ACTING ASSOCIATE MIDWIFERY UNIT MANAGER, WOPD

at  SA Government SA HEALTH

SA HEALTH

Job reference: 891850
Location: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE
Job status: Short Term Contract

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Women’s & Babies Division, North Adelaide (5006)
• Salary
• Classification - RN/M2A - Associate Nursing/Midwifery Unit Manager LV2 - $103,353 to $110,497
• Part Time (0.63 FTE) - Term Contract (Temporary up to 24 Oct 2025)

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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We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Women’s Outpatients Department as a Associate Midwife Unit Manager, where you will be responsible for:

• Providing nursing/midwifery services and ensuring quality, patient-centered care for women and their babies at a proficient to expert level.
• Accepting accountability for personal practice standards and responsibilities for activities delegated to others, including guiding and developing less experienced staff.
• Demonstrating leadership, management, education, and clinical skills essential for a learning organization in a multidisciplinary environment, with effective cultural competency.
• Practicing within agreed evidence-based practice standards and integrating advanced clinical knowledge to deliver care tailored to each patient’s needs and achieve agreed outcomes.
• Maintaining strong, positive relationships with stakeholders and ensuring services are continuously evaluated and improved through participation and consultation.
• Demonstrating positive attitudes, well-developed communication skills, and the ability to contribute to optimal patient outcomes in a dynamic environment

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse and Midwife or Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and who holds or who is eligible to hold a current practising certificate.
• Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience
• Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of midwifery practice in accordance with competency standards and relevant professional college standards, at proficient to expert level
• Experience in the supervision of student nurses/midwives, enrolled nurses and less experienced staff
• Experience in developing and implementing midwifery practice standards and policie