Midwife Manager - Primary and Integrated Services

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Otepoti Dunedin Maternity

Salary band $132,000 - $142,000 p.a. pro-rata and KiwiSaver

• 0.5 FTE (40 hours a fortnight)
• Project based - Fixed term until June 2025
• Support primary care models and integrated care in a tertiary environment
• Manage and support Dunedin outreach/caseload services
• Support quality and safety initiatives
• Use you proven leadership skills to facilitate and enhance service delivery

Lead alongside the wider senior leadership team to support primary care in a tertiary environment and provide an antenatal and postnatal midwifery service to persons accessing the outreach which would include caseload team/s model when needed.

Mō te tūranga - About the role

• Lead and support primary maternity models of care in the tertiary services environment
• Provide professional and clinical leadership for the Primary outreach/caseload service
• Ensure safe and effective delivery of maternity care,
• Identify and mitigate clinical risk, and continuous quality improvement
• Coordinate resources to meet identified needs of clients/whānau and team members
• Manage staff and client flows in a caseload environment.
• Provide operational leadership to ensure the service operates effectively, safely and sustainably
• Ensure the service is appropriately staffed and best practice human resource standards are met
• Maintain a cohesive and productive team by managing staff,
• Manage quality and risk programmes
• Provide cover for MM-Queen Mary Maternity role as required

Mōu ake - About you

• It is essential that you are a NZ Registered Midwife and hold a current APC
• Hold a relevant post-graduate qualification
• Demonstrate sound professional judgement
• Have relevant knowledge of patient safety and resource 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

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Painga - Benefits

Join our maternity team at Health New Zealand I Te Whatu Ora, Southern at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of providing a safe and positive childbearing experience to all expectant pregnant people in our region.

• Continuous support for career development
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance
• Access to discounted staff holiday accommodation and a range of retail discounts

Mō mātou - About us

Here at Otepoti Dunedin Hospital, we support 1,800 births a year as part of a full range of primary, secondary and tertiary maternity services. 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!

Health New Zealand I Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Now is a great time to relocate to family-friendly Southern if you are considering a move! The Southern district offers excellent amenities, first class early childhood through to tertiary education and the opportunity to have an outstanding work-life balance. Check out https://careers.southernhealth.nz/ for what the region and 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: Friday, 13 September 2024.

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:

• 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/