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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Women’s and Babies Division, Postnatal Services (includes Midwifery Home Visiting Service), North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – RN/M3, $125,183.00 to $130,779.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time, Term Contract (Temporary for up to 24 months)

Join Our Exceptional Team: Midwifery Unit Manager, Postnatal Services

An exciting opportunity exists to join the Women's and Babies Division as Midwifery Unit Manager, Postnatal Services. This pivotal role oversees the 42-bed Postnatal Ward, and the Midwifery Home Visiting service, ensuring exceptional care is provided for new mothers and their newborns.

As the Midwifery Unit Manager, you will leverage your clinical expertise to coordinate and lead a multidisciplinary team, ensuring continuity and quality of patient care. Your leadership skills, including effective communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation abilities, will be instrumental in fostering a positive work culture and achieving outstanding patient outcomes.

In this dynamic role, you will be accountable for the outcomes of midwifery practices and multidisciplinary teams, addressing inconsistencies between practice and policy, and developing team performance. Your ability to review and improve models of care to be person and family-centred will be highly valued.

To thrive in this role, you must be a Midwife or Registered Nurse and Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), holding a current practicing certificate and at least three years of post-registration experience. Additionally, you should possess:

- Effective leadership skills and highly developed communication abilities
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrated ability to foster a workplace that develops staff potential
- Proven flexibility, innovation, and creativity within the service setting
- Demonstrated competence in relevant nursing and/or midwifery practices
- Experience in management, leadership, problem-solving, negotiation, and conflict management
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, industrial agreements, standards, codes, ethics, and competency standards

If you are passionate about delivering exceptional care and committed to empowering new families, we invite you to apply for this rewarding opportunity. Join our dedicated team and make a lasting impact on the families in our care.

To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• RNM3 - Nurse Midwife Unit Manager - WABS - Role Description 926303.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

Enquiries can be directed to

Lee Davies – Advanced Divisional Director WABS, 0466 492 732 or Lee.Davies@sa.gov.au

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• 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 to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

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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.

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 3 February 2026 – 11:55pm