Graduate Midwife
The Graduate Midwifery Programme is a great opportunity to develop your skills as a beginning practitioner within a supportive structure.
Summary about this job
Nursing - Midwifery, Neo-Natal, SCN & NICU
Company: Capital and Coast District Health Board
Location: Wellington
Work type: Part Time
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Phone: +64-7-906-5955
Fax: +64-6-451-3193
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Detail information about job Graduate Midwife. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Fixed term one year Graduate Midwifery Programme (January 2019 - February 2020)
- Great opportunity to develop your skills within a supportive structure
- Working in the primary, secondary and tertiary maternity services
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Capital and Coast DHB (CCDHB) is located centrally in Wellington and has the equivalent of around 4,300 full time staff, making us a major employer in the Wellington region. We are also the leading provider of a number of specialist services, including neurosurgery, oncology, neonatal intensive care, and specialised mental health services, for the upper South and lower North Islands, a population of about 900,000 people. Our DHB has an annual budget of more than $1 billion, which we use to deliver health services directly and contract external providers to provide care, such as general practices, rest homes and pharmacists.
CCDHB operates two hospitals – Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua – as well as the Kapiti Health Centre in Paraparaumu.
Wellington is New Zealand’s capital. It is a “foodies” paradise, cultural art-loving harbour city, and a place you quickly begin to call home. Wellington has been named the best place to live in the world by Deutsche Bank’s 2017 study of 47 cities globally ranked. According to Deutsche Bank, it is also officially the city with the world's highest quality of life and has the least pollution of any city ranked.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Graduate Midwifery Programme is a great opportunity to develop your skills as a beginning practitioner within a supportive structure, working in the primary, secondary and tertiary maternity services at Wellington Regional Hospital.
With an initial two week orientation to start and planned study/graduate days throughout the year, as a newly qualified Midwife you will rotate through our Primary services, Delivery Suite, and the Antenatal / Postnatal ward.
Our programme is supported by the entire midwifery team and includes two Associate Charge Midwives dedicated to providing pastoral care, support and education to the graduate midwives. Each clinical area has experienced midwives who work alongside the graduate midwife during their initial orientation period and will continue to support you further in your day to day practice as you gain confidence as a midwife.
To be eligible for these opportunities, you will be a 3rd year midwifery student who will be registered and sitting your final exams at the end of 2018.
The Graduate Midwifery Programme is for New Zealand Midwifery Graduates only.
- Fixed term one year Graduate Midwifery Programme (January 2019 - February 2020).
- 0.8FTE, 64 hours per fortnight working rostered and rotating 8 hour shifts.
BENEFITS
Capability development is a high priority for CCDHB. Professional development opportunities are a given, as well as the ability to upskill and to take on other roles. People and their skills are highly valued at CCDHB.
Staff benefits include discounts from many companies throughout the region, access to a cost-effective gym including exercise classes and use of two low-cost holiday homes at Taupo.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications will not be accepted via email. All candidates applying for any of our current vacancies must complete an online CCDHB application form by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.
Applications close on 26 August 2018. Please ensure your uploaded CV and cover letter is in either Word or PDF format. For further information on this role, please email [email protected] and please indicate the vacancy number (NM149-18) and job title in the subject line.