Associate Unit Manager - Melbourne, Australia - The Royal Women's Hospital

The Royal Women's Hospital
The Royal Women's Hospital
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Melbourne, Australia

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Location:
Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan


Job type:
Not provided


Organisation:
The Royal Women's Hospital


Salary:
Salary not specified


Occupation:
Nursing

Reference: 25331


Associate Midwifery Unit Manager - Caseload
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Ongoing Full Time Role (38 hours per week, on call):


  • Parkville location, with multiple public transport options available:
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Salary + Caseload Loading + Salary Packaging + Super


The Royal Women's Hospital is Australia's first and largest 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 Caseload


Creating exceptional experiences is at the heart of everything we do for our patients, their families, and our people across our specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women's health.


Our Caseload Program currently includes a low-risk stream, a stream for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander women, babies and families, as well as a stream for women/ families experiencing social inequity.

The Caseload Program is currently made up of 5 teams which have between 3-5 midwives. In 2023 the Caseload Program will expand to increase capacity, which include a new homebirth option for eligible women.


About the Role


The Associate Midwifery Unit Manager - Caseload (Caseload AMUM) is a new leadership role that will support the Caseload Midwifery Unit Manager (MUM) and the Caseload team to ensure that the highest possible standard of care is provided to every patient.


In collaboration with the MUM, you will maintain the efficient and effective operational management and coordination of our caseload program, overseeing key operational aspects of the service such as rosters, triage/allocations, capacity/demand, etc.


You will support the MUM to train, supervise, develop, and inspire the caseload midwifery team and provide a physically and psychologically safe workplace.

In the absence of the MUM, you will assume the responsibilities of the MUM ensuring safe and effective operation of the caseload service.

Your duties will include (but not limited to) the following:

  • Manage assigned (reduced) caseload of women in an on call capacity
  • Provide support and guidance, in collaboration with the MUM, to the caseload teams
  • Respect the dignity, culture, values and beliefs of women and significant others in the provision of culturally sensitive midwifery care
  • Role modelling the values of the Women's and exemplifying patientcentred care
  • Complete assessment of the health status of caseload women by interview and observation
  • Provide evidencebased care
  • Assess, plan, develop, implement, document and evaluate midwifery and neonatal care in partnership with the women and other health care professionals.
  • Support the Caseload MUM in the expansion of the Caseload Program specifically the new homebirth service due to launch in 202
  • Provide health education for women, families, and other family supports

About you


You will be a motivated midwife with an interest in leadership, with advanced clinical skills/ experience and a commitment to provide outstanding midwifery support to women, babies and their families.

Your recent caseload/private practice experience in an on-call capacity along with your previous leadership experience will support your succession in this role.

To be successful within this role you will be able to demonstrate competency in the following skills:

  • Providing care across the continuum of midwifery care including routine antenatal visits, antenatal assessment and triage, intra-partum and postnatal care
  • Demonstrate the capability to work with a high level of autonomy
  • Experience and interest in being a midwifery leader
  • Welldeveloped interpersonal skills including communication, negotiation, advocacy and conflict resolution skills
  • An indepth understanding of the social determinants of health
  • Demonstrated commitment to the provision of midwifery care in a continuity of carer model, of which focuses on the woman and her family
  • Perineal suturing (or willingness to achieve within 6 months of commencement)

Additional Key Requirements for the role include:

  • Registration with AHPRA as a Midwife
  • Three (3) years clinical Midwifery experience across the continuum of midwifery care
  • Commitment to providing care from a Caseload and Team Care philosophy, and an understanding and acceptance of the rostering and on call arrangements related to the Caseload model
  • Willingness to participate in quality and/or research projects to improve the standard of midwifery care
  • Current Australian Driver's licence and access to a vehicle

Our benefits

  • At the Women's you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a stro
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