Midwife Consultant

**_Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini._**
- Success is not the work of one, but the work of many._

**Midwife Consultant - Māori Strategic Advisor**

**Permanent, Full-time**

**80 hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE)**

Haere mai e nga mana

Haere mai e nga reo

Haere mai e nga karanga maha o Ngāti Kahungunu e

Rurukutia te waka e takoto nei,

Ko Takitimu, Ko Takitimu,

Reikura, Reiora,

Reiora te mauri e

The maternity services of Te Whatu Ora, Health NZ - Te Matau a Māui, Hawkes Bay are committed to achieving a better future as we embrace achieving equity for whānau Māori.

As a member of our midwifery leadership team, our Midwife Consultant - Māori Strategic Advisor will provide an expert resource for the wider midwifery community as we work towards our shared goals of reducing inequities and eliminating barriers to engagement by enabling whānau Tino Rangatiratanga, Ōritetanga and Mana Motuhake as our commitment to Te Tiriti O Waitangi.

This strategic position has 3 key priorities within the Whānau and Communities group leadership team: to support a culturally responsive maternity service; prioritise and improve the equity focus of both the maternity workforce and maternity services in relation to health outcomes and wellbeing for Māori, and build pathways that enable midwifery to be a realistic and desirable career for Māori.

Bringing experience in working across the maternity health sector and demonstrating an inclusive and collaborative leadership style, the successful applicant will also bring skills in effective communication, multidisciplinary and professional networking and conflict management, as well as inspirational and strategic abilities. Ideally of Kahungunu descent, fluency in Te Reo would also be of benefit.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Maui, Hawkes Bay in general encourages a workforce that is innovative, eager to learn and enhance their skills and is passionate about caring for our community. As part of our team we will support, encourage and help you to develop your career with us.

We are committed to delivering and living our Te Whatu Ora values of **He kauanuanu** - Respect, **Ākina** - Improvement, **Rāranga te tira**- Teamwork and **Tauwhiro** - Care. You should be someone who has similar personal values.

We are proud of our team’s diversity. We know the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce helps us achieve the best outcomes for our patients and the communities in which we operate and serve.

Check out our Nursing Recruitment video to get a better feel for working at Te Whatu Ora, Te Matau a Maui, Hawkes Bay.

**As per COVID-19 Public Health Response Amendment Act (No 2) 2021** Te Whatu Ora -** **Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Maui, Hawkes Bay requires ALL its employees to be both fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For full details of eligibility or when please click **HERE**.