Job Description

About the role

Mater Private Hospital Mackay has an exciting opportunity for a highly experienced Midwifery Unit Manager with strong leadership skills to join our Women and Children’s Unit on a permanent full-time basis.

As the Midwifery Unit Manager (MUM), you will provide operational/clinical management and leadership to this Maternity department and provide a professional line management responsibility to nurses/midwives in the organisation. As the leader of this team, you will provide exceptional nursing management and be responsible for the clinical, resource management and education accountabilities of nursing within our Maternity Unit. Additionally, you will ensure the provision of best practice, quality and safety aspects of patient care in a clinically supportive and patient centric environment.

Our Women & Children’s Unit provides comprehensive, family‑centred care across maternity, paediatric, and gynaecological services. We support women throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period, while also offering care for children requiring minor surgical procedures. The unit additionally provides a range of small surgical gynaecology services, delivered by experienced clinicians in a safe and supportive environment.

Salary range: $71.42 - $76.80 per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!

What you’ll be doing

As the Midwifery Unit Manager, you will:

• Provide operational/clinical management and leadership to the Unit in partnership with nursing/midwifery, medical, allied health and administrative teams.
• Identifying and implementing opportunities for clinical service progression with the support and in collaboration with Senior Leadership.
• Achieve optimal patient outcomes throughout the patient journey and continuum of care across the broader Mater Mothers Maternity Network.
• Maintain and develop current knowledge and skills to ensure continued professional growth.
• Developing, improving and monitoring systems and processes to ensure service is managed effectively and efficiently.
• Leading by example to provide high level clinical care for our patients and guidance to our highly experience maternity team.
• Utilising expert level communication strategies to guide the team in achieving the unit’s personal and collective goals.

This exciting role will see you working closely with a highly experienced and consumer centric team of obstetricians while directly managing a team with a great mix of highly experienced and staff new to the midwifery speciality. It will be essential to have a flexible and adaptable management style.

About you

To be considered for the role you must have demonstrated:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Midwife with no restrictions
• Advanced clinical competency and the ability to maintain the highest standards of midwifery practice
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication and time management skills within a multidisciplinary team
• Competence to lead and manage a clinical team to optimise customer and organisational outcomes
• Have an understanding of key financial metrics related to clinical cost centre reporting.
• Demonstrated application of the principles of risk management and quality improvement in a clinical environment
• Understanding and application of contemporary human resource management practices
• Strong leadership ability and experience, and the desire to promote the Mater mission and values to all staff.

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, and at Mater Private Hospital Mackay, we keep things personal and local. From our beginnings in 1927 to our modern 105-bed campus on the banks of the Pioneer River, we’ve grown with our community, combining advanced technology, including robotic-assisted surgery and the region’s first da Vinci surgical system, with genuine, compassionate care.

Here, we are proud to be a community-based hospital, and it’s our people who make the difference. We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mackay, you’ll be part of a supportive and values-led team where innovation, compassion and high-quality care are at the heart of everything we do.

• Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
• Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
• Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
• Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few!)
• Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
• Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team.

Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #GETBETTERWITHMATER

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies where applicable.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.

For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage

Mater ensures all children have an environment suitable for their safety and wellbeing through proper supervision and safeguarding practices.