Midwife Manager

Permanent Full Time Position (40 hours a week)

Excellent opportunity to manage and develop our maternity unit

Make every weekend an adventure with amazing destinations close by

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.

A rare opportunity has become available for a permanent Midwife Manager to join our Maternity Team at Dunedin Hospital, the tertiary hospital of Health New Zealand Southern. Here you will make a meaningful contribution to our Kaupapa of providing a safe and positive childbearing experience to all expectant pregnant people in our region.

As the Midwife Manager, you will lead and support the Dunedin Hospital Maternity Unit (named Queen Mary), providing clinical and operational leadership to ensure the service is responsive to the changing needs of our community and health system.

At Dunedin Hospital, our supportive leadership team, which includes Clinical Midwife Managers, Postnatal Midwife coordinators, Midwife Educators, Midwife Clinical Coaches, MQSP coordinators, MCWCP coordinators, Service Managers and Director of Midwifery, are all committed to your success and growth in this role, and we will welcome your contribution, knowledge, and wisdom. Continued support, guidance, and development will be available to you throughout your career with Health NZ.

At Queen Mary Maternity Centre, we birth around 1,800 babies every year and offer primary birthing facilities as well as being a secondary and tertiary level obstetric service provider for the Otago/Southland region. We are a Breastfeeding Friendly Certified Hospital and are committed to a welcoming, inclusive, culturally safe environment for all.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

• Beautiful coastlines and a family-friendly community.
• Continuous support for career development.
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance.
• Access to a range of retail discounts and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Access to a range of retail, childcare and entertainment discounts.

Alongside your strong leadership skills and extensive midwifery experience, our ideal candidate will also be an excellent communicator with proven clinical credibility in all aspects of midwifery care and be able to demonstrate the ability to lead from the front with diverse groups of people or complex cases.

• It is essential that you are a NZ Registered Midwife and hold a current annual practicing certificate.
• Possess the ability to think outside the square, communicate effectively and promote best practice and standards of midwifery care.
• Demonstrate sound professional judgement.
• Have relevant knowledge of patient safety and resource management, including budgeting, equipment and staff management.
• Demonstrate clinical quality, safety and best practice.
• Confidence to build successful working relationships with those around you, the ability to work independently or within a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Confidence with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.

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.

To apply please click "apply now." All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by Monday 14th April 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Katie Procter, Recruitment Advisor at katie.procter@tewhatuora.govt.nz.

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