International Midwives – Women’s Health

Do you want to experience the Kiwi way of life in beautiful New Zealand?

• South Auckland – New Zealand, Permanent Full/Part Time Roles
• Supportive work environment & programme
• Focus on supporting you and your career pathway in New Zealand

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:

We are keen to hear from midwives working in other countries who are interested in relocating to beautiful New Zealand.

Come work in a midwifery driven environment that strives to meet the needs of our mama, pepi and whaanau as well as our midwives’ passion and drive to give outstanding care that is second to none.

Our values of Whakawhanaungatanga (Valuing everyone), Manaakitanga (Kindness), Kotahitanga (Together) and Rangatiratanga (Excellence) support our desire to meet the needs of a diverse and wonderful community. 

Counties Manukau has the highest birthing population of any district in New Zealand with 8195 women giving birth in the region during 2020 so there is wide variety of experience to be gained.

Counties Manukau offers a diverse range of opportunities; we have positions available in a variety of midwifery settings from midwifery lead birthing units, community midwifery teams right through to complex high risk midwifery settings. We offer extensive orientation to our services and actively support professional development.

Living in Counties Manukau provides a multitude of kiwi lifestyle opportunities. Beaches, rural living, native bush walks and yet still on the main trainline and within proximity to the central city.

We have full-time and part-time rostered positions available!

See Isabella’s experience of international relocation to Counties Manukau below:

If you are an internationally registered midwife, please visit the Midwifery Council of New Zealand’s website to explore your eligibility for New Zealand registration https://www.midwiferycouncil.health.nz/

We would love to hear from you!

Apply online now at http://careers.countiesmanukau.health.nz/working-here/ or for further information you can contact Fran Upoko in the Recruitment Centre at email nursemidwifejobs@middlemore.co.nz

To contact the Service directly please contact any of the following managers:

• Christina Mallon, Chief Midwife email: Mallon@middlemore.co.nz
• Tanya Wilson, Maternity Service Manager email: wilson@middlemore.co.nz

Job Number: CMH07814

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.