Maternity Social Worker

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is seeking a flexible Social Worker to join our Child, Women and Family team across Waitematā and North Shore Hospitals. The role covers both community and ward-based work with a weekend on-call roster.

You will ideally have experience with women, children and whānau, plus strong communication and advanced assessment skills, and be able to work independently as well as part of a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience working with women, children and whānau.
• Self-motivated and able to work in a flexible, challenging environment.
• Excellent communication and advanced assessment skills; good time management.

Responsibilities

• Community and ward-based social work across Waitematā and North Shore Hospitals.
• Weekend on-call roster and coverage of vacancies as they arise.

Skills

Communication

Assessment

Time management

Independence

Teamwork

Job description

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Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora – North Shore, North Island

24h ago , from Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand

0.8 FTE - Parental Leave Cover - through to October 2027

Child Women and Family

We are looking for a flexible Social Worker with a passion for the health of Wahine and Tamariki to join our team. The position has the opportunity to work across the service covering vacancies as they arise. You would be part of a larger team of Social Workers working across the division of Child, Women and Family at Waitematā a providing services across both North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals. We provide services to inpatient wards, community hapu wahine, maternity, gynaecology, and Special Care Baby Units. You will cover wahine having fetal loss and unplanned pregnancies.

The role involves both community and ward based work as well as weekend on-call roster. You will ideally have experience working with women, children and their whānau.

If you are self-motivated and enjoy working in a flexible and challenging environment then this may be the role for you. You will have great communication skills, advanced assessment skills, efficient in your time management, and enjoy working both independently and as part of a supportive team.

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 Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.