Associate Midwifery Unit Manager
Full time or Part Time
Malvern
We’re building for the better!
By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.
At Cabrini Health we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well- resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.
About the Role:
Our Maternity department is supported by a multidisciplinary team, including midwives, registered nurses, and lactation consultants, working together across 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
As the Associate Midwifery Unit Manager (AMUM) at Cabrini, you will collaborate closely with the Maternity Services Manager and the clinical management team to provide strong, effective leadership. Your role will involve promoting excellence in clinical practice and supporting the strategic direction of the Maternity department.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide leadership and operational direction.
Coordinate and oversee the delivery of patient care, ensuring it aligns with Cabrini's standards and values.
Implement and monitor hospital policies, procedures, and protocols.
Hold accountability for the ward in the absence of the Maternity Services Manager.
Foster a collaborative and supportive environment for staff development and patient care.
About You:
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Registered Midwife with:
At least two years of experience in a leadership or similar role.
Demonstrated clinical and leadership skills.
Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Midwife.
A current Working with Children Check.
Commitment to quality patient care and outcomes.
Ability to work within the Mission and Values of the organisation.
Flexibility and a positive attitude.
Attention to detail
What we offer:
Salary packaging: up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2650 meal & entertainment card benefits
Convenience: Vibrant Malvern location, close to local shops, cafes and public transport
Travel Perks: Myki Commuter discounted fares
A commitment to health and well-being initiatives including discounted access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
Access to a range of retail offers, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services
If you're a passionate midwifery leader looking to step into a rewarding and influential role within a supportive team, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and be part of shaping the future of maternity care at Cabrini.
To view the full position description, please click here.
Enquiries should be directed to: Sarah Wealands – Maternity Services Manager - 03 9508 1664
Apply early! This role may close sooner than the listed closing date if we find the right candidate – so don’t wait to get your application in.
Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.
Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.
As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Working for Cabrini
Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.
There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.
Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.
Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect
MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI
Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.
Skills Required
- Registered Midwife with current AHPRA registration
- At least two years of experience in a leadership or similar role
- Demonstrated clinical and leadership skills
- Current Working with Children Check (WWCC)
- Satisfactory background checks including professional references and National Police Check
- Vaccination for annual influenza
- COVID-19 vaccination
What We Do
Welcome to Cabrini Health Cabrini is owned and operated by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus who came to Australia in 1948 to take over the management of a 45-bed community hospital named St Benedict’s. Cabrini now has more than 800 beds and a comprehensive range of health services. There are acute facilities at Malvern and Brighton. The Cabrini Institute supports education and research, in order to continually improve the quality of care and educate tomorrow’s health professionals. Cabrini Technology provides an innovative, independent information and healthcare technology service to organisations throughout Australasia and has headquarters in Mount Waverley. More recently, Cabrini has established an Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub in Brunswick, which provides access to a range of health services for people seeking asylum and newly arrived refugees. Cabrini is a not-for-profit health service and all surpluses are used to develop our services and facilities to provide the best possible care for patients and families. Cabrini supports and operates a number of other programs for disadvantaged people in our community. Patient care is the primary focus of our work and at the heart of all we do
