Midwife Returning to Practice?

Experienced midwife looking for an LMC partner. Based in sunny Papamoa, Tauranga, with a fully set up clinic. Plenty of local clients within a short geographical area. Regular days on / off. Can be set up with a website for automated booking. Potential to work as a group.

Contact Lisa at [email protected] or by phone 027 247 6082 or see my website for more information about me www.papamama.co.Nz

Registered Midwife Position x2

About the role:

We are looking for two midwives to join the Womb Midwifery Care team as midwifery partners.

Offering antenatal, labour, birth and postnatal care to women in our community. We take on approximately five clients each per month and are a team of six.

Monthly rent for clinic includes Expect software, administration and cleaning.

Currently we have alternate weekends off and either every Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday off. On the weekend we have three midwives working - two

midwives work 12 hour shifts and the third floats between the two as a back-up. If this doesn’t work for you it can be negotiated.

You must :

- Hold a current Midwifery Council of New Zealand practicing certificate

- Be an experienced midwife who is capable, confident and can get on with the job

- Being familiar with the Expect program would be beneficial to your application but not necessary (training can be provided)

Read about the Womb Midwifery Care team here: https://www.wombmidwiferycare.co.nz/meet-the-team

Looking to relocate to our area from another part of the country? You may be able to apply for relocation funding from the rural midwifery MMPO team to assist with post relocation expenses.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Would you like a change of lifestyle?

This is a rare opportunity for join a team that will offer you true work/life balance while being a rural LMC!

Taihape Midwives are looking for a colleague to complete their team of three!

We are employed LMC midwives, who are passionate about providing Midwifery care to the wahine and whanau in our community.

We offer full LMC care including labour and birth at the Taihape Birthing Unit, or at home. Women may also choose to birth in Whanganui or Palmerston North, in which case care is handed over.

We enjoy all benefits of being employed, while working autonomously within a wider integrated Primary Care Team and support network.

Benefits include:

* Competitive pay rates and conditions

* Generous regular rostered time off

* Clinic rooms, all equipment and a work vehicle provided

* You get to work in a team of very supportive midwives

* You get to work in a small friendly community with lots of awesome wahine and whanau!

There is potential for funding to relocating midwives through the Rural Midwifery Recruitment and Retention Service.

If you think this could be a good option for 2022 for you, please contact Sherry Horton Monday to Friday on 029 770 5962 for more information!

To apply please send your CV and a cover letter to Sarah Collier, [email protected].

We would love to hear from you!

Dannevirke Community Hospital

We’re looking for an experienced midwife to join our team.

Are you an experienced midwife keen to join an outstanding team of committed rural midwives and health care professionals? We want to hear from you!

An opportunity has arisen for a fantastic Lead Maternity Carer (Midwife) to join our midwifery team.

We have a 12-month, ixed-term, full-time position available due to maternity leave. We are keen to hear from experienced midwives interested in working in a challenging and rewarding rural setting. You will work alongside another midwife on a 24-hour roster — four days on, four days off.

Tararua Health Group provides a three-bedded maternity unit within the Dannevirke Community Hospital, caring for women and providing continuity of care for antenatal, labour and birth and rural/remote rural postnatal care.

Ideally, you will be a team player with a sense of humour, energy, a willingness to learn and an enthusiasm for clinical excellence. We will provide full orientation.

We are looking for:

+ An experienced midwife seeking a move to a rural environment

+ Flexibility around working hours

+ Current Practicing Certiicate

+ Start date is ASAP

If you live outside the Tararua area, you can stay at the midwife’s house on your rostered days. There may also be an opportunity to apply for a relocation grant from MMPO if you plan on moving to the region.

Please contact:

Robyn McDougal

Tararua Health Group PO Box 275

Dannevirke 4942

Phone (06) 374 5691

Email: [email protected]

Rural Community Clinic in Te Puke, Bay of Plenty

We are looking for two midwives to join our rural community clinic in Te Puke, Bay of Plenty (approximately 25 minute drive to Mount Maunganui).

You will provide care throughout your clients pregnancy including: antenatal, labour, birth and postnatal.

We take on five clients each per month (give or take) and are a team of six.

Monthly rent for clinic includes Expect software.

Currently we have alternate weekends off and either every Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday off. On the weekend we have three midwives working - two midwives work 12 hour shifts and the third floats between the two as a back-up (if this doesn’t work for you it can be

negotiated). There is also the option to rent clinic space if you would prefer not to work within a team as such.

You must :

Hold a current Midwifery Council of New Zealand practising certificate. Be capable and confident. Being familiar with the Expect program would be beneficial to your application but not necessary (training can be provided).

Read about the Womb Midwifery Care team here: www.wombmidwiferycare.co.nz/meet-the-team

Looking to relocate to our area from another part of the country? You may be able to apply for relocation funding from the rural midwifery MMPO team to assist with post-relocation expenses.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Vacancy: Midwife

Taihape Health Limited are looking for an enthusiastic midwife to join our rural team. This position is permanent full-time and will require the successful applicant to work on a roster with two other fulltime midwives.

The position will be based at our Taihape practice where you will work amongst a very supportive team experiencing a variety of challenges and rewards. You will also have access to an excellent midwifery education programme.

The caseload for Taihape Health Limited averages approximately 80-100 women per year who utilize birthing options such as home birth, water birth, and the Taihape Health birthing unit birth. We are also BFHI accredited and are proud of our high breastfeeding rates.

Taihape is a beautiful rural township situated on the fringe of the Rangitīkei district, and is only a few hours drive from major towns/cities and is exceptionally close to some of the North Islands key tourism destinations.

If you would like to learn more about this role, please contact Gemma Kennedy; Clinical Services Manager at Taihape Health Limited on 06 901 0150 or email [email protected]

To make application for this role, please submit you CV and covering letter to

Gemma Kennedy

Clinical Services Manager

Taihape Health Limited

PO Box 123

Taihape

Email: [email protected]

Applications close on 27th June 2021.

LMC opportunity on the Wonderful West Coast

Come and live and work on the Wonderful West Coast. Amazing coastlines, breathtaking scenery and a temperate climate! Family friendly, no traffic-jams and super affordable housing! Towering forests, icy glaciers and wonderful national parks!

Coastal Midwives are looking for an enthusiastic midwife to join our established practice on the West Coast of the South Island. One of our treasured team is leaving to have a baby, and we have an opening for a new practice partner.

We are a supportive practice of four midwives working in two pairs to back each other up. This enables us to have regular time off-call on alternate weekends (Thursday 5pm to Monday 9am). As a practice we cover a large geographical area with a small population - from Reefton in the North to Fox Glacier in the South. We have a beautiful, brand new Secondary Hospital, Te Nikau, opened in 2020, in Greymouth which has about 250 births per year.

Because of our unique geography and population, you may be eligible to apply for our Sustainability package which includes free local education, clinic rooms and additional funding per woman on top of Section 88 claiming. This position may also be eligible for a relocation grant and locum cover days from the Rural Midwifery Recruitment and Retention Service. Voluntary Bonding funding through the MOH may also be available for a new graduate.

If this sounds like you and you are interested in joining our awesome team, we would be able to begin to build a caseload for you and offer a full orientation package to help you get started. New grads welcome.

Would be looking at a start date of around June 2021. Please phone Sandy 021 02495990 for more information.