Kathleen Meredith Goldsmith

• Strategic planning Mater wide business opportunities to support exceptional models of care
• Midwifery Group Practice- All risk models- 11 teams
• Birthing Services- Birth Suite, Pregnancy Assessment Centre, Early Pregnancy Assessment Centre- 9,700 births annually
• Ambulatory Services- Antenatal care, Parent Education, Perinatal Loss Services, Private Endorsed Midwifery workforce models of care, Homecare, Natural Fertility Services, Lactation Services.
• Policy development
• Contribution to external documents & Statewide initiatives
• Accreditation preparation and delivery
• Recruitment and workforce management and development- business case development for gaps in services including CMC Birthing, CMC Perinatal loss, CMC Private patient navigation
• Support and mentorship of Midwifery Unit Mangers in portfolio
• Cross collaboration with executive team to create an innovative environment for operational change

Midwifery lead- initiatives

• Safer baby Bundle Collaborative
• Preterm Birth Prevention Collaborative
• Undergraduate Student in Midwifery- Covid workforce strategy
• RSV Immunisation program
• Mater Mothers-State-wide Strength with Immersion Model (SwIM) program
• Birth Trauma Working Group Local
• Birth trauma Working Group CEQ
• Daily Management Systems

• Member of the management team, providing leadership & support to Ambulatory, Birthing & Inpatient Managers
• Recruitment and workforce analysis and interventions
• Collaboration internal and external stakeholders
• Strategic input ongoing projects-Mother-baby unit , expansion midwifery models of care and private differentiation
• Developed a strong company culture focused on employee engagement, collaboration, and continuous learning opportunities.
• Achieved departmental goals by developing and executing strategic plans and performance metrics.
• Managed budgets effectively, ensuring optimal financial performance while investing in necessary resources for business growth.

• Operational cost centre management
• Resourcing, recruitment, staff retention and delegation responsibilities
• Reporting to senior executive, measuring activity and efficiency of unit, quality and safety evaluation and national standards
• Providing leadership and direction for diverse and complex service providers
• Built high-performing teams through effective recruitment, onboarding, and talent development initiatives.

• Assessment of the mother/baby dyad
• Clinical assessment of infant sucking skills and reflexes
• Identifying maternal medical conditions, birth outcomes and anatomical abnormalities that affect breastfeeding outcomes
• Supporting mothers to make informed choices in their parenting and breastfeeding experiences

• Team Leader- face pace/dynamic environment
• Overseeing staff clinical practice and ensuring patient safety
• Support and assistance in the development and implementation of the BHFI at the RBWH
• Staff support, education and assessment to assist with success in accreditation