Registered Midwife - Casual

North Island - Wairarapa Masterton • Contract • Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand • NZ$ 72k - NZ$ 118.75k / year • 4d ago

Service: Wairarapa Ata Rauru Maternity Services

Location: Wairarapa Hospital

Contract: Casual

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

We have exciting opportunitys for Registered Midwife to join our core midwifery team working within the Wairarapa Ata Rauru Maternity Services. If you want to be part of a dynamic and committed team of health workers providing an innovative approach to healthcare in a rural setting, and you are seeking a new challenge or to broaden your midwifery experience we may have the role for you!

These are casual positions working 0 - 80 hours per fortnight, as and when required, including weekends and nights.

To be eligible to apply for this position you must be a New Zealand citizen, or hold a residency or permanent visa status.

About you

The ideal candidate will have:

New Zealand Registered Midwife
A current practising certificate with the Midwifery Council of New Zealand
Evidence of recent effective, competent midwifery practice
Ability to work effectively within a busy environment with competing demands
Previous clinic roles obstetric and/or midwifery
Good communication/interpersonal skills ensuring the ability to interact positively and enable cooperation/coordination between:
women who use maternity services and their families/whanau
all maternity practitioners
Positive, enthusiastic and proactive manner that instils confidence in clients and colleagues
Awareness of and sensitivity to individual and cultural differences

About our team

The Wairarapa has a proven track record of developing innovative models of care through collaboration of primary and secondary health providers. Our maternity service provides care for women in the Wairarapa region with just under 500 births per annum. Midwives have the opportunity to work across their scope of practice by, providing care to ante and postnatal inpatients and working alongside their Midwife LMC colleagues to provide secondary intrapartum care.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

To apply please click "apply now." All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal

To learn more about the role, or for a friendly informal conversation please contact Laura Ashwell, Charge Midwife Manager Laura.Ashwell@wairarapa.dhb.org.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process.

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