Maternal and Child Health – Clinical Lead
Casual
MCHN as per the Latrobe City Council EBA
Location - Across Latrobe City Councils Maternal and Child Health services.
Department: Family Services
Do you want to make an IMPACT?
About the Role
As the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Clinical Lead, you will play a pivotal role in strengthening clinical excellence across our Maternal and Child Health Service. This position is responsible for providing expert clinical leadership, mentoring, and support to MCH nurses, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care to families within the community.
Working closely with the Team Leader Family Health and key stakeholders, you will offer secondary consultation and guidance on complex clinical cases, support best practice decision-making, and contribute to a collaborative and high-performing team environment. You will lead initiatives that enhance professional development, identify training needs, and deliver targeted learning opportunities to build capability across the service.
The role also focuses on continuous quality improvement, ensuring adherence to Victorian Maternal and Child Health Guidelines and professional standards, while promoting a culture of reflective practice, safety, and excellence in care. With a strong emphasis on collaboration, you will work with multidisciplinary teams and external services to support integrated and responsive outcomes for children and families.
About You
You are an experienced and passionate Maternal and Child Health Nurse with a strong commitment to clinical excellence and supporting others to succeed.
You have demonstrated experience in providing clinical leadership, including mentoring individuals and teams, reviewing complex cases, and delivering informed, evidence-based guidance.
You are confident in supporting practitioners to navigate complex family and child health needs, whilst being approachable, supportive, and non-judgemental, with a genuine passion for fostering a positive team culture.
Mandatory Requirements:
- Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse (Division 1).
- Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Midwife.
- Postgraduate qualification in Maternal & Child Health Nursing or Child & Family Health, recognised for practice in Victoria.
- Current Working with Children Check
- Current Victorian Driver’s Licence
Successful applicants are required to obtain a National Police Check and Working with Children's Check.
Go Further at Latrobe City Council
A career with us begins with a desire to empower and make positive change within our Latrobe City Community. At council you will get stuck into interesting work and experience growth as you see the impact you make unfold right in front of you.
Why work for us?
At Latrobe City Council we are an equal opportunity employer who invests heavily in our employees.
We offer a range of training and Personal Development opportunities including a structured Leadership Development Program and study assistance.
At LCC you will enjoy flexible working options, we offer benefits such as salary packaging and access to our health and wellbeing programs.
We want you to join our team and provide the best services possible for a fast-growing regional municipality of 77,086 people in the heart of Gippsland.
To apply
Visit www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/careers to submit your application.
Applications will close on 11.59pm Thursday 11 June 2026.
Contact Natalie Watts – Team Leader Family Health on 0438 660 254 for a confidential discussion.
Child Safe Organisation
Latrobe City Council has a zero tolerance to any form of child abuse and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children. We create and maintain a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers and contractors. Our recruitment practices reflect this.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Latrobe City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.
At Latrobe City Council we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Council's Indigenous Employment Program is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted at [email protected] or by calling 1300 367 700.
We at Latrobe City Council strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Careers team via email at [email protected] or call 5128 6113 noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.
