Casual Student Midwife – Maternity Care Support

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley; Wellington; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley is seeking applications from Student Midwives enrolled in a School of Midwifery who have completed the first year. This casual role is based at Wellington Regional Hospital, working with the maternity unit under supervision of the midwifery team to support women and whanau during the birth journey.

You will gain flexible hours, study days and opportunities for professional development while contributing to tertiary level care in the

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a School of Midwifery and has completed the first year.

Responsibilities

• Answering call bells
• Assist with transfer of clinically well woman to NICU or ultrasound
• Assist woman to bathroom/shower
• Bed making
• Positioning/comfort care
• Bed bath
• Empty indwelling catheter bag or measure trial of voids
• Basic baby care (bathing, changing nappies, settling babies)
• Collecting expressing equipment or breastmilk for women
• Cleaning and sterilising expressing equipment post collection
• Exceptional professional development opportunities including study days
• The opportunity to work in a large hospital providing tertiary level care for the region

Skills

First-year midwifery student

Casual maternity unit support

Education

First year completed in midwifery programme

Job description

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley is seeking applications from Student Midwives enrolled in a School of Midwifery who have completed the first year. This casual role is based at Wellington Regional Hospital, working with the maternity unit under supervision of the midwifery team to support women and whanau during the birth journey.

You will gain flexible hours, study days and opportunities for professional development while contributing to tertiary level care in the