Maternity Services Lead: Midwifery Unit

NSW Health; Hornsby; On-site; AUD 117,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Health in Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital's Maternity Services seeks an experienced leader to provide strategic and operational leadership across midwifery. The role ensures delivery of safe, evidence-based maternity care and oversees a dedicated team of midwives and maternity staff.

The position requires a Registered Midwife Division 1 with APHRA and a relevant management qualification or equivalent experience, with strong leadership and change-management capabilities.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife Division 1 with APHRA.
• Relevant management tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, manage and support a clinical team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, roster management systems and electronic medical records.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across midwifery services.
• Ensure delivery of safe, evidence-based maternity care aligned with best practice standards.
• Lead, mentor, and support a team of midwives and maternity staff.
• Oversee workforce planning, rostering, and performance management.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives and support accreditation requirements.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance service delivery.
• Manage clinical governance, risk, and patient safety processes.
• Monitor service performance, reporting on key indicators and outcomes.

Education

Registered Midwife Division 1 with APHRA

Relevant management tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience

Job description

NSW Health in Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital's Maternity Services seeks an experienced leader to provide strategic and operational leadership across midwifery. The role ensures delivery of safe, evidence-based maternity care and oversees a dedicated team of midwives and maternity staff.

The position requires a Registered Midwife Division 1 with APHRA and a relevant management qualification or equivalent experience, with strong leadership and change-management capabilities.