Development Lead - Maternity Services

Western Health is seeking an experienced midwife for a full time, 12-month fixed term role as the Women’s & Children’s Maternity Services Development Lead, based at the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Sunshine Campus. The role involves leading and managing maternity improvement projects, developing innovative programs, and ensuring service delivery aligns with community needs.

The role will be required to work collaboratively across Women’s & Children’s Services and more broadly across Western Health, to ensure service delivery is relevant to the needs of our community to improve population health.

 The role will involve the following key components:

• Develop and implement innovative maternity programs and improvement initiatives that meet the needs of the community
• Monitor and evaluate new and existing services to inform plans for ongoing service delivery
• To modify the Models of Care and Operational Plans to support the requirements for Maternity Services at Western Health
• Provide leadership and support in Improvement Science across Maternity Services to ensure approaches remain contemporary, focused and based on the best available evidence.

Previous and ongoing projects include planning and implementation of:

• Childbirth Education Program
• Preterm Birth Prevention Clinic and other preterm birth prevention strategies
• Continuity of Carer Model in Antenatal Clinic
• Complex Care Clinic for women with substance use, severe mental health and/or incarceration
• Maternity Antenatal Postnatal Service (MAPs)

This role is temporary full-time and predominately based at Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Sunshine Campus.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Be a Registered Midwife with AHPRA.
• Have at least 5 years of clinical and operational maternity experience.
• Have completed course/training in improvement methodology or working towards
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with stakeholders.
• Approach collaboration with compassion and respect, ensuring effective coordination.
• Lead change initiatives with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Forge strategic partnerships to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Demonstrate strong consultation and negotiation abilities.
• Have experience in service planning, model of care development, and implementation.
• Be skilled in project planning, reporting, and ensuring quality and safety in maternity.
• Manage your time effectively and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Have experience in delivering women’s and/or children’s projects.
• Have relevant experience in project management.
• Have knowledge of business, systems and process redesign.

Position Description

About Western Health 

Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.   

With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.  

We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.  

We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.

Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall. 

Why join us? 

Compensation and benefits 

• Competitive salary packages aligned with market standards. 
• Health and wellbeing programs, including flexible work arrangements. 
• Scholarships and grants to support your continuous learning journey. 

Learning and development opportunities 

• Access the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalised learning pathways. 
• Professional growth programs, including postgraduate studies and clinical education. 
• Mentorship and career support. 

Community impact and inclusion 

• Make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives through compassionate care. 
• Join a workforce that champions diversity and inclusion. 
• Engage in community wellbeing initiatives and groundbreaking healthcare research. 

Organisational culture and environment 

• Thrive in a collaborative, compassionate and innovative team environment. 
• Be part of a culture that celebrates continuous improvement and excellence in healthcare. 

Ready to make an impact? 

If you're driven by innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to maternity excellence, we’d love to hear from you. Simply click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts. 

If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.  

Closing date: 3 June 2025

Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact Gemma.Wills@wh.org.au.

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable). 

Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.