DIVISIONAL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR OF MIDWIFERY

Goulburn Valley Health | Shepparton, Victoria

- Newly created executive leadership chance
- The most senior midwifery position within Goulburn Valley Health
- Shape the future of maternity and midwifery services
- Located in Shepparton, approximately two hours north of Melbourne

Goulburn Valley Health is seeking an accomplished and inspirational midwifery leader for the newly created position of Divisional Operations Director and Director of Midwifery.

As the most senior midwife within Goulburn Valley Health, this is a significant leadership opportunity for an experienced midwife who wants to influence the future of maternity services, strengthen professional midwifery leadership and make the role their own.

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, the Divisional Operations Director and Director of Midwifery will provide strategic, operational and professional leadership across maternity and associated services.

The opportunity

This is not simply an opportunity to step into an established position. The successful candidate will help define the role, establish its priorities and shape how midwifery leadership is represented across the organisation.

You will have the opportunity to:

- Serve as the most senior professional midwifery leader within GV Health
- Shape the strategic direction of maternity and midwifery services
- Lead service development, improvement and innovation
- Advocate for women, babies, families and the midwifery workforce
- Play a key role in commissioning and shaping the development of GV Health’s new Early Parenting Centre, opening 2027.




- Strengthen professional standards, clinical governance and models of care
- Support, develop and inspire midwifery leaders and teams
- Build strong relationships with the Chief Operating Officer, executive team, clinicians and community partners
- Respond to the needs of a growing and culturally diverse community
- Create a lasting legacy for maternity services across the region

About you

You must be a qualified and registered midwife with substantial senior leadership experience in maternity, women’s health or related clinical services.

You will bring:

- Current registration as a midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
- Significant senior operational and professional midwifery leadership experience
- A strong understanding of maternity service delivery, clinical governance, quality and safety
- Demonstrated experience leading service improvement and organisational change
- The ability to engage, influence and inspire multidisciplinary teams
- Strong commercial and operational judgement
- A collaborative, visible and values-led leadership style
- A commitment to culturally safe, woman-centred and family-centred care

Experience as a Director of Midwifery, Director of Nursing and Midwifery, Divisional Director,



Operations Director or in a comparable senior maternity leadership role will be highly regarded.

About Goulburn Valley Health

Goulburn Valley Health is the major referral health service for the Hume region, with more than 3,000 staff working across six principal sites. The organisation delivers a broad range of acute, subacute, maternity, mental health, community and specialist health services.

GV Health serves a large, growing and diverse regional population. This creates an exciting opportunity for the incoming Director of Midwifery to help develop contemporary, responsive and sustainable maternity services that reflect the needs of the community.

Life in Greater Shepparton

Located approximately two hours north of Melbourne, Greater Shepparton is a vibrant regional centre offering a strong sense of community and an excellent quality of life.

The region is growing and is known for its rich cultural diversity, welcoming community, excellent schools, sporting facilities, food and hospitality, and accessible lifestyle. It provides the scale and professional opportunity of a major regional centre without the congestion and cost of metropolitan living.

This is an exceptional opportunity to combine an influential career move with a rewarding regional lifestyle.

To learn more

For a confidential discussion or to request further information, please contact:

Amy Matheson – Director, Vitalis

[email protected]

0455 192 016

All enquiries and applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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📌 Divisional Operations Director/ Director of Midwifery (Shepparton)
🏢 Vitalis Recruitment
📍 Shepparton