Midwifery Unit Manager Antenatal Gynaecology Ward

**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 867440

**Location**: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE

**Job status**: Ongoing

**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Women's and Children's Health Network, Women’s and Babies Division, Antenatal Gynaecology Ward - North Adelaide 5006**:

- **Salary - **Classification - RN/M3 - Nursing/Midwifery Unit Manager LV3 - $121,537 to $126,970**:

- **Employment Full time - Permanent Ongoing**
- On top of this, as an employee of Women’s and Children’s Health Network, you will have access to Salary Sacrifice benefits with _MAXXIA_ which allows for generous salary sacrifice arrangements each FBT year as a special benefit for employees of the local Health Networks. A Meal Entertainment allowance per FBT year can also be salary sacrificed out of your pre-tax income to cover costs over and above the Everyday living expenses benefit._

**Overview**

The **Women’s & Children’s Health Network** provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service.

Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

**The Opportunity**

We currently have an exciting opportunity in the Women’s and Babies Division as **Midwifery Unit Manager** - Antenatal Gynaecology Ward** - **in a **Full Time Ongoing - Permanent** capacity.

As the Midwifery Unit Manager you will provide leadership of nurses/midwives in the Antenatal Gynaecology Ward at the Women's and Children's Hospital.

The main focus of this role is the line management, coordination and leadership of nursing/midwifery and/or multi-disciplinary team activities to achieve continuity and quality of patient/client care and outcomes.

Employees in this role accept accountability for the outcomes of nursing/midwifery practices and/or multidisciplinary outcomes in the specific practice setting; for addressing inconsistencies between practice and policy; and for developing team performance and a positive work culture in the interest of patient/client outcomes.

**About You**

To be successful in this role, you should be a registered Midwife or Nurse and Midwife (with a current practicing certificate) with at least 3 years post registration experience and:

- Experience in management and leadership roles
- Highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team including the ability to work with individuals and to foster productive working relationships across disciplines
- Demonstrated leadership and management skills to motivate staff to achieve positive outcomes and facilitate change management within sphere of influence
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise workload and meet set timelines
- Ability foster a workplace environment that develops staff potential and positive workplace environments

To find out the specifics, including the **key selection criteria** and **special conditions**, please go to the attached role description for this role.

**Benefits of Joining us**

Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements.

This position may attract additional financial support if you are considering relocating from interstate or overseas. Please speak to the enquiries person of the role on offer to find out more.

**Application Instructions**

**Other Important Information**

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.

Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

**Check(s)**
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. work involving vulnerable clients)

**Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A**

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

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