Registered Midwife - Oromairaki

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury; Rolleston; Sur place; NZD 60 000 - 90 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury invites Registered Midwives to join Oromairaki, a contemporary 10-bed birthing unit in Rolleston. This casual role requires availability across all shifts, with two midwives per shift and three eight-hour slots around the clock.

You will work alongside Lead Maternity Care midwives to facilitate community birth and support wāhine/whānau, with a strong focus on equity and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with a current NZ practicing certificate.
• Ability to practise autonomously in the community including obstetric and neonatal emergencies.
• Willingness to cannulate when required.
• Commitment to equity and Te Tiriti o Waitangi within maternity services.
• Flexibility to cover shifts and weekends as needed.

Responsabilités

• Provide community birthing care alongside Lead Maternity Care midwives.
• Support wāhine/whānau throughout pregnancy, birth and postnatal care in the Rolleston community.
• Respond to obstetric and neonatal emergencies and maintain readiness.
• Cannulation and emergency response as required.

Connaissances

Registered Midwife

NZ Practice Certificate

Autonomous practice

Obstetric emergencies

Neonatal emergencies

Breastfeeding support

Description du poste

For all levels of experience, including new graduateThis casual role requires you to be available for all shifts / days of the weekBe part of a dynamic new birthing unit within a community health hubWork across the Women's Health Service as required

Health 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

We have a wonderful opportunity for a Registered Midwife to join our team alongside Lead Maternity Care midwives, committed to facilitating birthing in the community.

Oromairaki is a contemporary new birthing unit within the Selwyn Health Hub (Toka Hapāi) located in Rolleston. It is now a well-established 10-bed unit and been embraced by the local community.

We roster 2 midwives on every shift. There are three 8-hour shifts 24/7.

Casual midwives are an invaluable part of our team, enabling annual leave and ensuring service cover for sickness. That is, most casual shifts will be short notice therefore the role requires both flexibility and availability.

About You

Midwives will be well supported by a committed and motivated team who promote the midwifery model of care, supporting and protecting normal childbirth by working with wāhine/women /people and their whānau in the Selwyn community.

This role requires the following:

• Registered Midwife with a current NZ practicing certificate
• Able to practise autonomously in the community including confidence with obstetric and neonatal emergencies and ability to cannulate.
• *Support is provided for those working towards gaining confidence.
• A passion for primary birthing and supporting women to initiate breastfeeding
• A commitment to equity and our responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi within maternity services
• The ability to be adaptable, flexible and solution focused

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.