Job Description - Registered Midwife Puawai Aroha Maternity (HAU01589)
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
The remuneration range for this role is $76,235 - $100,862 and is covered by the collective agreement:CEA – MERAS MECA.
Puawai Aroha Maternity Unit, Te Whatu Ora Tairawhiti might just be the right place for you. We currently have a number of positions available. The FTE is negotiable to provide the ideal work/life balance enabling you to enjoy all the Tairawhiti region has to offer, while providing maternity care to a community like no other!
If successful, you would be working in partnership with the women of Tairawhiti and their whanau alongside their LMC's. We provide primary and secondary care within a collegiate and supportive environment. We have approximately 700 births per year in our culturally rich region.
Puawai Aroha Maternity Unit boasts a relaxed atmosphere with five birthing suites and eight ante/postnatal rooms which are well resourced to provide high quality and safe care from our friendly team. These birthing suites and postnatal ward are situated together, so you will be able to work across all areas of your scope of practice which would enable you to meet all your recertification requirements. We also run an antenatal clinic catering for the needs of pregnant women referred to us for a consultation or transfer of care from the LMC to our secondary care services.
Are you an experienced midwife looking for a new adventure?
Would you like to work with an experienced and supportive maternity team on a permanent or fixed term basis?
Do you have a current midwifery registration?
Situated on the eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island, Gisborne "Tairawhiti" – "The light shines on the water" is the first city in the world to see the rising sun of the new day. Our region offers vast golden sand beaches, bush clad mountains, lush farmlands, with significant historical landmarks, natural wonders and a deep connection to Maori culture. We enjoy a pleasant climate, short commutes and a relaxed approach that creates a work-life offering that is enviable to most that are not yet here. Our lifestyle is about time.
Te Whatu Ora Tairawhiti works to increase collaboration, strengthen leadership and accountability, and improve equity of access and outcomes across the health service. We're shifting the emphasis towards primary and community care allowing more people to be cared for close to home, and take a greater role in their own health and wellbeing.
Our values form the acronym WAKA. They reflect our voyaging heritage, guiding us on our journey to create a healthier Tairawhiti by working together.
Whakarangatira/enrich - Enriching the health of our community by doing our very best.
Awhi/support - Supporting our turoro/patients, their whanau/families, our community partners and each other.
Kotahitanga/togetherness - Together we can achieve more.
Aroha/compassion - Empathy, we care for people and people want to be cared for by us.
Me pehea te tuku tono - How to Apply
To complete an application please use the "apply now" link provided which will redirect you through our online careers portal. For successful applicants, our mandatory process includes police vetting and health screening.
Te Whatu Ora Tairawhiti is committed to improving Maori health outcomes and achieving health equity for Maori through Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.
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