Location: Wairarapa Hospital

Service: Maternity Services

Contract: Casual

Salary: As per MERAs Meca, & dependant on experience

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.

If you are a Registered Midwife and 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.

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 on (06) 946-9800 ext 4111 or (027) 675-5931.

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