Te Whatu Ora Southern Looking for Midwife Clinical Coach at Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Full Time

Southland Hospital

Salary Band – $102,146 to $112,863 p.a. pro rata + Kiwisaver

• Permanent, part time 0.4FTE (16 hours per week) opportunity

We are looking for a positive and proactive Midwife Clinical Coach to support our busy and hardworking team within the Maternity Unit at Southland Hospital.

Mō te tūranga | About the role

The Midwife Clinical Coach is responsible for promoting a learning environment within the clinical setting that encourages and supports development of midwifery clinical skills and knowledge. The role provides practical clinical education in the workplace, demonstrating effective, evidence informed and culturally safe practice. You will work closely with new graduate midwives (MFYP), new staff to the maternity service or clinical area, international midwives joining the team, along with midwives on the ‘Return to Practice’ (RTP) programme, to support their transition to confident practitioners in the clinical setting. You will also be able to work with midwives who need to refresh their clinical skills or knowledge during a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).

This diverse role will see you have a variety of responsibilities and be involved in a number of different tasks. You will be responsible for providing new staff with a robust orientation to the service, practical one-to-one support as needed, right through to working closely with the tertiary education providers to develop relationships with new graduate midwives, and assisting in the development of the midwifery new graduate programme.

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Mōu ake | About you

This part time role is best suited to a person who models exceptional team collaboration, clinical expertise, and is effortless in their accessibility to the team as a recognised resource of information. You will be able to develop strong working relationships allowing you to collaborate effectively with the Midwife Educators, Managers and the Senior Midwifery team.

Your personality will such that you are naturally able to support, provide encouragement and motivation to all midwives and maternity nurses in the assessment, planning and implementation of care of mothers and babies.

To be considered for this role you will have a minimum of the following:

• QLP Leadership Domain
• A minimum of three years’ clinical experience as a midwife
• NZCOM preceptor or mentor training course
• Completed or participating in postgraduate education (e.g. complex care course)
• Education in cultural safety, enacting Te Tiriti o Waitangi and health equity

Mō mātou | About us

Here at Southland Hospital we value the care we offer our birthing person/people, pēpi and whānau in our Maternity Unit. Our brand of care and compassion involves a very special blend of strength and cool headedness from our midwives who welcome our babies into the world.

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.

Utu whānui |Salary range

This role falls under the terms and conditions of the expired DHBs / MERAS Multi-Employer Collective Agreement (1 February 2021 – 30 April 2023), and the salary will be in accordance with the Midwives’ Pay Equity Claim Memorandum of Understanding interim payment rates, Senior Midwives Salary Scale Grade 4, between Step 1 and Step 3, $102,146 to $112,863 per annum, pro rata.

Rā mōnehu |Closing Date: Friday, 8 September 2023

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

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/

For further information please contact Hannah Friedrich, Recruitment Advisor, at [email protected]

If you currently work for Te Whatu Ora- Health New Zealand – Southern , please apply for this role via our internal careers site, found here: Pulse > Applications > Corporate > SuccessFactors

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)
• Covid-19 Vaccination is expected for all workers at higher risk of workplace exposure to COVID-19 through face-to-face patient interaction, working in clinical areas and contact with potentially infectious materials and surfaces.