Registered Midwives, Graduate Programme, Women's Health

Registered Midwife – Midwifery Graduate Programme

Counties Manukau, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora

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. 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 Maaori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. 

About The Role:

The Counties Manukau Midwifery Graduate Programme offers you the opportunity to establish and grow your midwifery career in a highly professional and culturally diverse team and community.

The Counties Manukau District has an ethnically diverse population which makes us one of the most diverse health care providers in Australasia. We service the largest birthing population in New Zealand with over 7500 births per year and have a strong midwifery focus. This makes working here exciting and rewarding as you have a real influence in the future of New Zealand.

Counties Manukau leadership has made a commitment to the women of South Auckland and have established a dedicated Women’s Health Division. You can be part of this and help shape our vision.

Our Midwifery Graduate programme is designed to consolidate your newly acquired midwifery skills with support and guidance of our experienced team of midwives.

The Counties Manukau employed midwifery graduate programme is a twelve-month programme in intrapartum and birthing, and either high-risk antenatal, high-risk postnatal or primary midwifery care. The rotation structure and order are specific to the individual midwifery graduate as to enable them to develop and build confidence over the first twelve months of their midwifery practice.

The Counties Manukau Midwifery Graduate Programme also offers an additional four education days specifically facilitated for your group.

On-going guidance from supportive midwives, our team of midwife educators and midwifery clinical coaches, and the Counties Manukau / AUT Midwifery Development and Education Service (MDES) ensures a supportive environment, facilitating your transition to a confident practitioner. 

For your application we require:

• A cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• A copy of your Academic Record to date (grades from three or four years)
• Two Referees: telephone and email contact details. Either one being the LMC of your last continuity placement and the other from your tertiary institute or school of midwifery, or one being the LMC of your last continuity placement and the other from an employed midwife familiar with your practice.

 Essential criteria:

• Completed a NZ Undergraduate Degree in Midwifery
• Eligible to work in New Zealand 

If you are interested in a Graduate Opportunity with Health NZ Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau, then apply online or contact Fran Upoko in the Recruitment Centre on nursemidwiejobs@middlemore.co.nz or Sanne Wesseling, Midwife Coordinator on (09) 276 0044 ext 52055 or 021 844613 for more information.

Job Number: CMH08104

Closing date: 6^th October 2025

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.