Registered Midwives - Birthing And Maternity

Hospital

• 0.6
• 1.0FTE
• hours a week), Permanent roleHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu

Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is

dedicated to serving all New Zealanders.

About the Role

We are seeking experienced

Registered 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 Carers to assess, plan, implement and evaluate health care for the

mothers and babies of the Canterbury (Waitaha) and West Coast (Te Tai o

Poutini) regions.

If you are an experienced

midwife looking for a positive change we have fantastic opportunities

for you to become part of a highly skilled and professional midwifery and

multi-disciplinary team.

Whether you are based at Christchurch Women's Hospital

or one of our outstanding women centered Primary Birthing Units in Ashburton,

Rangiora, Rolleston or based at Grey Base Hospital you will be able to work in

partnership with women, their babies and families

(whanau) utilising your enthusiasm and passion for women's health

within a supportive and professional environment.

• We can offer

you unique experiences within our Women's Health services to enable

you to learn and develop professionally across a range of specialty

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, modern, tertiary maternity facilities and our Rural

Primary Units.

• Join

us and you will be able to work across the full scope of midwifery

practice in our Birthing Suite, high dependency unit and our maternity

ward (antenatal and postnatal) or within one of our beautiful women

centered rural primary units.

To learn more about us check

out this video

About the Service

Christchurch Women's Hospital

is a tertiary unit including birthing suite, high dependency unit and maternity

ward.

The Maternity Ward is a 45 bed antenatal / postnatal unit located on the

fifth floor.

About you

You will have the following 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 Annual Practising

Certificate (APC)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 Maori, 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 Friday 21st November.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Victoria Steiner

We will review applications as received and may proceed

with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.