Midwifery Unit Manager, Midwifery Group Practice
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Midwifery Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $2,890.40 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ707592
Midwifery Unit Manager - Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) and Midwifery Antenatal and Postnatal Service (MAPS)
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Midwifery Unit Manager to lead our Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) and Midwifery Antenatal and Postnatal Service (MAPS). This key leadership role is responsible for the strategic, operational, and clinical management of the service, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, woman-centred continuity of care across pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period.
The successful candidate will foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, supporting a highly skilled team of midwives to deliver exceptional outcomes for women, babies, and families. Working in partnership with multidisciplinary teams, consumers, and key stakeholders, the Midwifery Unit Manager will provide strong clinical leadership, drive service development, and ensure the delivery of evidence-based care that reflects contemporary maternity care principles.
This is an exciting opportunity to influence the future direction of continuity of care services through quality improvement, innovation, and workforce development. The successful applicant will champion the translation of research and best practice into clinical care, lead service redesign and quality improvement initiatives, strengthen clinical governance and patient safety, and use data and outcome measures to inform decision-making and enhance service performance.
Why join us?
You will have the opportunity to lead and support a passionate team of midwives delivering continuity of care across the pregnancy, birth, and postnatal journey. Working within a collaborative and supportive environment, you will play a pivotal role in shaping innovative maternity services, developing workforce capability, and ensuring women and families receive safe, respectful, and evidence-based care throughout their maternity experience.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Current registration as a Registered Midwife-Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) AND relevant management tertiary qualification OR equivalent work experience, OR a combination of study and work experience; and demonstrated commitment to professional development.
- Proven clinical leadership skills and an ability to lead a team with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in midwifery practice and person-centred practice.
- Demonstrated application of critical thinking in relation to the delivery of advanced evidenced based nursing/midwifery care.
- Demonstrated ability to manage conflict and overcome resistance when initiating and implementing change.
- Demonstrated understanding of and competence in all clinical and workforce applications in maternity/midwifery care.
- Proven ability to create and maintain a positive workplace culture and articulate and achieve a vision for maternity services.
- Demonstrated knowledge in initiating and implementing changes to outcomes, models of care, evidence based practice and practice development.
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For role related queries or questions contact Laura Dangerfield on Laura.Dangerfield@health.nsw.gov.au
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
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Applications Close: 24 November 2026
