AMUM - Associate Midwifery Unit Manager bei Mercy Health

Employment Type: Permanent full time / part time / fixed term

Hours: Rotating roster

Salary: As per the EBA

Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital

Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications including latest FSEP results.

Contact:

Katrina Carey 87543081 [email protected]

Alison Cook 8754 3408 [email protected]

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

Be a part of our progressive team of Associate Midwifery Unit Managers at Werribee Mercy Hospital working across our Maternity service. This includes rotations through our 9 bed Birthing Suite and 24 bed Postnatal Unit, Maternity Assessment Unit and Pregnancy Day stay.

• Part time, full time fixed term and permanent positions available
• Form an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team and provide highly responsive and flexible care to women and their families ensuring a holistic approach
• Role model behaviours and practice within the core values of Mercy Health, whilst upholding a high level of professionalism
• Expand personal growth and development through clinical leadership and improvement projects.
• Flexibility required across the 24-hour rotational roster
 

What you’ll bring

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional Family-centred care.

You have excellent clinical judgement and skills, proficient time management and organisational skills. We are seeking AMUM's who contribute to and support the strategic direction and management of the Maternity Services.

• Recent AMUM experience desirable
• Positive proactive leadership and role modelling
• The role supports the Midwifery Unit Managers and the wider midwifery team. The ability to work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team is essential
• Promote excellence in clinical practice and woman centred care
• Registered Midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Minimum 3 years Midwifery experience
• Level 3 RANZCOG

• Demonstrate credentialing for other clinical skills including IV cannulation, suturing and newborn discharge examination
• A commitment to women centred care

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.

• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.

• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.

• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Bunurong and Wadawurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which Werribee Mercy Hospital is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.