Southland Hospital

• $132,397 - $142,182 p.a pro-rata, Kiwisaver and car park
• Permanent, full-time position (40 hours a week)
• Excellent opportunity to manage and develop our maternity unit
• Make every weekend an adventure with amazing destinations close by!

Are you looking for a fresh challenge and the opportunity to develop and grow professionally within a supportive team?
Are you inspired by the challenge of providing high quality care, and are ready to move into a more advanced leadership role?
And would you like to live on the doorstep to internationally recognised holiday destinations in a region that has aspects of beauty not found anywhere else in the world?
If you answered yes to the above, then maybe it's time to escape the rat race and make the move to New Zealand where Work-Life balance is what we do best!
Mō te tūranga - About the role
A rare opportunity has become available for a permanent Midwife Manager to join our Maternity Team at Health New Zealand Southern where you will meaningfully contribute to our Kaupapa of providing a safe and positive childbearing experience to all expectant pregnant people in our region.
As the Midwife Manager, you will lead and support the Southland Hospital Maternity Unit, providing clinical and operational leadership to ensure the service is responsive to the changing needs of our community and health system.
At Southland Hospital our supportive leadership team which includes a clinical midwife manager, coaches, service managers and Director of Midwifery are all committed to your success and growth in this role. Continued support, guidance and development will be available to you throughout your career with Health NZ.
Mōu ake - About you
Alongside your strong leadership skills and extensive midwifery experience, our ideal candidate will also be an excellent communicator with proven clinical credibility in all aspects of midwifery care and be able to demonstrate ability to lead from the front with diverse groups of people or complex cases.
Some of the skills we are looking for are as follows:

• It is essential that you are a NZ Registered Midwife and hold a current annual practicing certificate.
• Possess the ability to think outside the square, communicate effectively and promote best practice and standards of midwifery care
• Demonstrate sound professional judgement
• Have relevant knowledge of patient safety and resource management, including budgeting, equipment and staff management
• Demonstrate clinical quality, safety and best practice
• Confidence to build successful working relationships with those around you, the ability to work independently or within a multidisciplinary team environment
• Confidence with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Hold a relevant post-graduate qualification

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Painga - Benefits

• Beautiful coastlines and a family-friendly community
• Continuous support for career development
• Short work commutes and free parking
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance
• Access to a range of retail discounts and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Access to discounted staff holiday accommodation in Te Anau and Central Otago
• Access to a range of retail, childcare and entertainment discounts

Mō mātou - About us
Here at Southland Hospital, we operate an 18-bed integrated unit handling approximately 1,200 births a year as part of a full range of primary and secondary maternity services. As the only secondary birthing unit in Southland, we offer inpatient and outpatient antenatal, delivery and postnatal services and a Lactation Consultancy Service. Our brand of care and compassion involves a very special blend of strength, compassion and cool headedness from our midwives who welcome our babies into the world.
Find out more about midwifery at Health New Zealand I Te Whatu Ora Southern here Midwifery - Southern Health - He hauora, he kuru pounamu!
Sick of long commutes to work? - Southland Hospital is located within a 10 - 15 minute drive from anywhere in Invercargill and offers free car parking on site for staff. Our hospital is a modern, secondary level 4 base hospital offering an innovative and progressive working environment. Small and intimate enough to get to know not only your colleagues, but your patients in particular. Here you will enjoy a clinically challenging and rewarding job combined with a relaxed and satisfying lifestyle.
The Southern District offers the benefits of excellent amenities, first class primary through to tertiary education, affordable housing and outstanding recreational opportunities. Whether it's the outdoors - kayaking or sailing; skiing, hunting or fishing; or theatre, live-music or art or shopping and dining out – there's literally something for everyone. Check out https://southernhealthcareers.nz/ or check out Discover Invercargill for what we can offer you and your whanau.
Utu whānui - Salary range
This role falls under the terms and conditions of the MERAS Midwives Collective Agreement (1 February 2024 – 30 April 2025), and falls between Step 1 ($132,397 p.a prorata) and Step 3 ($142,182 p.a prorata) of the Designated Senior Midwife Salary Scale - Grade 7.
Rā mōnehu - Closing date: Open
Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don't delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.
Tono ināianei - Apply now
For further information regarding the clinical aspects of the role please contact Fiona Thompson, Fiona.Thompson@southerndhb.govt.nz
All conversations will be confidential in nature.
Pre-employment checks
In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to the following:

• Occupational health assessment
• Police vetting/Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)

To apply
We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/