Registered Midwives - Kurawaka Waipapa

Mō te tūnga | About the role

• Part time and Full time (0.4 – 1.0 FTE) permanent positions available

Are you a passionate and dedicated Midwife seeking a rewarding new opportunity for 2025?

Come join our extraordinary Maternity Services team as a Registered Midwife at Kurawaka: Waipapa. If you're ready to embrace a role where you can make a real difference in the lives of māmā, pēpi, and whānau from all walks of life, we want to hear from you.

At Health New Zealand, we are committed to providing outstanding maternity care rooted in the values of Ōritetanga, Whanaungatanga, Tino Rangatiratanga, Oranga tonutanga, and Aroha. We aim to create a nurturing environment where cultural safety, inclusivity, and excellence in care are our guiding principles.

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

Ko wai koe | About You

If you are an experienced midwife looking for a positive change we have fantastic opportunities to become part of a highly skilled and professional midwifery and multi-disciplinary team. We can offer you unique experiences within our Women’s Health services to enable you to learn and develop professionally across a range of midwifery practice.

• The Canterbury Waitaha and West Coast Te Tai o Poutini Maternity System has a dynamic, dedicated and specialised team of health professionals working within both our purpose built, secondary/tertiary maternity facilities and our Midwifery Led Community Birthing Units.

We have a 6 week rolling roster were you will be required to work all shifts – Morning, Afternoon and Nights, across Monday to Sunday.

Interviews will take place between 11^th – 13^th December.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako - Skills and Experience

• Recent clinical experience regarding: planning, implementation and evaluation of care for women and babies especially those needing complex care.
• 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.
• Excellent time management, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Registered with the Midwifery Council of New Zealand with a current APC.
  

Ngā hua | 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. 

Position Ref: PC3291897
For more information about this role please email – nila.gopal@tewhatuora.govt.nz