Midwife Clinical Coach - Invercargill

New Zealand Government; Southland; On-site; NZD 121,000 - 134,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible part-time hours

Learning-focused environment

Supportive team

Southland lifestyle

Job summary

The Southland Hospital Maternity team is seeking a Midwife Clinical Coach in Invercargill. This permanent part-time role (16 hours per week) focuses on delivering practical clinical education, orientation for new staff, and supporting midwifery development within a learning-focused environment.

You will collaborate with new graduates, international midwives, and staff on RTP/PIP programmes, while building links with tertiary education providers to support a robust graduate programme.

Qualifications

• It is essential that you are a Registered Midwife and hold a current annual practicing certificate
• NZCOM preceptor or mentor training course
• Completed or participating in postgraduate education (e.g. complex care course)
• A collaborative team approach with excellent group facilitation skills
• Proven ability building successful working relationships with those around you, the ability to work independently or within a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Confidence with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth

Responsibilities

• Promote a learning environment within the clinical setting and support development of midwifery clinical skills and knowledge
• Provide practical clinical education in the workplace
• Deliver robust orientation for new staff and support transitions to practice
• Collaborate with tertiary education providers to develop relationships with new graduate midwives
• Assist in developing the midwifery new graduate programme and participate in related initiatives

Skills

Registered Midwife

Annual Practising Certificate

NZCOM preceptor/mentor training

Postgraduate education (complex care)

Group facilitation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Te ao Māori / te reo Māori confidence

Education

Postgraduate education

Job description

MIDWIFE CLINICAL COACH – INVERCARGILL

Key features

• Affordable lifestyle with world-class outdoor activities on your doorstep
• Permanent Part-time Position Available (16 hours per week)
• A supportive environment to grow your career in midwifery

About the role

Join our Maternity team at Southland Hospital as our Midwife Clinical Coach where you will be responsible for promoting a learning environment within the clinical setting that encourages and supports development of midwifery clinical skills and knowledge. The Midwife Clinical Coach provides practical clinical education in the workplace, demonstrating effective, evidence informed and culturally safe practice. You will work closely with new graduate midwives (MFYP), new staff to the maternity service or clinical area, international midwives joining the team, along with midwives on the 'Return to Practice' (RTP) programme to support their transition to confident practitioners in the clinical setting. You will also be able to work with midwives who need to refresh their clinical skills or knowledge during a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). This diverse role will see you have a variety of responsibilities and involved in several different tasks. You will be responsible for providing new staff with a robust orientation to the service, practical one-to-one support as needed, right through to working closely with the tertiary education providers to develop relationships with new graduate midwives and assisting in the development of the midwifery new graduate programme.

Click here to learn more about the benefits and what it means to work in our Midwifery team with Health New Zealand.

About the Team/Service/Location

The Maternity Unit at Southland Hospital births around 1200 babies every year and work very closely together with the LMC's to ensure that both mother and baby get the level and type of care that they deserve. We are currently looking for experienced midwives who have an exceptional commitment to quality care and who enjoy being involved in a variety of tasks to ensure the very best care is provided at all times.

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About You

Our ideal candidate brings proven clinical expertise and outstanding communication. They model integrity, work collaboratively, and confidently support the growth of our maternity team.

What you will bring

• It is essential that you are a Registered Midwife and hold a current annual practicing certificate
• NZCOM preceptor or mentor training course
• Completed or participating in postgraduate education (e.g. complex care course)
• A collaborative team approach with excellent group facilitation skills
• Proven ability building successful working relationships with those around you, the ability to work independently or within a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Confidence with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth

Salary range

This role falls under the terms and conditions of the MERAS Midwives Collective Agreement (1 June 2025 – 31 October 2027), Designated Senior Midwives Salary Scale, Grade 4 between Step One $121,336 and Step Three $133,507 per annum, pro rata.

We welcome applications from our Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.