Midwife Manager

**Midwife Manager**

**Hospital Secondary Maternity Service and Waimarino Primary (remote rural) Midwifery Service**

**Health NZ/Te Whatu Ora - Whanganui**

**Permanent Full Time 40 hours per week**

Health NZ/Te Whatu Ora Whanganui is committed to increase the diversity of our workforce, and actively focus on employing and building a sustainable Māori workforce which supports our pro-equity commitment.

**Mō te tūranga ' About the role**

We are looking for a dynamic Senior Midwife who is passionate about leading the maternity service and midwifery team at Whanganui Hospital and the remote rural midwifery team in Raetihi.

This Senior Midwife position involves managing the 14 bed Maternity ward and supporting teams to cohesively provide exceptional care to our women, whānau and communities. This role is an opportunity to lead an engaged team in evidence-based care that delivers excellence, safety and that is guided by the core values of Health NZ/Te Whatu Ora Whanganui.

**Mōu ake - About you**

**You will be able to provide**:

- Proven clinical leadership within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to problem solve and manage competing and complex demands
- Sound professional judgement
- Resilient and empathetic decision making
- Lead by example and role model positive change

**Demonstrate experience in**:

- Quality Initiatives
- Change Management
- Clinical Audit
- Policy Development

**Demonstrate relevant knowledge of**:

- Patient Safety and Service Standards
- Resource Management including budgeting, equipment and staff management

**You will have**:

- Five years Post Graduate experience
- Completed a relevant PGDip and significant work towards a Masters
- A sound understanding of the NZ Midwifery model of care, including legislative and service specifications

**Ngā hua o te Mahi i Te Pōari o Whanganui | Working at HealthTe Whatu Ora Whanganui**

**Ko wai mātou | Who are we**

Our vision is He Hāpori Ora - Thriving Communities, with our mission being 'to improve health and independence through a responsive and integrated health system'. We ensure health care places people and their whānau at the centre of everything we do with and for them. We support and empower individuals and whānau to determine their own wellbeing and are committed to working in authentic partnership with other health care providers, iwi, government, social and community agencies to build strong, resilient, connected people and whānau.

Whanganui is a vibrant city where citizens and visitors soak up the sunshine at our beaches, Whanganui River and Virginia Lake. We have a great café culture, schools and sporting opportunities with some of the best all year-round weather in the country. The rugged west coast beaches on your doorstep allow for all year surfing, fishing or just walking for miles. Skiing and hiking on mount Ruapehu just an hour up the road, Whanganui has all your bases covered for a family friendly lifestyle. With a thriving Art Culture, Whanganui is New Zealand's only UNESCO City of Design. Whanganui also hosts many nationally attended events such as the Whanganui Vintage Weekend, NZ Masters Games, the world-renowned motorcycle street race - Cemetery Circuit and the La Fiesta and Winter Wonderfest festivals.

Whanganui's reputation for having some of the best value-for-money housing in New Zealand is another big-plus for many people settling in the city. With most suburbs only 15 minutes from the central business district or Whanganui Hospital residents don't have to compromise on location to make the most of their leisure time or afford a better property.

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