Caseloading Midwife

**Te Ao Māori focus - Empower our māmā, and whānau**:

- **Be fully supported by a leadership team that values you as a taonga and mana wāhine while you mentor other midwives**:

- **Join us on our haerenga in creating a better future with amazing mana wāhine doing extraordinary mahi**

**Mō tō mātou rōpū | About our Team**
Being part of Te Manawa o Hine, we are more than just colleagues; we are like whānau - We are a by Māori for Māori midwifery service that embrace Te Ao Māori - together we are working hard to build a better future, by working in partnership, advocating to help empower our mana wāhine, and whānau to navigate through the most precious moments in preparing for pēpi arrival

You can truly be yourself with us, feel grounded, belong - we will awhi and look after you, so you can support our wāhine, whānau and our wider hapori, making every moment count and every moment matter.

E hara taku toa i te toa takitahi engari he toa takitini | The effort of a team’s success acknowledges the contribution and support of others.

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**
We aim to reduce inequities, eliminating barriers to engagement, by enabling whānau Tino Rangatiratanga, Ōritetanga and Mana Motuhake as a true commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

To continue our important mahi the Caseloading Midwife will lead and support and awhi our new graduates and student midwives within a Tuākana Teina model. You will love growing and developing graduate midwives, teaching student midwives and be committed to the provision of high quality culturally appropriate care to wāhine, pēpē and whānau in the Auckland DHB region.

You will also be working within the multidisciplinary team to promote and facilitate Maori access to healthy lifestyle services to achieve best maternity outcome. Part of your focus in this role is identifying and supporting quality improvement processes by reviewing outcome data and working closely with the team and Associate Director of Midwifery (Māori Health and Equity) to achieve this.

**Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills**

To be successful in this role, we are looking for the following:

- Registered Midwife with current APC
- Working towards Post graduate in Midwifery and/or Maori Health is desirable
- The capability and emotional maturity to support a woman and her whanau through complex birth journey and focused on provision of high quality targeted maternity service for Māori

For more information please click here for the position description.

**He aha ō painga ki tēnei mahi | Why you will enjoy working here**

In return for your contribution, you will join our rōpu that values the diversity of thought, backgrounds and experiences that we all uniquely bring and are an advocate for supporting hauora | well-being. In addition:

- Full support for your career growth and progression inclusive of attending Ngā Manukura o Āpopo and /or post graduate education.
- Professional ongoing development and training including any equipment and expense you will need to do your mahi
- Kāhui Hononga Rōpu - Wider Māori Kaimahi network and support
- Access to Te Reo Māori class
- Relocation support to move to Tāmaki Makaurau
- A flexible approach to support your work-life balance
- Employee Assistance Programme - Confidential support year-round

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply