Community Midwife Caseload Outreach Service New Zealand Government – Dunedin, South Island
Salary: $83,000 - $115,000 a year
Contract
About 20 hours ago, from New Zealand Government
Salary band $83,000 - $115,000 per annum and KiwiSaver
1 FTE position (40 hours a week)
Project based - fixed-term until June 2025
Excellent opportunity to coordinate our outreach services
Lead and collaborate with the wider senior leadership team to support primary care in a tertiary environment and provide an antenatal and postnatal midwifery service to persons accessing the outreach which would include caseload team/s model when needed.
Mo te turanga - About the role:
Support the provision of an outreach service which meets the need of whanau, monitoring whanau needs, clinical outcomes, whanau satisfaction and clinical standards
Coordinate resources to meet identified needs, encompassing staff and equipment
Monitor communication and documentation standards
Notify managers of any areas of concern e.g. disciplinary matters, practice issues
Provide clinical and professional leadership
Ensure discharge planning/handover of care to a well child provider processes are robust and timely
Demonstrate an understanding of consumables within the service, and assist in identifying variances
Ensure the service is appropriately staffed and best practice human resource standards are met
Manage quality and risk programmes
It is essential that you are a NZ Registered Midwife and hold a current APC
Demonstrate sound professional judgement
Have relevant knowledge of patient safety and resource management
Demonstrate clinical quality, safety and best practice
Confidence to build successful working relationships with those around you, the ability to work independently or within a multidisciplinary team environment
Confidence with te ao Maori, tikanga, and te reo Maori or a commitment to starting your journey
Continuous support for career development, subsidised gym membership, discounted health insurance, access to discounted staff holiday accommodation, and a range of retail discounts.
Here at Otepoti Dunedin Hospital, we birth 1,800 births a year as part of a full range of primary, secondary and tertiary maternity services. We offer inpatient and outpatient antenatal, delivery and postnatal services and a Lactation Consultancy Service. Our brand of care and compassion involves a very special blend of strength, compassion and cool-headedness from our midwives who welcome our babies into the world.
Utu whanui - Salary range
This role falls under the terms and conditions of the MERAS Midwives Collective Agreement (1 February 2024 - 30 April 2025) and falls between Step 2 ($83,667 p.a pro-rata) and Step 8 ($115,715 p.a prorata) of the Community Midwives Salary Scale.
Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don't delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.
For further information regarding the clinical aspects of the role please contact Fiona Thompson, ******
All conversations will be confidential in nature.
In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to:
Occupational health assessment
Police vetting/Ministry of Justice safety checks
Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)
To apply:
We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/
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