Midwife - Outpatients Taupo

Midwife - Outpatients Taupo

Permanent, part-time (0.6 fte) role based at Taupō Hospital

Monday to Friday

Exciting opportunity to provide compassionate, high quality maternity care as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, making a meaningful difference for wāhine and whānau during a life-changing time.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role and Team

Step into a role where your clinical expertise and passion for women‑centred care truly make an impact. We are looking for a dedicated midwifery professional to enhance our maternity services and support seamless, high‑quality care across outpatient and inpatient settings. The role entails working closely with our administrator to provide clinical guidance, ensuring timely referral processing, smart prioritisation and scheduling. Digital file preparation includes the preparation and maintaining of accurate digital clinical records. Deliver midwifery support within obstetric antenatal clinics, contributing to safe, compassionate, and efficient care. Collaborating with the Health NZ Lakes Maternity Multidisciplinary Team to coordinate outpatient services for women ensuring referrals, follow‑ups, and investigations are completed promptly so women move smoothly through their care pathway. Providing high‑quality midwifery care within the employed setting when required, ensuring consistent high-quality care. 

About the Service/ Location

Health New Zealand |Te Whatu Ora Lakes provides healthcare from its two modern and progressive general hospitals in Rotorua and Taupō, New Zealand. Rotorua Hospital is a medium-sized secondary Maternity Service and Taupō Maternity is a primary unit. Our maternity services provide care for birthing women in the Lakes region, with around 1350 births taking place in our facilities per annum. Women requiring tertiary level care are transferred out.  Midwives can work across their scope of practice by providing care to ante and postnatal inpatients and outpatients and work alongside their midwife LMC colleagues to provide secondary intrapartum care. We pride ourselves on being quality and improvement focussed with whānau always at the forefront of our care.

The Lakes district is becoming the lifestyle destination of choice and is well known for its many outdoor recreational activities, family friendly beaches, and a growing multi-cultural community. Working at Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Lakes provides a great opportunity to balance an amazing lifestyle with a rewarding professional experience.

For more information on living and working in Rotorua and Taupo click here

About you

We are seeking a skilled and compassionate midwifery professional committed to delivering exceptional, whānau‑centred care. If you are a Registered Midwife, currently hold a full Practising Certificate with the Midwifery Council of New Zealand and ideally have recent outpatient experience, we would love to hear from you.

You will bring:

• Strong people skills and clear communication — written and verbal.
• In addition to BadgerNet, confidence with digital tools including Word, Excel, and new systems.
• Great time management and the ability to work both independently and in a team.
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and applying its principles meaningfully in your role.
• Collaborative leadership — lifting team performance and contributing to organisational goals.
• Relationship‑building strength across sectors and communities.
• Personal accountability, self‑awareness, and a commitment to continuous growth.
• Integrity and professionalism in everything you do.

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Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.  

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before end of posting date. If you have any questions about the role, please contact vacancy@lakesdhb.govt.nz. 

The selection process starts from the date of advertising. Due to the fast-paced nature of our roles, the vacancy close date may be subject to change.