Operations Manager - Maternity Services

• Location: Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital
• Employment Type: Ongoing, Full Time
• Salary: Admin Grade 6 + Superannuation + Salary Packaging

About the role:

As Operations Manager - Maternity Services, you will be a key member of the Women’s and Children’s leadership team, providing operational leadership across a large and complex maternity service. Working closely with the Head of Unit for Obstetrics, the Midwifery Unit Managers, Divisional Director and multidisciplinary teams, you will help drive safe, high-quality, efficient and sustainable care across inpatient maternity care, Birthing, the Maternity Assessment Centre, Midwifery at Home, Lactation Services, Midwifery Group Practice and maternity services at Bacchus Marsh. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact through visible leadership, service improvement and strong clinical, operational and financial governance.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead operational, financial and clinical governance across maternity services to support safe, high-quality care.
• Partner with clinical leaders and unit managers to monitor performance, deliver key service KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Support workforce planning, recruitment, performance development and succession planning across multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop and implement service operational plans, budgets and strategies to manage growth, activity and financial performance.
• Promote a culture of Best Care, clinical safety, innovation and evidence-based practice across the service.

About you:

• Eligible for registration as a midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency or an equivalent professional body.
• Extensive clinical and management experience in a large, complex healthcare organisation, ideally at a senior level.
• Proven ability to lead people, manage change and work effectively across strategic and operational priorities.
• Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
• High-level analytical capability, sound judgement and a commitment to safety, continuous improvement and innovation.

Click here for the 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 passionate about leading high-performing teams, advancing safe and high-quality maternity care, and delivering meaningful outcomes for women, birthing people, babies and families, 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: 11:59pm on 1 June 2026.

Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact Lucy Nash via Lucy.Nash@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 is committed to the psychosocial safety of all applicants and employees.

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

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