Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Maternity

Your Role at St John of God Geelong Hospital

St John of God Geelong Hospital provides a comprehensive range of acute and specialist health services to the growing Geelong community and surrounding regions. Our modern hospital offers a diverse range of services, including maternity and midwifery, surgical, medical, cardiology, rehabilitation and cancer care, supported by a 24-hour Emergency Department and 12-bed Critical Care Unit.

Our Women and Newborn Services team provides a supportive and collaborative environment where midwives deliver high-quality, woman- and family-centred care throughout the maternity journey. With a strong focus on clinical excellence, teamwork and positive outcomes for women and their babies, this is an exciting opportunity to take the next step in your midwifery leadership career.

The Position

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Associate Midwifery Unit Manager (AMUM) to join our Women and Newborn Services team. In this role, you will support the leadership and coordination of the maternity service while working closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality and compassionate care.

Working on a permanent part‑time basis 0.59 FTE, you will provide clinical leadership and operational support across Birth Suite, Postnatal and Special Care Nursery, ensuring the delivery of safe, high‑quality, woman‑centred care.

The Position:

• Monitors staff levels against budget/target levels related to number of bed days, occupancy and patient acuity. Adjusts staffing levels in consultation with the Unit Manager and/or Coordinator according to changes in levels.

• Provide leadership and direction to team in the absence of the Nursing Unit Manager and act as a role model and resource person.

• Responsible for assisting the Nurse Unit Manager in following issues pertaining to human resources within the department and will assume full responsibility in the absence of the Nurse Unit Manager.

• Monitors staff levels against budget/target levels related to number of bed days, occupancy and patient acuity. Adjusts staffing levels in consultation with the Unit Manager and/or Coordinator according to changes in levels.

• Maintains and promotes harmonious interpersonal relationships and effective team work between staff, patient, relative, doctors and ancillary staff.

• Participate as a valued team member promoting and contributing to a supportive team environment Provide leadership and direction to team in the absence of the Nursing Unit Manager and act as a role model and resource person.

• Participate in, contribute to and implement quality improvement and risk management into all aspects of service.

• Participate in the documentation of Risk Assessments and Standard Operating Procedures for activities that could pose an OHS risk.

• Raise OHS issues with appropriate caregivers and take part in OHS consultative arrangements.

• Demonstrates progress towards the achievement of goals and personal and professional growth.

You will have a registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse Midwife or Registered Midwife and have well developed analytical and problem solving skills and knowledge of acts and legislation that impact on the practice of nursing.  With demonstrated ability to develop and build effective nursing, medical and interdisciplinary relationships and teams

To succeed, you will demonstrate strong delegation, planning, organisational and motivational skills, supported by solid clinical experience in Birth Suite (essential). You will have demonstrated leadership or acting‑in‑charge experience, a commitment to ongoing education and self‑directed learning, and the ability to effectively communicate and educate patients, families and staff. You will also be able to work confidently across a rotating AM/PM/Night Duty roster.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Salary: $120,835 - $124,903 (pro rata for part time), plus 12% superannuation

• Permanent part-time position working 45 hours per fortnight

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

  • Novated leasing

  • work related expenses

  • self-education and

  • additional superannuation

• A welcoming and supportive culture

• Dynamic multidisciplinary team

• Discounts on hospital services and health insurance

• Additional professional development

For enquiries, please contact Sheree Holland, Midwifery Unit Manager on (03) 5226 8831

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.