Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale Salary : $125,183 - $130,779 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN3 Ongoing Full-Time About the Role: The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking a Midwife Unit Manager to join our Northern Area Midwifery Group Practice team. This position offers an unparalleled opportunity to lead a dedicated team of midwives, providing exceptional care to expectant mothers and their families. The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia. As the Midwife Unit Manager, you will play a pivotal role in fostering a culture of excellence, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality midwifery services. Your leadership and clinical expertise will guide and inspire your team, empowering them to provide personalised, family-centred care throughout the childbirth journey. In this rewarding role, you will have the chance to shape the future of midwifery practice, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to implement evidence-based practices and drive continuous improvement. Your commitment to professional development and mentorship will nurture the growth of your team, creating an environment that encourages learning and innovation. To be eligible for this position, you must be registered or eligible for registration as a Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate. About You: Are you a dedicated, compassionate and experienced Registered Midwife looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture. To succeed in this position, you will possess extensive clinical experience in midwifery, with a proven track record in leadership and management roles and exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with colleagues, patients and their families. About Us: The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes. At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows. Benefits of working at NALHN: From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas. NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions. The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check. Check(s): DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission . See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests. Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 902607 Enquiries: Michelle Marsh Acting Midwifery Director Phone: 0403 064 907 E-mail: michelle.marsh@sa.gov.au Application Closing Date: 30 May 2025 – 11.55PM Role Description and Further Information: 902607 - Midwife Unit Manager - Northern Adelaide Midwifery Group Practice (NAMGP) - RN3 - role description.pdf * Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
