Expression of Interest - Midwifery Graduate Programme (2026)

Calling all New Zealand Graduate Midwives. We want you!

• We offer unique and varied experiences with a range of future career opportunities and options that you won’t find anywhere else in New Zealand
• Live and work your best life in Auckland
• Look no further!

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

The Opportunity

We are one of the largest maternity units in Australasia, providing primary, secondary, and tertiary care to approximately 6500 women each year. Our graduate midwifery programme is comprehensive and will offer you extensive clinical experience and opportunity to consolidate your midwifery skills with clinical rotations across a range of services which will enhance your future career as a midwife.

You will be based at Auckland City Hospital and gain midwifery experience across the following clinical areas:

• Labour and Birthing Suite
• Women’s Assessment Unit
• Antenatal and Postnatal Wards
• Opportunity to rotate to Community Midwifery Team

By being part of OUR Graduate Midwifery Programme you will be joining our supportive midwifery team, where we strive to provide excellent individualised, evidence based and women/whānau centered care. We are offering our Graduate Midwives an exceptional individualised programme, tailored to your learning needs, with wrap around support and guidance from our fantastic Clinical Coaches and Midwifery Education teams.

For further details, please refer to the position description here.

For more information about this role please contact Angela Harvey (Associate Director of Midwifery) via AHarvey@adhb.govt.nz

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

How to register your interest in this programme

To register please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, or require information in an accessible format, please contact, Jeanine Taccad (Recruitment Consultant) via Jeanine.Taccad@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

We’ll be reviewing applications and conducting interviews as they come in, so the position may close before the listed deadline. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.