Registered Midwife For Maternity, Quality And Safety Programme

Maternity Services– Timaru Hospital

Fixed Term, Part Time, 0.4 FTE 32 Hours per fortnight, Monday to Friday.

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.

About the Role

The role is based within the Quality and Safety team and reports to the Interim Associate Director of Operations, Hospital and Specialist Services South Canterbury and is responsible for supporting the maternity clinical quality and safety programme and to provide focus for quality improvements in maternity services.

The person in this role is responsible for utilising contemporary quality and risk management knowledge and practices to ensure that managers and staff have access to quality and risk management tools and techniques to assist them in decision making and the integration of quality improvement and risk management into service delivery.

About you

The successful candidate will be

• NZ Fully Qualified Registered Midwife with a current APC and extensive clinical experience
• Excellent data analysis and report writing skills and must haveMicrosoft skills and advanced excel proficiency
• Desirable that they be working towards a post graduate qualification such as quality or risk management
• Have a working knowledge of Ngā Paerewa Health and Disability Sector Standards.
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.

Working for 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. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

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.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and

• your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Salary Range

This role is covered by the terms and conditions of the MERAS collective, and the salary will be in accordance with the Pay Scale, and dependent on relevant experience.

How to Apply

Please apply for this vacancy online at https://scdhb.careercentre.net.nz

We look forward to receiving your application directly via our Careers Site.

If you have any questions regarding this role please contact Human Resources by phoning 03 687-2230.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert on 9 February. The role may close early if a suitable applicant is found before the close.

Permanent/Part Time

Job no: AKAI5138517

Location: Timaru Hospital

Closing Date: Sunday, 9 February 2025