Location: Frances Hewett Community Centre
Job Category: Other
VALUES
Raise the Bar, Create Brilliance Together, Dream Boldly/Change Bravely, Integrity in Every Step.
ABOUT COUNCIL
Southern Grampians Shire Council serves a diverse and connected community in Victoria's south-west, delivering services that enhance quality of life, support local growth and strengthen community wellbeing.
We are committed to creating a workplace that values collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement, where our people feel supported to do their best work.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As Team Leader - Maternal and Child Health, you will provide accountable and values-led clinical leadership to the MCH team, enabling the safe, equitable and evidence-based delivery of Universal and Enhanced MCH services across Southern Grampians Shire.
Reporting to the Community Wellbeing Coordinator, you will be responsible for day-to-day service coordination, clinical leadership, staff support and performance, workforce planning, quality improvement, immunisation service oversight and the implementation of agreed service changes.
This is a working clinical leadership position where you will maintain a regular MCH nursing caseload alongside leadership and operational responsibilities.
In this role, you will:
Provide clinical leadership, guidance, reflective practice and mentoring to the MCH team
Coordinate daily operations, appointment allocation, waitlists, rosters and service demand
Support clinical governance, quality improvement, child safety, family violence protocols and immunisation delivery
This is an excellent opportunity for a registered nurse and midwife with substantial recent MCH nursing experience and demonstrated leadership capability seeking to lead a specialist clinical team in a supportive community setting.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Provide clinical leadership and guidance in accordance with MCH service guidelines, professional standards and evidence-based practice
Lead, mentor and develop MCH nurses and allocated team members,



fostering a safe, respectful and inclusive team culture
Coordinate daily Universal and Enhanced MCH operations, rosters, leave and service backfill arrangements
Oversight protected and compliant immunisation service delivery in accordance with relevant legislation and guidelines
Support child safety, family violence identification, risk management, CISS, and MARAM requirements
Lead continuous quality improvement, clinical audits, case reviews and service change implementation
Maintain a regular MCH nursing caseload alongside leadership responsibilities
Build effective working relationships with internal Council teams, the Department of Health, health services and community organisations
ABOUT YOU:
Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife
Accredited postgraduate qualification in maternal and child health nursing (or equivalent recognised qualification)
Substantial recent experience as a Maternal and Child Health Nurse, with demonstrated experience leading or supervising staff
Comprehensive knowledge of contemporary MCH practice, clinical governance, child safety, family violence, and the relevant legislative and policy setting
Strong skills in operational coordination, workforce planning, rostering and workload management
Highly developed written and verbal communication, relationship management, judgement and problem-solving skills under pressure
Current Victorian driver's licence, Working with Children Check, National Police Check, and accredited immunisation qualification/authorisation (where required)
WHY JOIN US?
Competitive remuneration
Salary Sacrifice
Meaningful work supporting the organisation and community
Collaborative team environment
Flexible working arrangements
We are a child safe organisation
Further information for this role can be obtained by contacting Susannah Milne, Manager Community Wellbeing via phone on ************.
Full details of this position are in the candidate information pack attached below.
Applications close: Friday 2 October **** at 5.00pm
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📌 Maternal And Child Health Team Leader (Hamilton)
🏢 Sthgrampians
📍 Hamilton