Midwife Blenheim Core

Nelson Marlborough Health; Blenheim; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking onsite

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Marlborough invites NZ-registered midwives to join our midwifery-led secondary maternity unit at Wairau. The role is permanent, or fixed-term, full-time or part-time, with a busy, varied caseload across antenatal, labour, birth and postnatal care.

Expand your scope with vaccinations, early pregnancy ultrasound, iron infusions and LARC. Supportive team, strong commitment to women-centred, culturally respectful care, and flexible working arrangements.

Job description

Are you a midwife looking toexpand your practice in a secondary unit?

• Work as a midwife intrue midwifery practice in a wonderful maternity unit!
• We are committed towomen-centred and culturally respectful care
• We have a fabuloussupportive midwifery team environment
• Range of options foryou, can be permanent or fixed term, part time or full time

Health NewZealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti oWaitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all NewZealanders.

Te WhatuOra (Nelson Marlborough) is the main health provider for the top of the south.Nearly 3,000 strong we are Nelson and Marlborough’s largest employer. Our mainlocations are Nelson and Wairau Hospitals, but we are spread across the regionand service all parts of the community. Our work can be challenging, but we areup for it. We have a great team, and we work hard to make a difference. Wevalue integrity, innovation, respect and teamwork.

Why come tothe Marlborough region? New midwifery staff are saying:

“I love thepace of life, the climate, the beauty of the region and the team is wonderfulto work with!”

Weare looking to employ a permanent NZ registered midwife with loads of passionand commitment to join our maternity team.

Wehave 500 births a year and we can promise that your core midwifery role will bebusy and varied – so no two days will be the same.The best thing is thatour service is midwifery led so you will get tobe a midwife practising inall the areas you love!

We canoffer the opportunity to expand your scope of practice in vaccinations, earlypregnancy ultrasound and maternity assessments including iron infusions andLARCS.

We alsohave a community midwifery team, there is an opportunity for you to work acrossthe hospital and community maternity services.

About theTeam/Service

Themidwifery team at Wairau is awesome! Our midwifery led service is a secondarylevel maternity service which has close collegial relationships with ourObstetric and Paediatric teams too. The team not only make such a positive workenvironment to be in – they love to get together for social activities too! Youwill be guaranteed to receive a very warm welcome into our team.

Weprovidea great place to work with professional development opportunities,job security and workplace wellness programmes.

Weencourage a workforce that’s innovative, eager to learn and enhance theirskills, and passionate about caring for our community. We do great work, and weneed a talented team to help us deliver.

About you

Allmidwives welcome to apply! This is the perfect opportunity for midwives whohave completed their first year of practice in a tertiary unit and are nowlooking to use their full range of midwifery skills in a secondary levelmaternity unit, with the opportunity to expand your midwifery scope ofpractice. You will be committed to women centred and culturallyrespectful care. As a midwife you will be able to use all your clinical, timemanagement and organisational skills and expertise across Antenatal, Labour andbirth and postnatal care. You will be an important member of maternity serviceand support us to achieve the broader organisational health care objectives.

(Thebenefits of this position)

• Clinical support from amidwifery educator and clinical coach? You sure will have!
• Ability to work as amidwife in all the areas you love. Absolutely we value our midwifery leadservice!
• Additionalremuneration?Absolutely! You will be supported on the Midwifery Quality and Leadershipprogramme
• Access to education,self-development and midwifery projects? Absolutely! We willsupport you with your special interest areas
• Free parking onsite

Health NewZealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for thepeople of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive sothat we are better positioned to understand and service our community. Wewelcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbowcommunities.

Midwives!This is it! The perfect combination of pace of life, climate, a beautifulregion and an awesome midwifery team at Wairau...