Director - Obstetrics & Gynaecology

About Northern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD (still within the bounds of Myki and ride-sharing), Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be.

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Obstetricians to lead the O&G department within the Women’s and Children’s Division. 

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our six main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn and Mernda Community Hospitals and Kilmore District Hospital.  In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Mernda and Coburg.

About the Role:

The Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology provides strategic, clinical, academic and operational leadership for the OG services at Northern Health. This includes oversight of inpatient and outpatient care, labour ward governance, quality improvement, workforce planning, and alignment with statewide maternity safety and reform agendas.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing visible clinical leadership that promotes a culture of safety, kindness and respect.
• Ensuring high-quality, evidence-based obstetric care across the maternity service.
• Leading and supporting obstetric medical staff, including consultants, registrars and junior doctors.
• Working in close partnership with midwifery, neonatal, emergency and surgical teams to strengthen integrated models of care.
• Overseeing activity, performance, and risk management within the O&G Unit.
• Embedding continuous quality improvement, including guidelines, audits, morbidity/mortality review and incident response.
• Support academic, research, education, training & supervision in the O&G Unit.
• Contributing to strategic planning, service redesign and growth work as Northern Health expands to meet community needs.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Registration as a Medical Practitioner with AHPRA and Fellowship of RANZCOG.
• Demonstrated senior clinical leadership experience in obstetrics.
• Proven ability to build strong multidisciplinary relationships and foster an inclusive team culture.
• A commitment to high-quality, evidence-based, culturally safe care for women and families from diverse backgrounds.
• Experience in governance, clinical risk management, quality improvement and service development.
• Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A passion for mentoring and developing trainees and early-career clinicians.

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the position description available via the job advertisement link. Alternatively, you can contact David Tran, Divisional Director Women’s & Children’s Services, via David.Tran2@nh.org.au or 03 8405 8024.

Applications close 26 June 2026

Why work at the Northern Health?

NH offer a range of benefits which support and reward staff both personally and professionally.

Our staff benefits include award winning facilities and campus partnerships, Professional development and events, an award-winning Health and wellbeing program and financial benefits.

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our new ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• Access to salary packaging & EAP
• Comprehensive Library services for learning, research, clinical decision-making, leisure and wellbeing (onsite and online)

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.