Registered Midwife - Central Otago Maternity Unit

An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to take the next step in your career!

About the role

This role involves a very special blend of strength, compassion and cool headedness.

Within the core midwifery environment, no two days will be the same, and you'll be involved with a range of midwifery practice.

You will be supporting lead maternity carers / caseloading midwives accessing our rural maternity unit who provide inpatient labour and birth.

You will assist with antenatal assessments, labour / birth cares and caring for birthing people and their whanau in a postnatal environment.

We have a women and whanau centered approach to our care and you will be making a real difference to the patient experience.

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About you

This core midwife role would suit a registered midwife who is team-focused and who enjoys getting involved in a variety of tasks to ensure the very best care is provided at all times.

Our ideal candidate will :

• possess excellent assessment skills
• have a passion and focus for working with whanau
• enjoy providing postnatal care with compassion and kindness
• be an exceptional team player who has strong communication skills
• have previous experience in supporting mothers with breastfeeding
• be a registered midwife with a current APC for New Zealand.

Benefits include the following :

• Family-friendly community
• Continuous support for career development
• Access to a range of retail discounts and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

About us

We consider ourselves to be very fortunate here at the Central Otago Maternity Unit.

Not only do we get to care for fabulous birthing people, whanau and pepi from all across our diverse region, we also get to work alongside a small but dedicated team of kind, compassionate, dedicated midwives and other health professionals to provide a safe and positive pregnancy, birthing and postnatal birthing journey.

Each year we birth around 70 babies and provide postnatal inpatient care to a further 200+ families, working closely with our LMC colleagues to give the kind of care our rural community deserves.

Find out more about midwifery at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Southern here - Midwifery - Southern Health - He hauora, he kuru pounamu!

Te Whatu Ora Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities.

We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region.

We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Salary range

This role falls under the terms and conditions of the MERAS Midwives Collective Agreement (1 February 2024 - 30 April 2025), Registered (Core) Midwives Salary Scale, between Step 2 and Step 7, $82,642 to $108,008 per annum, pro-rata.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by Sunday, 12 October 2025.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Katie Procter

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

We only accept online applications.

Please apply via our website.