Maternity Nurse Unit Manager
Core
Provide clinical and operational leadership for a maternity service including antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and Special Care Nursery services.
Role type
Senior Nurse Unit Manager (Maternity)
Builds
Safe, high-quality, person-centred maternity care for 900–1,000 babies annually
Domain
Healthcare / Maternity Services
Required skills
Clinical leadership, operational management, quality improvement, risk management, workforce planning, budget management, ACHS accreditation, multidisciplinary collaboration
Preferred skills
RANZCOG FSEP Level 3 practitioner experience, Special Care Nursery experience, postgraduate qualifications
Technologies
ACHS accreditation processes, nurse-sensitive indicators, incident management data
Responsibilities
Lead and support a multidisciplinary team; monitor clinical standards and service performance; develop strategies for improvement; participate in ACHS accreditation; manage service cost centre; lead workforce planning; build team capability
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities