Clinical Midwife Specialist (Tamaki & Ward 98) - Full time or part time
Do you have a passion for primary birthing, postnatal care, and care for late preterm infants? Do you enjoy sharing your knowledge and supporting other nurses and midwives?
Te whiwhinga mahi - The Opportunity
We currently have vacancies for those interested in becoming a Midwife Specialist. If you have a passion and specialist interest in primary birthing, postnatal care, and care of late preterm infants at Te Toka Tumai, then this is an excellent opportunity for you to shine and help make a difference for our whanau.
As a Midwife Specialist, you will be:
Supporting and guiding our midwifery and nursing staff across our inpatient areas.
Overseeing the management and care planning specific for these whanau.
This role is fundamental to the implementation of our new Transitional Care Hub (TCH) based on Ward 96. The TCH provides care for babies needing specialist support, including those transitioning from NICU towards discharge home, and late preterm babies needing expert support in breastfeeding.
This role will also be based on Tamaki, which is currently a postnatal and antenatal unit. As a Midwife Specialist, you will support the new model of care and the future development of a primary birthing area.
Ko wai matou - Our Organisation
At Te Toka Tumai Auckland DHB, we are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngati Whatua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand.
We aspire to have a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieve equitable outcomes for all.
National Women's Health (NWH, at Auckland City Hospital) supports 6,000 births annually and provides national and regional services, as well as primary, secondary, and tertiary maternity and gynaecological services to women.
We have established subspecialty services in Maternal Fetal Medicine, Gynaecological Oncology, Reproductive Endocrinology, and Fertility.
Nga Pukenga Motuhake - Important Skills
We are looking for midwives with extensive knowledge and experience in primary birthing, postnatal care, care of late preterm infants, and care planning for these whanau.
These positions have been created to align with our commitment to creating equity and improving care and whanau experience here at Te Toka Tumai.
If this role interests you, we would like to hear from you!
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