• Part time role (32 hours per week) - ongoing
• Parkville location, with multiple public transport options
• $129,048.4 (pro-rata for part time) + salary packaging + super +5 weeks annual leave  

The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.  Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About the team

The Clinical Education Program supports the hospital to achieve its strategic directions by the provision of frameworks for the professional development of health professionals.  The Clinical Education Program promotes and supports contemporary professional practice within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, engaging a variety of self-directed and multi-media activities, which incorporate adult learning principles to meet organisational needs for a workforce of safe, reflective, competent health professionals.  The program aims to work in collaboration with managers, team leaders and other key stakeholders to increase reflective practice, participation in education and learning and translation of research into action. As a team of professionals, the Clinical Education Team are early adopters, innovators and change leaders. The team engages with precinct, network, and rural and regional partners and Education Providers to lead professional practice and build workforce capability and capacity across the sector.

About the role

The Lead Educator – Maternity Services is a senior clinical and professional leadership role that collaborates with all other Lead Educators and key stakeholders to develop, deliver and evaluate a strategy of learning for Maternity Services and across key streams of work.  These key streams of work include pre-registration student programs, graduate programs, postgraduate programs, professional development and workforce capability development programs (including simulation and preceptorship) and any other emerging workforce support requirements. A regular day will see you:

• Developing, delivering and evaluating education and learning initiatives for maternity services.
• Leading a team of education personnel
• Collaborating with other education leads to deliver on key programs of work (such as preceptorship frameworks, graduate programs, pre-registration programs, professional development and simulation.

About you

We are looking for a creative, innovative, evidence-based change education leader who brings a ‘can do’ approach to building capability in maternity services.  Ideally you will hold or be working towards a Masters/PhD in education and learning, simulation, leadership or other relevant specialist practice.

You’ll bring with you:

• Registered Midwife with recent and extensive midwifery experience (preferably in a tertiary centre) across the midwifery continuum (Antenatal, Birth Centre, Postnatal).
• Current perineal repair accredited, and competency/recency of practice maintained
• Record of developing, delivering and evaluating learners and evidence-based learning initiatives
• Demonstrated competency and recency of practice with advanced practice midwifery skills (e.g. Insertion of Cooks catheter, Prostin administration, amniotomy).

Our benefits

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning.  We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day.  We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• Up to $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
• Onsite post office, eateries, retail stores and library services
• Breastfeeding and pumping rooms, and a range of daycare centres nearby
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, and purchased leave

Inclusion and belonging

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community.  We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.  We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters.  We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited and, as a child safe organisation, have a strong commitment to child safety and wellbeing.

Join us!

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and a valid Working with Children Check.  Clinical staff are required to be vaccinated against, or demonstrate immunity to, COVID-19, influenza, and a range of other diseases. 

Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, or if you require an accessible copy of the position description, you are most welcome to reach out to the contact person listed.  We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

For more information, please view the Position Description for this role.  

For a confidential discussion, please contact Fleur Llewelyn (03) 8345 2914 or Fleur.llewelyn@thewomens.org.au.

Closing Date: 31st of October 2025