New Graduate Core Midwife Wairau 0.8FTE at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Nelson Marlborough, Wairau Hospital

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• 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.
• Blenheim location 0.8FTE permanent role

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

Join Health New Zealand l Te Whatu Ora Nelson Marlborough at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of creating a more equitable, accessible, cohesive, and people-centred health system. This is mahi that will improve the health and well-being of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it. 

About the Team/Service/ Location

Our midwifery team is awesome! We are very proud of the service we provide to our communities. Our midwifery led service has close collegial relationships with our Obstetric and Paediatric teams.

The team not only enjoys a positive work environment in an active NZCOM region - we also love to get together for social activities. We can guarantee you'll receive a very warm welcome into our teams! 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 talented and diverse team to help us deliver.

As a part of your first year of practice programme you may have the opportunity to consolidate your practice in a variety of maternity settings.  As a part of your first year, you may also get to experience specialist clinics and other opportunities depending on what you would like to focus on. This means you could get to experience all areas of midwifery to find out what you love the most. 

About you

• You will have loads of passion and a commitment to women centred and culturally respectful care.
• As a recent or new graduate, who meets the Midwifery Council and NZCOM enrolment requirements for the Midwifery First year of Practice programme (MFYP), we will assist your transition to practice through a comprehensive New Graduate Midwifery programme which includes: a full orientation, access to midwifery educator and clinical coach support, and a range of clinical experiences across a variety of midwifery settings to help prepare you to become a confident midwifery practitioner.
• As a midwife you will be able to use all your clinical and organisational skills and expertise across pregnancy, birthing and postnatal care. Shift will be rostered across AM, PM and Nights working 8-hour shifts.

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. 

How to Apply

To apply please click 'apply now.' All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 14.08.26. If you have any general questions or would like a copy of the Position Description please contact the nursing recruiter on Lee.Packer@tewhatuora.govt.nz or for more role specific questions please contact Louise Burkart Charge Midwife Manager Wairau on Louise.Burkhart@mdhb.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.