Job Description
Location: Wellington Regional Hospital or Hutt Hospital
Contract: Permanent, Part Time 0.5 FTE Rostered and Rotating
About the Role
The midwife educator role is primarily focused on skill development and education for midwives, nurses, and HCAs in the Women's Health Service. There is an opportunity for a permanent 0.5 fte role requiring clinical shifts and an on-call component (as needed). The midwife educator is comfortable working across the full scope of practice providing care and oversight to women, babies and staff in the clinical area as a skilled professional resource.
Duties
- Develops and delivers the MCNZ recertification programme
- Maintains education plan for all midwives, nurses and HCAs within the WHS
- Lead staff meetings appropriate to role
- Provide support and advice to maximise contribution to the MDT
- Maintain own professional portfolio of practice and core competencies