Core Midwife

Wairau Hospital, Blenheim
Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
(Nelson Marlborough), formerly NMDHB
Permanent positions (0.8FTE & 0.6FTE)
- 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
- Applications welcomed from
experience and new/recently graduated midwives Ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki tēnei mahi (About
this position)
Why come to the Wairau

**(Blenheim) region? New midwifery staff are saying**: - I love the pace of life, the climate, the beauty of the region and the
team are wonderful to work with
- We are
looking for NZ registered midwifes with loads of passion and commitment to join
our maternity team on a permanent basis. Your 8 hour shifts will be rostered across
AM,
PM and Nights, Monday to Sunday.
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 a midwifery led, so you - ll get to be a
midwife practising in all the areas you love

**Vacancies include**:

- 1 x permanent 0.6FTE position

working 48 hours a fortnight.
- 2 x permanent 0.8FTE positions
each working 64 hours a fortnight.We also have
- 2 x Caseloading Midwife

vacancies advertised under W23-079.
- a New Graduate (0.8FTE) vacancy
advertised under W23-076.
- a Midwifery Educator role
(0.4FTE) advertised under W23-141 which could be combined with a core
midwifery, or another midwifery role up to 1.0FTE.Ko
wai he kaitono tōtika? (Who is an
appropriate applicant?)
All midwives are welcome to apply
You will be commitment 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 Hospital 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 Te Tau
Ihu, 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 onsite parking. We provide a
great place to work with professional development opportunities, job security
and workplace wellness programmes.
At Te Whatu Ora 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 great team to help us deliver.
Me pēhea ahau e tono ai? (How do I apply?)
1274. Alternatively for role specific information please contact Graham Cross
W23-Midwife-WR-Aug
Applications

**close**: 25 August (unless filled prior). Vacancies will be reviewed as received.
Te Whatu Ora (Nelson Marlborough) 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.