Associate Unit Manager - Midwifery

• Maternity: Green & Blue teams
• Full time and part time positions available - both ongoing and fixed term
• Parkville location, with multiple public transport options
• $120,416 - $124,472 (pro-rata for part time) + salary packaging +super

About The Women’s:

The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and most trusted tertiary hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About the role:

As an Associate Unit Manager (AUM) within Maternity, you will work collaboratively with the Midwife Unit Managers (MUM) to provide leadership and support to the maternity team, and lead the delivery of care to women and their families. The role will allow you to work across the maternity continuum – Birth centre, assessment centre, antenatal ward, and postnatal wards. You’ll support the administrative operation of the department, as well as clinical management of the service.

A regular day will see you:

• Participates as an active member of the management team by providing clinical, supervisory, managerial and collegial support to the Midwifery Management Team.
• Ensuring provision of high quality care in accordance with the Women’s Clinical Practice Guidelines, scope of practice and legislative requirements.
• Liaise with the Access Manager/After Hours Manager and other staff members as required
• Act as a supportive and positive role model, providing constructive learning experiences and coaching opportunities, and facilitate individual and team goals
• Respect the dignity, culture, values and beliefs of women and significant others in the provision of culturally sensitive midwifery care

About you:

You will be someone with strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build collaborative working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders. You’ll have excellent problem-solving capability, and take a flexible and adaptable approach to your work.

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

• Midwife Registration with AHPRA and Level 3 practitioner in RANZCOG Fetal Surveillance Education Program
• Four (4) years relevant clinical Midwifery experience across the continuum of midwifery care
• Ability, or willingness, to work across the midwifery continuum (antenatal ward, postnatal ward, and birth centre) across all shifts on a rotating roster
• Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritise, and time manage
• Have a high level of responsibility and accountability

• A demonstrated commitment to family-centred care and advocacy
• Demonstrate clinical leadership skills while promoting ongoing learning and education for all staff in the team contributing to a positive staff morale and team cohesiveness

• Prioritise collaborative care and communication within the multidisciplinary framework

• Experience in IVC insertion, applying Fetal Scalp Electrodes (FSE), performing ARMs and examination of the newborn

Our benefits

On offer is a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
• Onsite childcare centre and breastfeeding rooms
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Six weeks annual leave (pro rata) and 17.5% leave loading

Inclusion and belonging

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community.  We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.  We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters.  We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.

Apply now!

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, a Working with Children Check and three COVID-19 vaccinations, and may include a range of additional vaccinations including influenza, as required by the Department of Health. 

Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed.  We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

For more information, please view the Position Description for this role.  

For a confidential discussion, please contact Marita Walsh on (03) 8345 2*** or ************@thewomens.org.au  or Anna Bourke on (03) 8345 2*** or ***********@thewomens.org.au or Tracey Van Stigt  on (03) 8345 2*** or ***************@thewomens.org.au

Application closing date: 2nd of September 2026