Midwife - Base and Hawera Hospital

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Taranaki; Taranaki; On-site; NZD 68,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a skilled midwife to join the New Plymouth Hospital maternity service. You will work across the full maternity journey, drawing on your clinical skills to provide whānau-centred care in a brand-new unit opening in 2026.

Join a multidisciplinary team at the New Plymouth base, with opportunities to contribute to quality improvement and accreditation while supporting families through antenatal, birthing, and postnatal care.

Qualifications

• Be registered with Midwifery Council of New Zealand (or eligible for registration) and hold a current Annual Practising Certificate.
• Ideally you will have one-year of postgraduate experience; however we encourage New Graduates to apply.
• You will bring excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide care across antenatal, birthing, postnatal and primary birthing units.
• Work within a multidisciplinary maternity team.
• Contribute to quality improvement and accreditation processes.

Skills

Midwifery registration

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Rotating shifts

Education

Midwifery qualification

Annual Practising Certificate

Job description

Midwife, New Plymouth Hospital, PermanentHealth 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

Te Whatu Ora Taranakis maternity service includes a secondary maternity unit at Taranaki Base Hospital in New Plymouth and a primary birthing unit in Hāwera. Our New Plymouth service is moving into a brandnew, purposebuilt maternity unit opening in 2026, designed to provide a modern, fitforpurpose environment that supports highquality, whānaucentred care. Within the New Plymouth birthing suite there are four primary birthing rooms, each equipped with a birthing pool, and four secondary birthing rooms, two of which also have pools. The unit includes fourteen inpatient rooms, each with an ensuite and partner bed, as well as a dedicated loss room, three patient assessment rooms, an antenatal assessment clinic, and a Womens Assessment Unit. The Hāwera Primary Birthing Unit offers one birthing room with a pool and three postnatal beds, providing a supportive environment for lowrisk birthing and postnatal care.Te Whatu Ora Taranakis neonatal unit has level 2A accreditation with 6 cots and 2 intensive care cots to provide care for babies from 28 weeks' gestation.In this role, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, caring for whānau throughout all stages of their maternity journey. You will be able to draw on your knowledge and clinical skills to ensure whānau receive the highest standard of care and feel supported, informed, and safe. You will also have opportunities to demonstrate your commitment to quality improvement, professional standards, and accreditation processes as we continue to strengthen and develop our service.

• Flexible working arrangements can be negotiated for the successful applicants.

About you

To be a successful in this role you will:

• Be registered with Midwifery Council of New Zealand (or be eligible for registration) and hold a current Annual Practising Certificate
• Ideally you will have one-year of postgraduate experience however we encourage New Graduates to apply.
• Your will bring excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work rostered rotating shifts in all areas of the maternity service: antenatal, birthing suite, the postnatal ward, and the primary unit

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.