Registered Midwife - New Graduate Programme

Mo tenei turanga mahi| About this role

Location : Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Hospital

Contract : Permanent, Part Time 0.8 FTE Rostered and Rotating

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

The new graduate midwifery programme at Capital and Coast or Hutt Hospital is tailored to provide a professionally and clinically comprehensive experience. You will work 8-hour shifts on a rostered and rotating basis, with a workload equivalent to 0.8 full-time employment over 54 weeks in your programme based at Capital and Coast or Hutt Hospital. This arrangement allows you to strike a balance between your clinical responsibilities, commitments to the Midwifery First Year of Practice (MFYP), and personal life. Once the programme is completed you will transfer onto the permanent midwife roster. The salary range for this role is MECA Step 2 Registered Midwife pro rata.

About the Team / Service / Location

We have supportive teams who nurture our new graduates and each other. Our senior teams include the District Chief of Midwives for Capital and Coast and Hutt Hospital, Associate Directors of Midwifery and Midwife Managers. Our obstetric teams are respectful and collaborative. We all work alongside our Lead maternity carer colleagues and endeavour to provide the best care for whanau.

About you

We are looking for new graduate midwives who want to consolidate their knowledge and skills in our busy maternity units. The ideal candidates should be keen to embrace new challenges, apply their skills and knowledge into the clinical setting, have a solid work ethic, and are respectful to whanau and colleagues.

Working at Health New Zealand

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Maori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

How to Apply

To apply please click - apply now. - All applications must be submitted through our online careers - portal by 4th December 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.