Midwifery Unit Manager, Birth Unit And Wiyanga (Maternity) - The Sutherland Hospital

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Midwifery Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $129,235.88 per annum plus super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ477167An exciting opportunity to join South Eastern Sydney Local Health District!The Sutherland Hospital is now recruiting to Birth Unit & Wiyanga (Birthing Unit)
The vision for nursing and midwifery at The Sutherland Hospital is to: Build a united team that provides compassionate care to our community through transformational, supportive and holistic nursing and midwifery.Now is an exciting time to join The Sutherland Hospital, with our $81.5 million expansion nearing completion. The Sutherland Hospital is a 375-bed, major metropolitan hospital and an associated teaching hospital of the University of NSW.Your new role: The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.The Midwifery Unit Manager - Acute Hospital Maternity Services will work collaboratively with midwives and the relevant multidisciplinary team in providing holistic woman centred care, ensuring optimal outcomes for clients through the promotion of best practice. The Midwifery Unit Manager - Acute Hospital Maternity Services will effectively and efficiently manage allocated, financial, human and physical resources for the Birthing Unit and Maternity Ward.The purpose of the Midwifery Unit Manager role is to:

• Lead, direct and co-ordinate women-centred care;
• Ensure the practice of midwifery is safe and efficient, maintaining standards of care through continual quality improvement initiatives
• Lead and co-ordinate the midwifery and multi-disciplinary care team at the ward or unit level, and
• Monitor the business and management functions and processes of the ward or unit
• Provide strategic, operational and financial responsibility for the Birthing Unit and Maternity Ward
• Manage resources, budgets, assets, projects and staffing

Where you'll be working:The Sutherland Hospital Maternity Service Wiyanga, strives to provide safe and effective, woman centred care by working collaboratively with women and their families during their labour, birth and during the postnatal period. This service encompasses the Delivery suite and Postnatal ward of The Sutherland Hospital. Midwives within The Hospital Maternity Service work with women to support, educate and empower them through their journey into parenthoodOur Hospital and Community:Established in 1958, The Sutherland Hospital campus offers a comprehensive range of inpatient and community services to around 226,000 residents of the Sutherland Shire, colloquially known as ‘The Shire’. Part of the (SESLHD) and located in Caringbah, the hospital campus is close to some of Sydney’s great beaches, restaurants, bars and cafes at Cronulla and is close to the beautiful Royal National Park. At Miranda, just a short walk away from the hospital, there is a Westfield Shopping Centre and cinema complex.The ideal candidate will have: * Current unrestricted registration as a Registered Midwife with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia

• Relevant management tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience with a demonstrated commitment to professional development
• A demonstrated knowledge and experience in the management and delivery of health care services
• Proven ability in innovative clinical service delivery, harm minimisation and practice development
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills that demonstrate the ability to engage, enable and manage teams
• Proven ability to create and maintain a positive workplace culture and articulate and achieve a vision for midwifery services
• Recent demonstrated clinical experience in Maternity Services

The Benefits:

• 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)

- Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing. * Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees)

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members
• Discounted Private Health Insurance

SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. You are required to provide proof of three doses of TGA approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine.Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to:Need more information?1) Click here for the and
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For role related queries or questions contact Simone Payn on Simone.Payn@health.nsw.gov.auApplications Close: 7 April 2024