Work in an environment that offers:
* Amazing opportunity to progress your career with a leading regional health service
* Lead and inspire our high performing and passionate Womens Ward
* Generous annual leave and salary packaging to boost your take home pay
The Position
Job Reference: 3365
Position Title: Midwife Unit Manager - Women's Ward
Classification: RN39
Salary per fortnight(exc. super): $5,306.40
Hours per fortnight: 80 (including an ADO every 4 weeks)
Employment Status: Ongoing Full Time
Closing date: 21/02/2026
We are excited to offer an exceptional leadership opportunity for a dynamic leader to guide and inspire our high‑performing Women's Ward.
The Midwife Unit Manager, Women's Ward is responsible for the provision of leadership and strategic direction to ensure delivery of evidence based clinical practices and women/family centered care.
The Midwife Unit Manager provides tatical management of operaitonal, finicaial, human and information resources to Women's Ward, Midwifery Home Care and Lactation Consultants, liasing with the relevant clinical support service leaders. This role is a key leader within the Directorate for Nursing and MIdwifery Leadership teams at Bendigo Heath and as such will contribute to the overall management, perfomrance and outcomes of the organisation by developing professional and collaborative parterniships and particpate in committees and groups to support this. The Midwfe Unit Manager collaborates with multidiciplinary teams to enhance care delivery, foster innovations in antenatal/postantal management, suports staff development and excellence in patient care.
Working with Bendigo Health
Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.
Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.
Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.
Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.
* We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: Staff health and wellbeing programs
* Career development and education opportunities
* Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
* Flexible Working Arrangements
* Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program
If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.
Your New Division
The Clinical Operations Division encompasses acute, cancer and mental health services. We provide a wide range of general medical, surgical and specialty services including but not limited to; Oncology, Cardiology, Renal, Emergency, Women's and Children's, Critical Care, Specialist Clinics, Cancer Clinics and Mental Health Services.
Within a state-of-the-art hospital, our Ambulatory and Critical Care, Medical Services, Surgical Services and Women's and Children's (including an Early Parenting Centre) areas use the latest technologies to provide excellent care. Our world class Cancer Centre uses a multi-disciplinary, integrated approach to treat specific cancers. The Cancer Centre offers medical oncology, radiation oncology, specialist nurses, clinical trials and cancer research, palliative care, and a Cancer Wellness Program.
The Mental Health Service provides psychiatric care and treatment across a large catchment covering the Loddon Mallee region. Family sensitive practice is central to our models of mental health care and best practice ensures the identification, inclusion and support of families, carers and children.
Each year our onsite Specialist Clinics provide over 100,000 service events, we also see more than 60,000 people in our Emergency Department and welcome around 1700 babies into the world. The Clinical Operations Division assists with the admission of more than 50,000 patients into the hospital each year.
Bendigo Region
Bendigo is one of Victoria's largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region's population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.
Interested?
We'd love to hear from you Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.
Need more information? Please contact Shelley Hardingham Director of Nursing or Sarah Watts on for a confidential discussion.
Diversity and Inclusion
Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
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