- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112
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Salary:
$107,487
- $114,917 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN/M2A
- Ongoing Part-Time – 32 hours per week

About the Role
At Lyell McEwin Health Service, midwifery leadership shapes outcomes for women and families across Adelaide's northern communities. If you're a midwife ready to step into a clinical leadership role that balances hands‑on care with operational influence, the Women's Assessment Unit has a place for you. What You'll Be Leading
- Supporting the coordination of safe, woman‑centred care across the unit, including triage, assessment, and escalation processes
- Providing clinical leadership, mentorship, and support to the midwifery and nursing team
- Contributing to quality improvement initiatives, accreditation activities, and unit‑level policy review
- Acting in the Midwife Unit Manager role as required, ensuring continuity of operational leadership What You'll Bring
- Current registration as a Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA)
- Demonstrated clinical expertise in a Women's Health or maternity setting, including experience in assessment and triage
- Proven ability to lead, support, and develop a team in a complex health workplace
- Sound understanding of quality and safety frameworks relevant to SA Health and NALHN standards
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams
- Commitment to culturally safe, inclusive care for women from diverse backgrounds, including the communities served by Northern Adelaide Local Health Network About You:



In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role. You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high‑quality health services within modern facilities. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team. About Adelaide: Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world‑class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award‑winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.

About Us
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.



NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community. With over 7,000 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes. At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows. Our Local Health Network Sites and Services: NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home‑based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north‑eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services. Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi‑day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services. Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub‑acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care. Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings. Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturall

📌 Associate Midwife Unit Manager (Adelaide)
🏢 Sa Health
📍 Adelaide