Clinical Midwife Specialist - Diabetes in Pregnancy, Community Midwifery
Clinical Midwife Specialist – Diabetes in Pregnancy
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of women and their families by providing personalized, continuous care.
- Community Midwifery, 1 x Part Time Permanent Role and 1 x Fixed Term Role
- Rostered Shifts
Our Organisation:
Health NZ Counties Manukau is a dynamic and progressive organisation at the forefront of innovative health care delivery within the New Zealand Public Health Sector. We continue to work with others to achieve equity in key health indicators for Maaori, Pacific and communities with health disparities and will continue to develop and implement plans, based on local needs to improve the health and wellbeing of Counties Manukau region.
Our main sites are Middlemore Hospital, Kidz First Hospital and Manukau Health Park.
We are part of Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. HNZ leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.
About the Role:
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Midwife to join our team of Diabetes Community Midwives. The team provides continuity of antenatal and postnatal care, in clinics and the home within the South Auckland region.
This role will be working alongside women who have pre-existing Types 1 or 2 diabetes and those who have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy. The focus will be on providing a high standard of individualised diabetes care, with some scope for also providing direct antenatal and postnatal midwifery care for women with complex care needs who do not have their own midwife.
The hours of work are Monday – Friday with some flexibility in working hours and occasionally to have the ability to have rostered daytime working from home with agreement. The ability to work from home occasionally on weekends and evenings is also required. There is an on-call component to the role. Our team office is in Wiri, Manukau.
Ideally, the successful candidate for this senior midwifery role will have had experience of working with women who have had diabetes during their pregnancy, however this is not essential. Although you will need to be an experienced registered, practising Midwife currently in New Zealand.
About You:
- NZ Registered Midwife with Current Practicing Certificate
- Experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team and with complexity in pregnancy
- 12 months Secondary/Tertiary hospital experience caring for complexity in pregnancy
- At least 24 months Community Midwifery / LMC midwifery experience
- Full and clean NZ Drivers Licence
It is an essential requirement of the role that you will complete the agreed Advanced Diabetes Nursing Practice Paper within 18 months of commencing in the position.
Why Join Us?
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of women and their families by providing personalized, continuous care.
- Work in a supportive, collaborative environment with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals.
- Work within a community-focused healthcare service that values diversity and cultural safety.
If you are a passionate, skilled midwife looking for a rewarding role that offers both clinical challenge and personal satisfaction, we would love to hear from you!
Apply online at https://careers.tewhatuora.govt.nz/locations/counties-manukau/ If you have any questions, please contact Fran Upoko in the Recruitment Team at nursemidwifejobs@middlemore.co.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
Job Number: CMH202516311
Application Closes: 16 December 2025
