Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Planning Lead

3 weeks ago


Geelong, Australia Barwon Health Full time

**Employment Status**

Permanent Full Time

**Program**

People & Culture

**Location**

University Hospital Geelong

**Hours Per Fortnight**

80

**Position Summary**
- Excel your career at the largest organisation in the Geelong region
- Thrive in a collaborative and inclusive culture, dedicated and supportive
- Exciting opportunity in brand new role - permanent full time (80 hours per fortnight)

**About the facility**

Barwon Health is the major regional health provider for the Barwon South West region. It is one of Victoria’s largest regional health services with one of the busiest hospitals in the state, University Hospital. We serve over 500,000 people through the efforts of over 9,000 staff and more than 1200 volunteers. We provide care at all stages or life and circumstance through a wide range of services from emergency and acute to mental health, primary care, community services, aged care, and subacute/rehabilitation. Care is provided to the community through over 30 key locations throughout the region.

**About the role**

The Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Planning Lead plays a pivotal role, working with internal stakeholders to design, implement and refine retention strategies aimed at creating a skilled and engaged healthcare workforce, to meet the operational demands into the future. This will involve analysing workforce trends, identifying key factors influencing retention and developing targeted initiatives to build workforce satisfaction and alignment with organisational requirements and goals. The Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Planning Lead will oversee adherence to regulatory standards as well as provide a quality assurance function relating to the nursing and midwifery workforce across the organisation.

**About the culture**

You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional, friendly and dedicated workforce who take pride in providing a high-quality service. You will have support and guidance from fellow team members and management who exhibit our Barwon Health values, respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation. We are all dedicated to supporting the organization in achieving our vision of - By 2025 everyone in our community enjoys the best health and wellbeing in Victoria.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

**_ This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy_**.**

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Tertiary qualifications Human Resources, Business, Nursing, Midwifery, or related discipline; or significant experience in a similar role
Essential: Extensive experience in current best practice engagement, retention and change management techniques
Essential: Understanding of the organisation development challenges in the health sector
Essential: Ability to work to work to tight deadlines with conflicting priorities
Essential: Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
Essential: Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office software
Essential: I agree to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full COVID vaccination) as set out in Barwon Health’s Staff Immunisation Policy as amended from time to time. I acknowledge that meeting this ongoing requirement is mandatory and a condition of any employment subsequently offered.

**Contact Person**

Kelly Lestrange

**Contact Person Job Title**

Director, Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Unit

**Contact Number**

0406 587 377

**Closing Date**

15/03/2024



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