Registered Midwife

**Queen Mary Maternity Unit, Dunedin Hospital**

**Salary band - $72,952 to $96,519 p.a pro rata + Kiwisaver**
- **Permanent midwife opportunity**:

- **Various FTE available to suit your needs - full-time, part-time, or casual**

Join our maternity team to make a real difference to the experience of new parents, their babies and their families and whānau.

**Mō te tūranga - About the role**

Within the Core Midwifery environment no two days will be the same and you'll be involved in the full scope of midwifery practice during your time here. We have a women-centered approach to our care and you will be making a real difference to the patient experience. This core midwife role would suit a Registered Midwife who is team-focused and who enjoys getting involved in a variety of tasks to ensure the very best care is provided at all times.

**Mōu ake - About you**

**To succeed in this role you will need to**:

- be a Registered Midwife
- hold a current annual practicing certificate
- have excellent communication and the ability to easily build rapport with people from all walks of life
- be passionate about midwifery and have a real desire to provide the best care possible.

If you think you'd like working in a team where integrity, honesty and a great sense of humour count, we'd love to hear from you

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**Mō mātou - About us**

We consider ourselves to be very fortunate here at the Queen Mary Maternity Unit. Not only do we get to care for fabulous women and families from all across our diverse region, we also get to work alongside kind, compassionate, dedicated midwives and other health professionals to provide a safe and positive birthing experience.

Each year we birth around 1,800 babies and work closely with the midwifery and medical schools to give the kind of care our patients deserve.

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.

**Utu whānui -Salary range**

This role is covered by the terms and conditions of the expired DHBs / MERAS Multi-Employer Collective Agreement and the salary will be in accordance with the Midwives' Pay Equity Claim Memorandum of Understanding interim payment rates, Registered Midwives Salary Scale, between Step 2 and Step 7, $72,952 to $96,519 per annum, pro rata.

**Rā mōnehu - Closing date: open.**

All conversations will be confidential in nature.

**Pre-Employment checks**
- Occupational health assessment
- Police vetting / Ministry of Justice safety checks
- Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)
- Covid-19 Vaccination is expected for all Workers at higher risk of workplace exposure to Covid-19 through face-to-face patient interaction, working in clinical areas and contact with potentially infectious materials and surfaces

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