Location: Frances Hewett Community Centre

Job Category: Other

VALUES

Raise the Bar, Create Brilliance Together, Dream Boldly/Change Bravely, Integrity in Every Step.

ABOUT COUNCIL

Southern Grampians Shire Council serves a diverse and connected community in Victoria's south-west, delivering services that enhance quality of life, support local growth and strengthen community wellbeing. We are committed to creating a workplace that values collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement, where our people feel supported to do their best work.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Team Leader - Maternal and Child Health, you will provide accountable and values-led clinical leadership to the MCH team, enabling the safe, equitable and evidence-based delivery of Universal and Enhanced MCH services across Southern Grampians Shire. Reporting to the Community Wellbeing Coordinator, you will be responsible for day-to-day service coordination, clinical leadership, staff support and performance, workforce planning, quality improvement, immunisation service oversight and the implementation of agreed service changes.

This is a working clinical leadership position where you will maintain a regular MCH nursing caseload alongside leadership and operational responsibilities.

In this role, you will:

• Provide clinical leadership, guidance, reflective practice and mentoring to the MCH team
• Coordinate daily operations, appointment allocation, waitlists, rosters and service demand
• Support clinical governance, quality improvement, child safety, family violence protocols and immunisation delivery

This is an excellent opportunity for a registered nurse and midwife with substantial recent MCH nursing experience and demonstrated leadership capability seeking to lead a specialist clinical team in a supportive community setting.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Provide clinical leadership and guidance in accordance with MCH service guidelines, professional standards and evidence-based practice
• Lead, mentor and develop MCH nurses and allocated team members, fostering a safe, respectful and inclusive team culture
• Coordinate daily Universal and Enhanced MCH operations, rosters, leave and service backfill arrangements
• Oversight safe and compliant immunisation service delivery in accordance with relevant legislation and guidelines
• Support child safety, family violence identification, risk management, CISS, and MARAM requirements
• Lead continuous quality improvement, clinical audits, case reviews and service change implementation
• Maintain a regular MCH nursing caseload alongside leadership responsibilities
• Build effective working relationships with internal Council teams, the Department of Health, health services and community organisations

ABOUT YOU:

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife
• Accredited postgraduate qualification in maternal and child health nursing (or equivalent recognised qualification)
• Substantial recent experience as a Maternal and Child Health Nurse, with demonstrated experience leading or supervising staff
• Comprehensive knowledge of contemporary MCH practice, clinical governance, child safety, family violence, and the relevant legislative and policy environment
• Strong skills in operational coordination, workforce planning, rostering and workload management
• Highly developed written and verbal communication, relationship management, judgement and problem-solving skills under pressure
• Current Victorian driver's licence, Working with Children Check, National Police Check, and accredited immunisation qualification/authorisation (where required)

WHY JOIN US?

• Competitive remuneration
• Salary Sacrifice
• Meaningful work supporting the organisation and community
• Collaborative team environment
• Flexible working arrangements
• We are a child safe organisation

Further information for this role can be obtained by contacting Susannah Milne, Manager Community Wellbeing via phone on .

Full details of this position are in the candidate information pack attached below.

Applications close: Friday 2 October 2026 at 5.00pm