Neonatal Operations Leader – Newborn Care Excellence

Monash Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership development

Wellbeing program

Salary packaging

Career mobility

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Monash Health’s Monash Newborn unit is Victoria’s leading neonatal service, delivering highly specialised care across multiple sites. The Operations Manager – Newborn Services will provide strategic, clinical and operational leadership to NICUs and Special Care Nurseries, shaping governance, performance and workforce development.

You will drive clinical excellence, support research and education, and foster partnerships across the neonatal network, ensuring family-centred care and innovative

Qualifications

• Senior healthcare leadership and management experience
• Strong financial, operational and workforce management capability
• A collaborative, engaging and values-driven leadership approach
• The ability to influence, innovate and lead meaningful change
• A commitment to clinical excellence and family-centred care
• Master's degree or progress towards one, as outlined in the Position Description.

Responsibilities

• Driving safe, high-quality neonatal care and clinical outcomes
• Leading service performance, financial and operational priorities
• Developing an engaged, capable and future-focused workforce
• Supporting contemporary models of care and service innovation
• Strengthening clinical governance, quality and patient safety
• Championing research, education and professional development
• Building collaborative partnerships across the neonatal network
• Provide leadership to operational leads of neonatal research, the ANZNN, and Growth and Development services
• Lead with influence to improve experiences for newborns, families and care teams

Skills

Senior leadership

Healthcare management

Financial management

Operational leadership

Workforce management

Collaborative leadership

Change management

Clinical excellence

Family-centred care

Master's degree progress

Education

Master's degree in progress

Job description

Monash Health’s Monash Newborn unit is Victoria’s leading neonatal service, delivering highly specialised care across multiple sites. The Operations Manager – Newborn Services will provide strategic, clinical and operational leadership to NICUs and Special Care Nurseries, shaping governance, performance and workforce development.

You will drive clinical excellence, support research and education, and foster partnerships across the neonatal network, ensuring family-centred care and innovative