New Graduate Midwife - Southern Region

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Maternity Service
• Dunedin (Otepoti), Invercargill (Southland)
• Salary - $82,642 per annum pro-rata and KiwiSaver
• Launch your career with our sought-after new graduate programme
• We offer a range of practice environments with midwifery preceptors and clinical coaches to support your professional growth and enhance your learning in the Midwifery First Year of Practice (MFYP) programme

About the role

Here in the Southern region, we are dedicated to helping you deepen your knowledge and understanding of midwifery. We provide you with a nurturing platform designed to empower you to truly thrive in a safe and supportive environment. We wholeheartedly recognise and appreciate the unique diversity you bring to our community.

We offer a comprehensive 12-month programme, 32 hours (0.8FTE) per week with the flexibility of 0.6 FTE being considered. Successful applicants will begin their role anytime from December 2024 onwards.

As a new graduate in your Midwifery first year of practice, you will gain experience across a range of options including the following:

• Secondary and tertiary hospital environments - rotations through the antenatal, labour and birthing suite, and postnatal wards
• Primary maternity unit and hubs located in urban, semi-urban, rural and remote settings
• Experience working in a caseload team alongside our maternity settings
• Be part of an integrated system where primary, secondary and tertiary services network and provide a safe childbearing journey
• Opportunity to tailor a career across different work environments

Our Director of Midwifery, Midwife Managers, Educators, Clinical Coaches and Midwives will support you through your journey in caring for our whānau. We provide a comprehensive and flexible orientation package. We are a close-knit creative and passionate community of midwives. Collegiality and values are important to us.

About you

Our ideal candidate will:

• have graduated with a Bachelor of Midwifery in 2024 or 2025
• have passion and the motivation for growth and knowledge to meet the needs of our whānau
• understand the value of communication skills to build a strong partnership with women/pregnant people and their whānau
• be committed to work within a multi-disciplinary and multi-ethnic environment, embracing each other's diversity and strength
• have integrity, strong values and positive attitude.

As a new graduate Midwife, we know you are the future of our maternity care for whānau. Thank you for considering joining our maternity team - we are keen to support you to experience the joy and challenges of your first year of midwifery practice.

About us

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities, and welcoming around 3300 babies per year. We take pride in the mahi we provide across the region and the local and creative solutions we deliver to serve and meet our communities' needs.

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To find out more about our region and what our new grad midwifery programme is about, click here.

Salary range

This role falls under the terms and conditions of the MERAS Midwives Collective Agreement (1 February 2024 - 30 April 2025), Registered (Core) Midwives Salary Scale, Step 2 ($82,642) per annum, pro-rata.