Midwife Manager Maternity Ward and EPC - Dandenong
Dandenong, VIC, AU, 3175
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Lead with purpose. Inspire your people. Help shape the future of maternity and neonatal care at Dandenong Hospital.
- Shape the future of maternity and neonatal care at Dandenong Hospital
- Lead an exciting service integration and inspire a dedicated clinical team
- Make a lasting impact on women and families in Melbourne's south-east
About the Role
An exciting opportunity to lead meaningful change and make a lasting impact on maternity care at Dandenong Hospital.
Monash Women's is seeking an experienced and inspiring Midwife Manager to lead our Maternity and Extended Postnatal Care (EPC) services at Dandenong Hospital, with an exciting opportunity to oversee the integration of the Special Care Nursery (SCN) into the broader maternity service.
This is more than a traditional management role. It is an opportunity to influence the future direction of the service, strengthen collaboration across maternity and neonatal care, and lead a dedicated team through an important period of change and development.
As Midwife Manager, you will provide visible clinical and operational leadership, building a positive, accountable and supportive team culture where staff feel empowered to deliver exceptional care.
Your opportunity to make an impact:
- Lead service transformation – support the integration of the Special Care Nursery into maternity services, strengthening continuity of care.
- Inspire and develop your team – foster a positive, collaborative and accountable culture focused on clinical excellence.
- Drive quality and improvement – champion safe, evidence-based care and identify opportunities to enhance service delivery and patient outcomes.
- Provide strong operational leadership – oversee workforce planning, resources, clinical governance and service performance.
- Build effective partnerships – collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver connected, woman- and family-centred care.
Working alongside the Operations Manager and broader Monash Women's leadership team, you'll have the opportunity to influence service direction and make a lasting impact.
Why Dandenong Hospital?
A diverse community. A dynamic service. An opportunity to lead real change.
Dandenong Hospital provides essential maternity care to one of Melbourne’s most culturally diverse and growing communities, offering a rewarding environment where compassionate, inclusive care makes a genuine difference.
With the planned integration of the Special Care Nursery, this is an exciting opportunity to shape service development, strengthen maternity and neonatal care, and lead meaningful change.
As part of Monash Women’s, you’ll benefit from the expertise and support of a leading maternity service while having the opportunity to make a lasting impact on women, newborns and families across Melbourne’s south-east.
If you are a leader who enjoys developing people, embracing change and seeing the impact of your work, Dandenong offers an opportunity to make your mark.
About You
You are a confident, approachable and values-driven midwifery leader who combines strong clinical expertise with the ability to engage teams, manage complexity and deliver results.
You understand that exceptional maternity care starts with strong leadership and supported teams. You bring the experience and capability to create an environment where clinical excellence, psychological safety, accountability and continuous improvement thrive.
Key Selection Criteria
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
- Demonstrated senior midwifery practice post-registration across a full scope
- Recent midwifery management experience, with demonstrated ability to provide effective clinical and operational leadership.
- Strong understanding of contemporary maternity care, clinical governance, quality and patient safety.
- Proven ability to lead, develop and manage teams, including workforce planning, performance management and staff development.
- Demonstrated experience leading change, improving services and influencing positive clinical and operational outcomes.
- Strong communication, relationship-building and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to engage and influence multidisciplinary stakeholders.
- Sound organisational, decision-making and resource management skills.
Highly regarded:
- Previous experience managing a maternity service, including responsibility for clinical and operational performance.
- Clinical or leadership experience within a Special Care Nursery or neonatal care environment.
- Postgraduate qualifications in management or leadership.
Why Join Monash Women's?
At Monash Women's, you will be part of a leading maternity service committed to providing exceptional care, developing our people and continuously improving the way we support women, newborns and families.
This opportunity offers:
- The chance to lead significant service change and contribute to the future direction of maternity and neonatal care at Dandenong Hospital.
- A meaningful and influential leadership role with genuine scope to shape team culture, clinical practice and service improvement.
- The opportunity to develop and empower people, building a capable, engaged and high-performing workforce.
- Strong professional connections across Monash Women's and the broader Monash Health network.
- The reward of making a difference to women, newborns and families within one of Melbourne's most diverse communities.
Our Monash Health values of Full Hearted, Open Minded and All In underpin how we lead, work together and deliver care.
Ready to Lead the Next Chapter?
Bring your experience, your ideas and your leadership to Monash Women's – and help shape what's next.
For a confidential discussion and to explore this opportunity further, please reach out to Operations Manager Monash Women's Casey and Dandenong - Jacquie Mejia on mobile 0417 012 071
Position Description can be found here
Our Culture and Values
At Monash Health, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our culture is inclusive, supportive and future-focused, underpinned by clear values and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Our teams play a critical role in bringing our new strategy to life, challenging traditional approaches, embracing innovation, and ensuring every appointment reflects our commitment to equity, transparency and excellence.
You’ll be encouraged to share ideas, contribute to improvement initiatives, and grow alongside experienced professionals who are passionate about what they do.
We are Full Hearted, Open Minded and All In, enabling excellent service delivery and a positive candidate and employee experience every time.
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Applications close: Wednesday 4th November 2026