Registered Midwife - Womens Outpatient Department at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waikato, Waikato

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

 

• Waikato Hospital
• 64 hours per fortnight - Monday through Friday between 0800 and 1730.
• Fixed term until March 2026

 

 

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

We’re looking for Registered Midwives to join our team at one of the largest tertiary hospitals in the southern hemisphere. Waikato Hospital serves women requiring complex care from Hamilton city, the Waikato region, and from hospitals located in the wider Midlands region. 

 

The Women’s Health Clinic midwifery team provides valuable secondary / tertiary care to pregnant people within an outpatient setting. This includes, Day Assessment Unit (midwifery led), antenatal clinics (general, high risk maternal and fetal, joint diabetes in pregnancy, preterm birth), and ECV clinics.

 

The hours of work vary for this role. Due to the outpatient setting, there is no after hours or weekend shifts required.

 

There may be opportunity to work across the Women’s Health Service such as Whanau Māi, Women’s Assessment Unit, Delivery Suite and Pre and Post Wards when needed. 

 

 

About the Team

The Women’s Health team at Waikato Hospital serves a diverse mutli-cultural population of urban and rural women from Hamilton city and the Waikato region with over five thousand births per annum. The families of our region have a range of superb primary birthing units to choose from and when complexity arises, they are also able to access care from the team at Waikato Hospital. 

 

We currently provide secondary / tertiary antenatal services in Antenatal Clinics and the midwifery led Day Assessment Unit (DAU). Here in Women’s Outpatients, you will be working alongside our gynaecology nurses as they facilitate a wide array of clinic as well as our TOP clinic and our CMS in Early Pregnancy Treatment Clinic.

 

 

About you

• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Experience in upholding Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.
• Have New Zealand registration as a midwife, and a current practising certificate with the Midwifery Council of New Zealand.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to easily build rapport with people.
• Passionate about midwifery and have a real desire to provide the best care possible. 
• Relevant midwifery experience of at least 2 years.

 

 

Working for 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. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

 

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.

 

 

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

 

 

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How to Apply

Please click ‘Apply online’ or apply via our Waikato Careers Website by clicking here All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 16 February 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Robyn Payne at Robyn.Payne@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz