Registered Midwife (Core)
Maternity Services
Te Whatu Ora - South Canterbury (Timaru Hospital)
Full time or Part time roles available
Life is a collection of small moments : meaningful moments, challengingmoments, moments to remember. Te Whatu Ora South Canterbury, we want tosupport our people to enjoy more of the moments that matter.
Are you ready tojoin us?
Watch this video to learn how this moment is yours!
Right now, we're looking for a Midwife for our maternity service thatprovides primary and secondary care to womenin South Canterbury.
This is hands-on midwifery work; we see around 600 birthsa year, ranging from normal and low-risk to complex and high-needs.
You'll provide ward-basedantenatal and postnatal care, and attend births. There's also a certain amountof administration work, with admissions, discharges, and patient notes, and youmight sometimes need to accompany patients to larger tertiary hospitals.
W elcome to a better career. In our smaller unit, you're a midwife, asupport person, and an advocate for the women and babies in your care.
You'llunderstand the emotional highs and lows that come with this transformative timeof their lives, and be able to develop a relationship where they trust andconnect with you.
This is a role for a midwife with high professionalstandards, who wants to provide a service you're proud of.
You'll be well-supported by therest of the staff. Our teams are self-led, which means that changes are made bypeople on the floor, not in offices.
We're a collaborative team that worksclosely to make sure our patients get the best outcomes, and that our workenvironment is the best you could wish for.
As part of our 24 / 7 roster youcan expect to work some nights, where there are other responsibilities, such ascleaning delivery suites.
The core team at night also doesn't include anobstetrician, so you'll need to quickly be able to read a situation and make afast decision about whether calling one in is indicated.
Why choose Te Whatu Ora South Canterbury
Integrity, collaboration, accountability, respect and excellence are atthe heart of everything we do. We are a proudly diverse team, as we know adiverse and inclusive workforce achieves the best outcomes for our patients andcommunities.
If you share in these core values and bring them into every aspectof your patient care, we can't wait for you to join us.
If you want to joinour Jean Todd team and make the most of the opportunity we have to offer, applynow!
This moment is yours!
For further information about this role please contact Mel - Midwife Manager on (03) 687 2100 Extn 8886, or 022 017 2589.
Please apply for thisvacancy online at https : / / scdhb.careercentre.net.nz
If you have any questionsregarding applying for this position please contact Human Resources bytelephoning 03 687-2230.
Applicationsclose : OPEN
As part of our duty of caretowards our patients, it is crucial that all patient-facing staff be fullyimmunised. If you have made it to the later stages of recruitment for a rolethat has vaccination requirements, you will be expected to produce your immunisationrecords for infection control purposes.
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