Nursing & Midwifery Workforce Coordinator

Western Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Flexible work options

Wellbeing programs

Scholarships and grants

Job summary

Western Health is seeking a Coordinator for the Nursing & Midwifery Workforce Unit at Williamstown Hospital to lead centralised recruitment, manage supplementary staffing, and support bank and pool operations. You will drive innovative workforce strategies to ensure skilled staffing for safe patient care.

The role requires an experienced RN and/or Midwife with strong leadership, rostering and stakeholder engagement capabilities, and the ability to work across a seven-day rotating roster.

Qualifications

• AHPRA registration as RN or Midwife is required.
• Strong leadership and management experience in healthcare.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Good organizational and analytical abilities with competing priorities.
• Experience with workforce management systems and rostering tools.
• Collaborative, innovative, evidence-based leader.
• Willing to work a seven-day rotating roster including weekends/public holidays.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment for Registered Nurses, Midwives and related roles.
• Lead nursing/midwifery bank and pool staff to high performance.
• Oversee supplementary staffing, bank/pool/agency operations.
• Develop proactive workforce strategies with unit managers.
• Monitor staffing metrics and roster compliance with data-driven insights.
• Support staff performance management and mandatory training compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Workforce management

Recruitment experience

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical/problem solving

Interpersonal communication

Roster management systems

Education

AHPRA-registered RN or Midwife

Tools

RosterOn

Job description

Western Health is seeking a Coordinator for the Nursing & Midwifery Workforce Unit at Williamstown Hospital to lead centralised recruitment, manage supplementary staffing, and support bank and pool operations. You will drive innovative workforce strategies to ensure skilled staffing for safe patient care.

The role requires an experienced RN and/or Midwife with strong leadership, rostering and stakeholder engagement capabilities, and the ability to work across a seven-day rotating roster.