Nurse / Midwifery Manager Aboriginal Maternal & Child Health
- Support healthy beginnings for Aboriginal mothers and babies.
- Salary Packaging reduces taxable income, boosting your take-home pay.
- Generous leave entitlements as per NSW Health (State) awards.
Join a passionate team leading Aboriginal maternal & child health programs - drive quality care, empower staff, and make a lasting community impact.
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 2
Remuneration: $131,870.90 - $134,500.70 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Mount Druitt Hospital
Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for providing primary and secondary health care for people living in the Auburn, Blacktown, and The Hills Shire, Holroyd and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and tertiary care to residents of the Greater Western Region. We are committed to our vision of 'better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond'. and to the delivery of health care or related services in line with our core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment.
The Nursing / Midwifery Manager Aboriginal Maternal & Child Health is pivotal to the coordination of client care, service management and leadership of the nursing profession to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care and efficient use of resources.
This position is responsible for leading, planning, coordinating and evaluating services; the effective management of all resources; and promotion of best practice to enhance client outcomes through staff development and research.
This position will manage the Aboriginal Maternal & Infant Health Service, New Directions Aboriginal Mothers and Babies Program, Otitis Media Program and other associated services and staff.
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
- Licence: Current NSW Driver’s License.
- Registration in line with Award requirements: Current authority to practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Authority.
- Evidence of Diversity claim: Aboriginal and / or Torrs Strait Islander.
Selection Criteria:
- Demonstrated experience in the delivery of Child & Family Health Nursing Services and / or Maternal Health Services. and post graduate qualifications in child & family health nursing and/or midwifery.
- Demonstrated leadership skills, and the ability to motivate, manage and develop clinical staff and demonstrated effective planning, organisational, problem-solving skills and ability to lead in a changing environment, to prioritise workload, manage resources and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated understanding of the issues and health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families and experience in working with Aboriginal communities.
- Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner through the application of high-level written, verbal, interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills and manage conflicts and performance issues when they arise.
- Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking to set goals, formulate plans and policies to achieve identified outcomes and to project manage and lead change initiatives.
- Demonstrated understanding and participation in the implementation of organisational change, risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace.
Requisition ID: REQ582867
Applications Close: 2nd July 2025
- Find out more about applying for this position.
- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Leona Mcgrath on Leona.Mcgrath@health.nsw.gov.au
This is an Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander Identified position. Please see essential criteria. An applicant's race is a genuine occupational qualification for this role and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, NSW. Please include some information about your Aboriginal Australian / Torres Strait Islander identity in the cover letter of your application. If offered an interview you can expand on this information at the interview itself in response to questions from an Aboriginal panel member.
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
