Nurse / Midwife Manager - Safety, Quality and Risk

Job no: 913055

Work type: Part time

Location: Adelaide CBD

Categories: Nursing/Midwifery

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Women's and Babies Division, Women's and Babies Administration, Kaurna Land, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary
• • Classification - RN/M3 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 3- $125,183.00 to $130, Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time - Term Contract (Temporary for up to 24 months)

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Women's and Babies Division team as Nurse / Midwife Manager - Safety, Quality and Risk (NMM-SQR), where you will be responsible for:

• Leading Safety, Quality & Risk Systems across the Women's & Babies Division, ensuring compliance with National Safety & Quality Health Service Standards and continuous accreditation readiness.
• Driving Clinical Governance Initiatives, including incident monitoring, risk management, clinical audits, and improvement strategies to enhance patient outcomes.
• Providing Expert Leadership & Advice on safety, quality, and professional practice to nursing and midwifery teams, acting as a key resource, mentor, and change facilitator.
• Collaborating Across Divisions & Stakeholders to coordinate projects, implement evidence-based improvements, and manage complex service delivery processes.
• Supporting Education, Research & Evaluation, ensuring quality frameworks are embedded in practice, and services remain responsive, innovative, and culturally sensitive.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Registered Nurse and/or Midwife, or eligible for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, holding (or eligible to hold) a current practising certificate.
• Minimum 3 years' post-graduate experience, with proven competence in relevant nursing or midwifery practice.
• Exceptional communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead consumer engagement and support staff development.
• Sound knowledge of clinical governance, including quality improvement systems, accreditation standards, and risk management frameworks.
• In-depth understanding of relevant legislation, professional standards, and current issues in nursing/midwifery and healthcare delivery.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women's and Children's Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Women's & Children's Health Network is the state's leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred 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.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to ing 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

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.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries

Kirsty Roberts - Interim Nurse / Midwifery Manager, Phone: , E-mail:

Application Closing Date: Friday 19th September :55pm

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Advertised: 05 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 19 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time