Midwife Specialist - Womens Assessment Unit

at  Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora

TE WHIWHINGA MAHI | THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking experienced midwives to provide senior clinical midwifery support for kaimahi at Te Toka Tumai Auckland. This role will also support our commitment to equity by enabling and improving access to care within our service. You will comfortable and knowledgeable about health equity and our commitment to upholding this within the service and our population. As a midwife specialist you will understand the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and how it is woven into midwifery practice.
As a Clinical Midwife Specialist you will be a highly competent and confident midwife with a commitment to keeping birth normal and be experienced managing women experiencing pregnancy complexities. You will provide triage and prioritisation services for hāpū whanau accessing WAU and plan their placement within our service. You will be a specialist midwife in labour and birth care being able to support and grow our midwives in all levels of midwifery care.
The expectation of this role is to enable you to work at the top of the midwifery scope, with full autonomy consulting with other members of the team as and when required.

NGA PŪKENGA MOTUHAKE | IMPORTANT SKILLS

You must be a registered midwife, ideally 5 years of post-registration practice, have a great understanding of the NZ maternity system and hold a post-graduate qualification or be working towards one.
The successful candidates will role model excellent midwifery practice and work within the NZCOM standards of practice, with a commitment to incorporating the principles of Turanga Kaupapa within your practice.

Please refer the Job description for details