Community Midwife Relief Position

**Vacancy No***:
**HAW06134**

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

**Community Midwife - Relief Position**

**Casual**

**12-month fixed term**

A rare and exciting opportunity has presented for a Midwife to join our Community Midwifery Team on a fixed term, casual basis as our current cover is covering a parental leave position.

This position provides cover for permanent members of the Community Midwifery team on an “as and when required” basis based on the need in that fortnight, providing an opportunity for those midwives wishing to further develop their knowledge and experience working in a community environment.

No day is the same and you will need to be adaptable, flexible and confident to cover the caseload of the member of the Community team away that day rather than case loading your own clients.

This role has a strong focus on addressing health inequities and improving health outcomes by providing a wrap around, culturally safe, positive experience for women and whanau and support their strength and ability to overcome obstacles to engaging with maternity care.

Hawke's Bay Maternity is recognised nationally as providing innovative programs to improve maternal and infant health and wellbeing.

We pride ourselves on clinical excellence and we’ll support you to achieve the same. We encourage a workforce that is innovative, eager to learn and enhance their skills, and is passionate about caring for our community.
- Experience in primary and secondary care throughout the pregnancy and postpartum journey
- Good knowledge of referral guidelines and pathways
- A strong equity and quality focus for improving our services for women and whanau and meeting our obligations under Te Tiriti O Waitangi
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with women and families as well as other health professionals
- Adaptable, flexible and resilient personality
- Ability to work as part of a cohesive team and support the team to grow
- Passion for helping woman, whanau and colleagues
- A can-do attitude
- Ability to work efficiently and take ownership of workload
- Ability to learn and support new electronic systems of work

If you are not already living in Hawke's Bay and making the most of what's on offer, you should know it boasts an enviable lifestyle with great homes, superb schools, a burgeoning economy, and no traffic headaches. Whether you like living by the sea, next to the river, nestled in the hills, in a village community, or an art deco city...Hawke's Bay has it all.

For more information please contact Roisin Van Onselen, Clinical Midwife Manager, Whanau and Communities Group, ph. (06) 878 8109, ext. 6069.

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**.**

**Closing Date**: 26/Aug/22