Maternity Services Manager

**Key leadership opportunity**:

- **Positive and Supportive team environment**:

- **Permanent Full-Time position - Maternity Services**
- Are you a Nursing Leader seeking a rewarding career? Opportunity to join a dynamic and caring team at Northpark Private Hospital._

We are seeking a highly passionate and engaging Nurse Unit Manager to join our Maternity Services Unit.

As a Nurse Unit Manager, you will foster a caring environment for our mothers and babies, sustain a rewarding environment for all of our staff and provide overall operational direction to the ward. As the leader of the unit, you will promote high quality clinical care and be an important part of the hospital’s leadership team in collaboration to the Director of Nursing.

**About Us**

Located in one of the largest growth corridors in Melbourne, Northpark offers care to our patients in Melbourne’s North and Northwest, across a comprehensive range of elective surgery, maternity, mental health and early parenting. The hospital is currently undergoing a significant refurbishment and with a demonstrated commitment to the healthcare needs of the region, we will continue to invest in our facility, technology and most importantly, our people.

We offer state of the art equipment in a world class facility, diverse and friendly teams, as well as flexible shifts so you can achieve work/life balance.

The Maternity Services unit is made up of 5 birthing suites, 16 beds with private ensuites and 8 registered nursery beds.

**As a Nurse Unit Manager, your responsibilities will include**:

- Ensuring the delivery of excellent patient and family centred care in a team focused environment
- Coordinating the delivery of nursing care that is evidence based
- Providing guidance, mentoring and support to your team
- Providing operational direction for the unit to ensure efficient and effective management
- Be accountable for the effective management of human, financial and material resources
- Undertaking direct patient care as required
- Compliance with ACQSHC National standards

**Essential Criteria**:

- Current Registration with AHPRA
- Registered Nurse with experience in paediatrics or midwifery.
- Knowledge of NSQHS/ACHS Standards
- Proven experience in an ANUM or NUM role
- Experience in building and leading high performing teams with a service excellence approach
- Demonstrated ability to foster positive working relations with a wide range of diverse stakeholders
- Post graduate qualification in Management or relevant area of nursing (desirable)
- Demonstrate a good knowledge base in labour management
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A commitment to a high standard of clinical and customer focused care

**Why Healthscope?**

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.
- Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.
- Discounted health insurance
- Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

**Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.**

**Applications close**: Friday 31st March.
- Health insurance