Senior Maternity Advisor / Projects

Senior Maternity Advisor (Projects)

West Gippsland Healthcare Group (WGHG)
Fixed Term Full Time – 12 months | Warragul, VIC

West Gippsland Healthcare Group is seeking an experienced qualified midwife who is outcome-focused to lead the delivery of a coordinated maternity improvement program. This is a unique opportunity to drive change in maternity services and improve outcomes for women, babies, and families across both WGHG and the broader Gippsland region. In this role, you will operate as a recognised clinical expert and trusted advisor, working closely with executive leaders, clinicians, and regional partners to implement and embed a defined program of work over 12 months. Your focus will be on execution—translating established priorities, frameworks, and planning into measurable improvements in care delivery, safety, access, and consumer experience.

At the centre of the role is responsibility for delivering outcomes across five key maternity improvement pillars. You will drive the implementation of strengthened safety and clinical governance processes, embed and optimise contemporary models of care (including midwifery continuity), enhance workforce capability and sustainability, support a positive and engaged team culture, and advance regional integration through improved collaboration and referral pathways. These pillars provide a structured and phased roadmap, with clear expectations around implementation, performance monitoring, and sustainability of change.

Success in this role will come from your ability to take a structured plan and deliver results, engaging stakeholders, maintaining momentum, and adapting implementation approaches as needed. You will work in close partnership with multidisciplinary teams to build capability, support adoption of change, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and accountability. We are seeking a highly capable senior midwife with significant clinical experience, strong leadership and project delivery skills, and a passion for improving maternity services. You will bring a solid understanding of Victorian maternity frameworks and demonstrated experience delivering complex improvement initiatives within dynamic healthcare environments.

At WGHG, our purpose is “Connecting, to care at every stage of life”, and we are committed to delivering high-quality, connected care to our community. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting impact by ensuring that planned maternity service improvements are successfully implemented and embedded into everyday practice. If you are a results-driven leader who thrives on delivering change and making a difference, we encourage you to apply.

West Gippsland Healthcare Group staff benefits include

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee assistance program
• Salary packaging
• Free Parking

Working with us

All appointments with the West Gippsland Healthcare Group are subject to the satisfactory return of professional reference checks, a National Police Record Clearance and a current Employee Working with Children Check. All employees must hold current entitlement to work within Australia. A six month probationary period applies to all new appointments.

Further details and how to apply

Further information is contained in the Position Description.  Applications are to be submitted by selecting 'Apply Now' and should include a current CV and cover letter. Responses to the selection criteria are recommended. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to provide at least 2 professional referees. Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have any further queries, please contact Penny Woodward, Deputy Director Clinical Opertions - Women Children & Surgical, 0472 510 880 (Penny.Woodward@wghg.com.au)

Applications close: 23 July 2026* (applications may close earlier)

* Applications will be reviewed as they are received. This position will remain open for a minimum of fourteen (14) days for externally advertised positions from the date of advertisement and may close earlier than the listed closing date if a suitable candidate/s are identified.

As an inclusive employer, committed to improving diversity and equity in our workforce, we encourage applications from all parts of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTI people, and people with lived experience of disability.

As a Child Safe organisation, West Gippsland Healthcare Group promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability.