Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Upoko o Te IkaLocation: Wairarapa HospitalService: Maternity ServicesContract: Fixed Term & Part-timeSalary: As per MERAS MECA, & dependant on experienceVacancy Ref # 6554642Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the roleCome and join our team of dedicated and enthusiastic Midwives!We have exciting opportunities for recently graduated Registered Midwives to join our core midwifery team. Working within Te Whatu Ora Wairarapa you will become part of an enthusiastic, dynamic and committed team of health professionals providing an innovative and culturally safe approach to the care of hapū māmā and whānau , with the bonus of a healthy balanced lifestyle and opportunities for professional development. As a new graduate you will have the support of an amazing team of passionate midwives and a Midwife Clinical Coach offering knowledge and expertise as you embark on your journey as a Registered Midwife.The Wairarapa has a proven track record of developing innovative models of care through collaboration of primary and secondary health providers. Our maternity service Wairarapa Ata Rauru provides care for women in the Wairarapa region with approximately 500 births per annum. Midwives have the opportunity to work across their scope of practice by, providing care to ante and postnatal inpatients, intrapartum care for hapū māmā that don't have an LMC and working alongside their LMC midwife colleagues to provide support and secondary care.We have available fixed term part time positions, working 64 hours per fortnight, rostered and rotating shifts. The fixed term is for a period of up to 12 months, with the possibly of an extension to the role or the role being made permanent following the completion of the 12 month period.We want to hear from you if you have a passion to provide midwifery care in partnership with other care providers, and you want to work in a friendly and supportive environment. You will need to be registered with the Midwifery Council of New Zealand and hold a current Annual Practising Certificate.For further information please contact Laura , Midwife Ashwell Interim Clinical Midwife Manager on (06) 946-9800 ext 4111 or (027) 675-5931.The Wairarapa region offers a fantastic lifestyle for all. With quality schools, strong community spirit, great beaches and rivers world class vineyards, and mountain ranges, this is a place you can call home. Wairarapa Hospital, based in Masterton, is a little more than an hour from Palmerston North Airport, Wellington International Airport and Inter-Island ferry connections. Daily rail services link Wellington with Wairarapa towns.Closing Date: Open until successfully AppointedTo apply for this role, please visit click on the 'Apply Now' tab where you can also obtain a copy of the job description for this role.