Registered Midwives - Waikato Hospital - Full or Part Time

at  Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Waikato

Where you’ll be working: Waikato Hospital

The details: Permanent, full-time, part-time and fixed-term positions available

• It’s time to create an amazing life in the Waikato Region of Aotearoa New Zealand
• Become part of a caring, collaborative, and supportive team in a region perfect for adventure and family life
• Make a real difference to the whanau experience
• Multiple opportunities available to suit your area of Midwifery expertise

TE WHIWHINGA MAHI | THE OPPORTUNITY

We’re looking for Registered Midwives to join our team at one of the largest tertiary hospitals in the southern hemisphere. Waikato Hospital serves women requiring complex care from Hamilton city, the Waikato region, and from hospitals located in the wider Te Manawa Taki region.
As part of the team you’ll be able to develop your core midwifery skills in pregnancy assessment, normal labour, birthing and postnatal care as well as developing advanced midwifery skills for wahinē with complex pregnancy journeys. We have opportunities across birthing, acute assessment, antenatal, induction of labour and postnatal - discuss your area of expertise with the hiring manager and become part of our team today!

You’ll be able to develop and extend your expertise in:

• Midwifery-led Triage
• Tertiary acute assessment skills
• High level decision making
• Induction of labour
• Caesarean Section theatre
• Perineal suturing
• Neonatal Resuscitation and Life Support
• High Dependency Obstetric Care
• BFHI Breastfeeding support in both clinical skills and education
• Long Acting Reversible Contraception skills – prescribing, skills training and support
• Perinatal bereavement care

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• Must have New Zealand registration as a midwife, and a current practising certificate with the Midwifery Council of New Zealand (or in the process of obtaining your registration/APC).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to easily build rapport with people.
• Passionate about midwifery and have a real desire to provide the best care possible.
• Have an understanding of Cultural Safety