Registered Midwife - Lower Hutt

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Hutt Valley; Lower Hutt; Vor Ort; NZD 28.000 - 70.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Hutt Hospital is seeking a Registered Midwife for a permanent, part-time rostered and rotating role based in the Hutt Valley. You will deliver care across the full scope of midwifery practice, supporting primary birthing people and those with complex needs.

The team values whānau-centred care, work–life balance and ongoing professional development within a supportive, diverse environment at Hutt Maternity.

Qualifikationen

• Registered Midwife with current NZ practice status.
• Eligible to work in New Zealand and join the local midwifery team.
• Rostered, rotating shifts and ability to work across full scope of midwifery.

Kenntnisse

Team collaboration

Culturally responsive care

Breastfeeding support

Time management

Jobbeschreibung

Location & Contract

Hutt Hospital Contract: Permanent, Part Time 0.4FTE -0.9FTE Rostered and Rotating.

Introduction

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

The Registered Midwife role is a rostered and rotating role which allows midwives to work across the full scope of midwifery practice. Our midwives provide care for primary birthing people as well as those with more complex needs. This allows us to offer many options for career development and a superior quality of care for our pregnant people, their babies and whanau in our community.

Hutt Maternity is a patient focused practice providing personalised, state-of-the-art medical care to pregnant people. On average five babies are born in the Hutt Valley every day and we provide primary and secondary maternity care for about 1800 pregnant people a year in the Hutt Valley.

About the Team / Service / Location

Our midwifery unit functions much like an extended family, with work-life balance being extremely important to all of our staff. We are committed to providing a competitive schedule that most private and public organisations are unable to offer. This role is based at Hutt Hospital.

About you

• Have the ability to work well in an integrated team
• Are organised with good time management
• Have a strong pregnant people/whanau (family) centred philosophy
• Are experienced and proactive with breastfeeding assistance and support
• Have the ability to work collaboratively with all health professionals to support excellence in maternity care
• Understands the importance of liaising with all stakeholders in the hospital and community environment
• Have strong interpersonal communication skills
• Are adaptable to change
• Are willing and able to perform some non-midwifery duties to ensure the efficiency and seamless management of the unit.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Our people are at the heart of everything we do.

Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.