Role details The Women's Health Unit at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Midwife Unit Manager to join their team on a permanent basis.

For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity The Midwife Unit Manager is an employee who is a registered midwife who:

Is appointed to an advanced practice midwifery position; and

Demonstrates a specialised clinical expertise and/or specialised skill set.

About the Team The Women's Health Unit (WHU) is located in B Block (ground floor) of the Mackay Base Hospital.

Antenatal

Clinics and specialist outpatients is located in A Block (ground floor).

The Birth

Centre is located beside the WHU in a standalone building. The WHU offers a Maternity service, The Birth Centre model of care, Midwifery Group Practice, Neonatal service and Specialist Gynaecology services.

The current facility has: 6 Birth Suite rooms, 4 Assessment Beds, 20 Ward beds, 8 Special Care Nursery beds.

The WHU is defined as a level 4 Maternity and Neonatal Service as defined in the Clinical Services Capability Framework. The unit is capable of providing maternity care for low and moderate-risk women. The service is multi-disciplinary and offers several maternity models of care, including providing or referring to midwifery community care.





Antenatal care for women with moderate risk of obstetric complications may be in office or in the community under the care of a midwife or registered medical practitioner in consultation with or under the care of an obstetrician, also known as Shared Care. Multi-disciplinary team care is provided to women with high risk pregnancies; Antenatal Diabetes clinic is a combined team effort which provides women access to medical Obstetric and Endocrinology care and a qualified Diabetes Educator.

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,500 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements

Flexible working arrangements A diverse work culture

Career development

Professional development opportunities

Education opportunities, Study and Research

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Discounted Private Health Insurance

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📌 Midwife Unit Manager - Women's Health Unit (Mackay)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Mackay