New Graduate Midwifery Programme - Canterbury

Te Waipounamu The South Island of New Zealand - Exciting, artistic, thriving urban areas surrounded by national parks in a spectacular natural environment. An environment that supports and encourages a large variety of individual and family outdoor activities. 

Our Midwifery service is looking forward to mentoring, helping and supporting you as you begin this new chapter in your midwifery career.

Mō te tūnga - About the Role

• One year Graduate Midwifery Programme with the Canterbury District Health Board.
• 0.8 FTE (32 hours per week) permanent rostered rotating shifts.
• Start dates negotiable

We are seeking New Graduate Midwives to join us and work collegially within our skilled and friendly multi-disciplinary teams as we work in partnership with our local Lead Maternity Carer’s to assess, plan, implement and evaluate health care for the mothers and babies of the Waitaha region. 

Our New Graduate midwifery program offers you professional development opportunities and enables you to develop your midwifery skills within a supportive environment.

You will rotate around all areas including birthing suite, women’s outpatients and the antenatal/postnatal ward in our maternity services at Christchurch Women’s Hospital. There may also be opportunities to gain experience within one of our outstanding women centered Primary Birthing Units.

We are one of the largest tertiary units in New Zealand and supported by our primary units we provide women centered support and care for over 6000 births annually.

With our Trans-alpine agreement you could also have the opportunity to work with our Tai o Poutini teams on the picturesque West Coast of the South Island.

This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a highly skilled and professional multi-disciplinary team that allows you to utilize your enthusiasm and passion for women’s health within a supportive and professional environment.

Join us and embrace evidence-based practice to provide safe, high quality midwifery care and celebrate the key role midwives have in partnership with women to promote maternal and infant health and well being

To learn more about us check out this video https://youtu.be/L6a_aYdR8BY

Ngāhua –Benefits

• Ongoing training and development
• Health New Zealand employee benefits 

When you work at the Health New Zealand, Te Whatu Ora, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and business. 

Mō mātou – About us

“Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi -Putting people at the heart of all we do” 

Health New Zealand, Te Whatu Ora, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.

Here in Canterbury, Waitaha, we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations. 

Tono ināianei– Apply Now

Only applications submitted via our career site will be accepted, therefore please apply directly on our career site here.

For more information about this role please email – nila.gopal@tewhatuora.govt.nz