Core Midwife - Maternity, Nelson Hospital at Nelson Marlborough Health (Nelson/Blenheim), Nelson Hospital

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Permanent 0.6FTE (48 hours a fortnight)

• Work as a midwife in true midwifery practice in a wonderful maternity unit!
• We are committed to women-centred and culturally respectful care
• We have a fabulous supportive midwifery team environment 

Ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki tēnei mahi (About this position)

Why come to the Nelson-Tasman region? New midwifery staff are saying:

-I love the pace of life, the climate, the beauty of the region and the team is wonderful to work with! - 

We are looking for a NZ registered midwife with loads of passion and commitment to join our maternity team. You will be rostered across AM, PM and Nights (you can choose between 8 hr and 12 hr shifts). 

We have 1,000 births a year and we can promise that your core midwifery role will be busy and varied - so no two days will be the same. The best thing is that our service is midwifery led so you will get tobe a midwife practising in all the areas you love!

You will have the opportunity to work in our nearby primary maternity unit if you are keen too!

Ko wai he kaitono tōtika? (Who is an appropriate applicant?)

All midwives welcome to apply! You will be committed to women centred and culturally respectful care. As a midwife you will be able to use all of your clinical, time management and organisational skills and expertise across pregnancy, birthing and postnatal care. You will be an important member of maternity service and support us to achieve the broader organisational health care objectives.

For the health and safety of staff and patients all NMH staff are required to be vaccinated in accordance with the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021, including boosters.

Ā mātou rōpū (About our team)

The midwifery team at Nelson-Tasman is awesome! We are a midwifery led service with close collegial relationships with our Obstetric and Paediatric teams too! The secondary maternity team works closely with our local primary maternity unit so there is the opportunity to work across both sites! The team not only make such a positive work environment to be in - they love to get together for social activities too! We can guarantee you-ll receive a very warm welcome into our team!

Nelson Marlborough Health is the main health provider for the top of the south. Nearly 3,000 strong, we are Nelson and Marlborough-s largest employer, which means the opportunities here are endless. Our main locations are Nelson and Wairau Hospitals but we are spread across the region and service all parts of the community. Our work can be challenging, but we are up for it. We have a great team and we work hard to make a difference. We value integrity, innovation, respect and teamwork.

Ētahi atu mōhiohio (More Information) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC34XErxkHJ5YAn59o6SrhnA

Ngā huanga o tēnei mahi (The benefits of this position) 

• Clinical support from a midwifery educator and clinical coach? You sure will have!
• Ability to work as a midwife in all the areas you love? Absolutely we value our midwifery lead service!
• Additional remuneration? Absolutely! You will be supported on the Midwifery Quality and Leadership programme
• Access to education, self-development and midwifery projects? Absolutely! We will support you with your special interest areas
• Free parking onsite
• Chance to work in both our maternity secondary unit (Nelson) and primary unit (Motueka) too! 

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

At Nelson Marlborough Health we encourage a workforce that-s innovative, eager to learn and enhance their skills, and passionate about caring for our community. We do great work and we need a great team to help us deliver.

Me pēhea ahau e tono ai? (How do I apply?)

For general enquiries please contact our recruitment team on vacancies@nmdhb.govt.nz or 03 546 1274. Alternatively for role specific information please contact Rhonda Jackson Charge Midwife Manager on Rhonda.Jackson@nmdhb.govt.nz

Keen to apply now, it-s easy. Please click apply and fill in our online application form.

https://nmdhb.careercentre.net.nz 

Applications close: Thursday 7th July (unless filled prior). Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so we encourage you to apply early for this highly sought after position.

Nelson Marlborough Health strongly endorses Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We believe that to achieve equity in health outcomes for Māori we need a workforce reflective of the population it serves. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who identify as Māori and we recruit for cultural competence.

He waka eke noa. We are all in this together.