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  • Experienced Midwifery Divisional Director - Midwifery, Perinatal and Women's Health
  • Strategic Transformational and Innovative leader
  • Passionate about rural healthcare provision
  • Focus on contemporary models of care and sustainable workforce
Overview

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Nurse/Midwife Divisional leader, with a passion for rural health care provision to live and work in a wonderful region of South Australia.    

The Yorke and Northern Local Health Network (YNLHN) region offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network:

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About the Role

YNLHN are now seeking an experienced Midwifery Divisional Director - Midwifery, Perinatal and Women's Health, to provide strategic, transformational, and innovative leadership, governance, and direction for the Regional Local Health Network and provide a key support for the Executive Director Nursing & Midwifery by ensuring the operational services function as a highly effective component of the organisation producing a high degree of confidence in the service delivery.

The focus of this component of the role is to deliver the highest quality of care to women and their families. This will be through development and implementation of frameworks and systems within which Nursing/Midwifery employees practice, and on monitoring and evaluating clinical practice and service delivery standards.

To be a strong candidate for the role you will have:

significant experience in nursing and/or midwifery leadership and healthcare management, specialising in Midwifery
Be recognised as a strategic, contemporary and transformative nursing and/or midwifery leader who can contribute to the overall leadership of the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network;
Experience in leading successful change and developing models of service delivery across the continuum of care including acute, community and mental health; and
A passion to live as part of, and contribute to, a vibrant community in a thriving rural community.
Eligibility

All Applicants must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse/Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate with at least 5 years post registration experience.  Experience in Midwifery is essential.

Please refer to the job pack for more detailed information on essential minimum requirements.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)
DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Primary Objective(s) of role:
Provide strategic, operational and corporate management and leadership to midwifery staff.
• To provide transformational and innovative leadership, governance, and direction for Midwifery and
Women’s Health Services across the Local Health Network. The focus of this component of the role is to
deliver the highest quality of care to women and their families. This will be through development and
implementation of frameworks and systems within which Nursing/Midwifery employees practice, and on
monitoring and evaluating clinical practice and service delivery standards.
• Provide a key support role to the Executive Director Nursing & Midwifery by ensuring the operational
services function as a highly effective component of the organisation producing a high degree of
confidence in the service delivery.
Employees in this role accept accountability for the governance and practice standards of nurses/midwives;
the development and effectiveness of systems to support, evaluate and consistently improve
nursing/midwifery practice and healthy work environments, and the cost effective provision of health services
within their span of appointment.
Direct Reports: Yorke and Northern Midwifery Group Practice Maternity Unit Manager – level 3 RN/RM
Key Relationships/ Interactions:
Internal
> The Midwifery Divisional Director – Midwifery and Women’s Health reports and is accountable to the
Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery.
> Maintains close collaborative working relationships with all levels Nursing and Midwifery Directors.
> The Midwifery Division Director – Midwifery and Women’s Health is a member of the Local Health
Network nursing and midwifery leadership team.
> Works closely with executive and senior clinical and management personnel and disciplines including
medical, allied health, scientific and technical services.
> Close working relationship with Executive Officer/Directors of Nursing within the Local Health Network.
> Close working relationships with senior officers in SA Health and other Local Health Network Directors.
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Maintains cooperative and productive working relationships within all members of the health care team.
External
> Maintains relationships with non-government organisations or other government organisations to meet
the needs of the client group.
Challenges associated with Role:
> Providing strategic and operational leadership for nursing/midwifery and other services within the scope
of role.
> Accountable for the service/s human, financial and material resources within scope of the role and
promoting a culture of due diligence.
> Building a culture of quality and safety that is patient/client women and family centred.
> Leading innovation and change management to address emerging service and workforce needs within
span of control.

Delegations:
As per the YNLHN Human Resource Delegations and Authorisations and the YNLHN Financial Delegations

Resilience:
SA Health employees persevere to achieve goals, stay calm under pressure and are open to feedback.

Performance Development
It is your responsibility to actively participate in the Performance Review & Development Program which will include a six (6) monthly review of your performance against the responsibilities and key result areas associated with your position and a requirement to demonstrate appropriate behaviours which reflect a commitment to South Australian Public Sector and Yorke and Northern Local Health Network values and strategic directions.
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08/04/2024

Candice Hargrave

[email protected]

7117 6164

Full Time
SA - Location Negotiable
SA
$156,163.00
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