Take the next step in your career with this exciting opportunity within Queensland Health!

What you'll do

As the Assistant Director of Midwifery, you will provide strategic leadership and professional governance to advance midwifery practice across Queensland Health, ensuring the delivery of safe, evidence-based and woman-centred maternity care. You will lead statewide initiatives that strengthen professional standards, workforce capability, clinical governance, education, research and service innovation, while contributing to the development and implementation of policies, frameworks and models of care that support contemporary midwifery practice. Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, you will provide expert advice on complex professional and clinical matters, influence strategic decision-making, and drive continuous improvement across maternity services. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of the midwifery profession through leadership, mentoring, workforce development, research translation and the promotion of excellence in clinical practice, education and professional governance at a state and national level.

About you

We are searching for someone who has:

- Experience in quality and safety, midwifery governance, health management, policy development and/or professional education and training.
- Ability to distil expertise and intelligence from clinical and professional stakeholders to actively inform and contribute to state-wide priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to multitask and priority set complex issues, in a highly visible and politically sensitive sector,



including the ability to report to the Director of Midwifery and or departmental leaders including CNMO on midwifery and maternity skilled issues.
- Ability to develop high level reports, briefs and strategic responses as required.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes

- 12.75% superannuation
- 17.5% leave loading
- Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
- Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.
- Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further!
- Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
- Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.

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📌 Assistant Director of Midwifery (Brisbane City)
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Brisbane City