Community Midwifery Team Midwife at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Hutt Valley, Lower Hutt

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location:  Hutt Valley Hospital

Service:    Maternity

Contract:  Permanent and fixed term for maternity leave cover

Salary:      MERAS Meca, Community Midwives Scale Step 2 $65022 to Step 8 $89794 

Closing:   10 February 2023

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Our multi-disciplinary maternity team work alongside the pregnant people of the Hutt Valley Region as they transition through pregnancy.

into parenthood. We work as a team to support the successful breastfeeding journey of the new family, recognising that everyone has specialised knowledge and areas of expertise. We embrace all diversity that makes up our community and aim to provide the best breastfeeding outcomes.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

Our multi-disciplinary maternity team work alongside the pregnant people of the Hutt Valley Region as they transition through pregnancy into parenthood. We work as a team to support the successful breastfeeding journey of the new family, recognising that everyone has specialised knowledge and areas of expertise. We embrace all diversity that makes up our community and aim to provide the best breastfeeding outcomes.

Moū - About you

We would love you to join our close knit and supportive community midwifery team.

You would:

• need a current midwifery practising certificate
• have a full drivers licence
• have current knowledge of antenatal and postnatal advice
• be able to work autonomously in the community setting, providing antenatal and postnatal care
• have the ability to build trusting relationships quickly with a very diverse community
• have a passion to provide culturally appropriate care that meets the needs of the community

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Here at Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley District, we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people,

including all gender identities, ages, ethnicity, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Hutt Valley

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Your safety and that of our patients is important to us. It is our expectation that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19 vaccination.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed