Core Midwife

**Location**: Wairau Hospital, Blenheim
Permanent
0.8FTE and Casual positions
Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand (Nelson
Marlborough) formerly NMDHB.
- 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 Marlborough

**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 to employ two
NZ registered midwife with loads of passion and commitment to join our
maternity team, working 8
hours shifts that are rostered across AM, PM and nights.

**Available positions**:

- 1 x permanent position working 64 hours a fortnight (0.8FTE).
- 1 x casual position primarily covering staff leave and assisting during

times of peak capacity.**Please indicate if you have a preference for either position via your covering letter.**
We have 500 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
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.
Ā
mātou rōpū (About our team)
The midwifery
team at Wairau is awesome Our midwifery led service has close collegial
relationships with our Obstetric and Paediatric teams too. The team not only
makes such a positive work environment to be in - they love to get together for
social activities too You will be guaranteed to receive a very warm welcome
into our team.
Te Whatu Ora
(Nelson Marlborough) is the main health provider for the top of the south.
Nearly 3,000 strong we are Nelson and Marlborough - s largest employer. 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.
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 We provide a
great place to work with professional development opportunities, job security
and workplace wellness programmes.
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 team to help us deliver.
Me pēhea ahau e tono ai? (How do I apply?)
W23-127

**Applications close**: Open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as they are received,
Te Whatu Ora
strongly endorses Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
We believe that
to achieve equity in health outcomes for Māori we need a workforce reflective
who identify as Māori and we recruit for cultural competence.
He waka eke noa. We are all in this
together.