency, residential care and community health services to one of the fastest growing Local Government Areas in the country – Baw Baw Shire. The Hospital cares for approximately 11,600 inpatients, makes nearly 28,000 community visits and sees more than 20,000 emergency presentations each year.

Warragul is a 30 minute drive from Pakenham along the freeway – against the traffic! WGHG are the largest employer in Warragul with a workforce of over 1400 staff and are committed to building on our organisation’s strengths by welcoming people with our shared values of teamwork, respect, accountability and compassion. We are excited at the news that our new state of the art hospital and public aged care facility is coming. The new hospital is set to feature 233-beds and 33 emergency department treatment spaces as well as aged care and an expanded maternity facility.

We pride ourselves on the quality of care that’s provided by our incredible staff. You won’t find a more friendly, and welcoming team than the West Gippsland Healthcare Group. We care for our community because we are the community! The boost in capacity means more patients can be treated faster.

Working with us

All appointments with the West Gippsland Healthcare Group are subject to the satisfactory return of professional reference checks, a National Police Record Clearance and a valid Employee Working with Children Check.  All employees must hold current entitlement to work within Australia.  A six month probationary period applies to all new appointments. 

Further information and how to apply

Applications can be submitted via our recruitment portal (wghg.mercury.com.au) and must include a current CV and covering letter. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to provide at least 2 professional referees.

If you have any further queries, please contact Liz Adams, Midwife Manager on 0356230*** or email *********@wghg.com.au.  Allison Deering, Midwife Manager on 0356230*** ***************@wghg.com.au

Applications close on Sunday 4th February 2024

As an inclusive employer, committed to improving diversity and equity in our workforce, we encourage applications from all parts of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTI people, and people with lived experience of disability.

As a Child Safe organisation, West Gippsland Healthcare Group promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability.