Registered Midwife – Rangiora Health Hub
- 1 x Permanent part-time position available
- 1 x Casual position
- Shifts rostered across morning, afternoon and nights, Monday to Sunday.
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 are seeking Registered Midwives to join our Rangiora Maternity team based at Rangiora Health Hub.
We have a permanent part-time position (flexible from 0.4FTE - 0.6FTE) and a casual position available. Please indicate in your personalised cover letter what position and FTE you are seeking.
As a Registered Midwife, you will work as an autonomous practitioner providing compassionate, high-quality maternity care to women and their whānau throughout their inpatient journey. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and wider health services to develop and deliver individualised care plans that support positive outcomes for both mother and baby.
This is a dynamic and rewarding role where you will utilise your clinical expertise across primary, secondary and tertiary maternity care, contribute to a supportive team environment, and play a key role in delivering safe, culturally responsive and evidence-based care.
About the Service
Rangiora Maternity is situated in a lovely rural setting 20-30 minutes’ drive from central Christchurch. It is a 10 bedded Primary Maternity Unit, providing both birth and postnatal care. There is also an outreach obstetrics and gynaecology clinic held at the facility to ensure care closer to home for women who live in North Canterbury. Part of this role involves the follow up appointments for local women after they have seen the obstetric team and require ongoing observation.
The unit forms part of the Rangiora Health Hub which also has outpatient clinics for a range of public health services. The Rangiora Health Hub is continuing to grow in response to needs of the community.
About You
This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a highly skilled and professional multi-disciplinary team.
- Registered with the Midwifery Council of New Zealand with a current APC
- Strong commitment to the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding.
- Good communicator, with the ability to make informed decisions that focus on providing quality maternity care for the women within our services.
- Demonstrate the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively with other professionals.
- Ability to be adaptable, flexible and solution focused.
- Confidence to work alone in a sole charge position when required.
- Confidence in ability to perform and read CTG’s when
required.
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.
How to Apply
To
apply please click “apply now.” All applications must
be submitted through our online careers’ portal by Sunday 12th July. If you
have any questions about the role, please contact Victoria at Victoria.Steiner@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Permanent/Part Time, Casual
Job no: PC4151045
Location: Rangiora
Closing Date: Sunday 12th July