Midwifery Unit Manager

7 months ago

Werribee, Australia Mercy Health Full time

**Midwifery Unit Manager (MUM) - Postnatal Unit, Midwifery in the Home and Lactation Services.**
- Join our multidisciplinary team of passionate clinicians providing maternity care to women in the western suburbs of Melbourne.

**THE ROLE**:

- Located at Werribee Mercy Hospital within the Maternity Service
- Managing our 32-bed postnatal unit, 7 day per week MITH Service and 6 day per week Lactation Service
- Full Time - 1.0eft - Monday - Friday
- Providing effective midwifery leadership and strategic direction, in partnership with the MUM of Birthing Suite, Maternity Assessment Unit and Pregnancy Day Stay
- Reporting to the Divisional Director Women's and Children's Services

**ABOUT YOU**:

- Seeking:

- An innovative midwifery leader who has considerable experience in a Midwifery Unit Manager role.
- Demonstrates positive collaborative skills in an established multidisciplinary team.
- Experience with management processes including HR, clinical risk and effective financial management
- Passionate about providing best practice immediate and extended postnatal care to women and babies.
- Masters qualification in Midwifery Leadership or Health Services Leadership (or working towards)

**ABOUT US**:

- Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women’s health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
- Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.
- Mercy Health is committed to the safety of all children and vulnerable people across our services. We recognise the importance of listening to the voice of children and vulnerable people and have a zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:

- Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).
- If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process, please contact us on the details below.

**Contact Details**

Acting Divisional Director Women's & Children's Services WMH Jen McLeod

Acting Deputy Divisional Director Women's & Children's Services WMH Caitlin Clancy

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