Casual Midwife

Description - Internal

Exciting opportunities to be a part of our highly privileged and dynamic team of midwives! 

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation 
 

At Te Toka Tumai | Auckland City Hospital we are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all. 

At Te Toka Tumai | Auckland City Hospital is the largest healthcare provider of Women's Health Services in Australasia, supporting more than 6,500 births each year across primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary maternity services. As a national referral and teaching hospital, we provide comprehensive maternity care to women with opportunities for midwives to practice across all areas.  

 
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity 

If you are a Registered Midwife looking to work on a casual basis to fit around your family, study commitments or your lifestyle, this could be your opportunity to join our Temporary Staffing Bureau team. 

The Bureau employs over 600 casual staff consisting of Registered Nurses, Midwives, Healthcare assistants, Mental Health assistants and Mental Health Nurses to work across Te Toka Tumai to cover planned and unplanned leave.  

We provide support where the acuity is high, expertise when needed or cover in areas where recruitment needs have yet to be met. 

This casual midwife role will give you the opportunity to work across all maternity services of the Women's Health service in Auckland City Hospital. 

 Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills 

• To be flexible and reliable  

• Proficient in reading, writing, speaking English and at least intermediate level computer skills 

• To be able to meet the physical demands of the role 

• Confident midwifery clinical skills 

• Excellent communication 

• Team player 

• Professionally accountable 

• Midwives who want to work with whānau to give care that supports Te Toka Tumai’s commitment to achieving equity 

Core criteria:  

• At least one year's postgraduate experience as a Midwife  

• Current NZ Midwifery Council Registration and APC 

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 Our maternity services at Te Toka Tumai | Auckland Hospital include: 

• A 16-bed labour and birthing unit  

• Antenatal and postnatal wards 

• Women's assessment unit providing 24/7 acute service for pregnant women 

• A day assessment unit providing assessment-based care for women 

• A maternal fetal medicine and obstetric medicine service for women with more complex needs  

• MLU midwifery led unit 

• Whitinga ora pepi (transitional care for new-borns) 

• We offer orientation to any midwives who are new to Te Toka Tumai Auckland city hospital 

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here 

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai | Auckland DHB. 

For more information on what we offer, please click here 

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply 

Please note that as this is a casual position, you will be booked on an “as and when required basis” with no fixed hours  

If you are currently working full-time (40 hours), you will need to reduce your hours before we can consider you and be able to provide proof of this. Our preferred candidates will be currently working 0.8 FTE/32 hours per week or less – so that you can at least commit to one shift per week. 

To show your interest, please submit an online application with your latest CV - due to mandatory statutory declaration, applications via email will be not be accepted  

For any general enquiries, please contact Abi Salisbury, Recruitment Consultant Abi.Salisbury@tewhatuora.govt.nz