New Graduate Midwife - Southern Region

New Graduate Midwife

Maternity Service, Southern Region –

Dunedin (Otepoti), Invercargill (Southland), Alexandra, Wanaka (Central Otago), Queenstown (Lakes District)

Salary $82,642 per annum pro rata + Kiwisaver

• Launch your career with our sought-after new graduate programme
• We offer a range of practice environments with midwifery preceptors and clinical coaches to support your professional growth and enhance your learning in the Midwifery First Year of Practice (MFYP) program

Mō te tūranga | About the role

Here in the Southern region, we are dedicated to helping you deepen your knowledge and understanding of midwifery. We provide you with a nurturing platform designed to empower you to truly thrive in a safe and supportive environment. We wholeheartedly recognise and appreciate the unique diversity you bring to our community.

We offer a comprehensive 12-month programme, 32 hours (0.8FTE) per week with the flexibility of 0.6 FTE being considered. Successful applicants will begin their role anytime from December 2024 onwards.

As a new graduate in your Midwifery First Year of Practice, you will gain experience across a range of options including (but not exhaustive):  

• Secondary & tertiary hospital environments - rotations through the antenatal, labour and birthing suite, and postnatal wards. 
• Primary maternity unit and hubs located in urban, semi- urban, rural and remote settings
• Experience working in a caseload team alongside our maternity settings.
• Be part of an integrated system where primary, secondary and tertiary services network and provide a safe childbearing journey 
• Opportunity to tailor a career across different work environments

Our Director of Midwifery, Midwife Managers, Educators, Clinical Coaches and midwives will support you through your journey in caring for our whānau. We provide a comprehensive and flexible orientation package. We are a close knit creative and passionate community of midwives. Collegiality and values are important to us.  

Mōu ake | About you

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Graduated with a Bachelor of Midwifery in 2024 or 2025
• Passion and motivation for growth and knowledge to meet the needs of our whānau
• Understanding the value of communication skills to build a strong partnership with women/ pregnant people and their whānau
• Commitment to work within a multi-disciplinary and multi-ethnic environment, embracing each other’s diversity and strength 
• Integrity, strong values and positive attitude. 

As a new graduate midwife, we know you are the future of our maternity care for whānau, thank you for considering joining our maternity team - we are keen to support you to experience the joy and challenges of your first year of midwifery practice.

Mō mātou | About us

Health New Zealand I Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities; and, welcoming around 3300 babies per year. We take pride in the mahi we provide across the region and, the local and creative solutions we deliver to serve and meet our communities needs. 

Join us and relocate to a family-friendly Southern district! Our district offers excellent amenities, first- class early childhood through to tertiary education, and the opportunity to have an outstanding work-life balance. Whether it is skiing, hunting or fishing; theatre, live-music or art - there's literally something for everyone https://southernhealth.nz/ for what the region and we can offer you and your whānau.

View Position Description

To find out more about our region and what our new grad midwifery programme is about click New Grad Midwifery

Utu whānui | Salary range

This role falls under the terms and conditions of the MERAS Midwives Collective Agreement (1 February 2024 – 30 April 2025), Registered (Core) Midwives Salary Scale, Step 2 ($82,642) per annum, pro rata.

Rā mōnehu | Closing Date: Open

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.

Tono ināianei | Apply now

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/ 

If you currently work for Health New Zealand I Te Whatu Ora - Southern , please apply for this role via our internal careers site, found here:  Pulse > Applications > Corporate > SuccessFactors

Pre-Employment checks

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)