Midwife - Base and Hawera Hospital Vacancy No: TAR05223 Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora Taranaki Taranaki Whanui He Rohe Oranga - Taranaki Together, A Healthy Community Te Kaupapa – Mission Improving, promoting, protecting and caring for the health and wellbeing of the people of Taranaki. We are looking for people that share our vision by providing the best care for our people and our community. We have a responsibility to see the whole picture, the whole community, in terms of health and to support everyone working in Taranaki to do the best job they can in a world of constant change. Korero mo te turanga - About the role Te Whatu Ora Taranaki maternity service consists of a secondary maternity unit located in Taranaki Base Hospital in New Plymouth, and a primary birthing unit located in Hawera. The maternity unit consists of a combined birthing suite and antenatal ward, and a separate postnatal ward. There are six birthing rooms, a birthing pool, seven antenatal beds, and 16 postnatal beds. The primary birthing unit in Hawera has one birthing room with pool and three postnatal beds. In this role you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, caring for whanau through all stages of their maternity journey. You will utilise your knowledge and skills to ensure whanau experience the best possible care. You will also have plenty of opportunity to demonstrate your commitment to quality assurance and accreditation principles. Flexible working arrangements can be negotiated for the successful applicants. Mou - About you To be successful in this role you will: Be registered with the Midwifery Council, or have eligibility, and hold an Annual Practicing Certificate. Have one year postgraduate experience; however, we encourage New Graduates to apply. Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Be able to work rostered shifts in all areas of the maternity service: antenatal, birthing suite, the postnatal ward, and the primary unit. If you want to make an application, click on "Apply Online" from within this page. For further information, please contact Victoria Christian on Email: ****** #J-18808-Ljbffr