Māori Midwifery Liaison & Student Support/Clinical Educator (0.4 FTE, Lakes Rōhe)

• Fixed-term, Part-time (0.4 FTE)
• ASAP start
• Lakes Rōhe, Rotorua based

Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau Auckland University of Technology is Aotearoa New Zealand's most contemporary university, with a unique profile reflecting our history and innovative approaches to teaching, learning and research. AUT University's School of Clinical Sciences seeks a 0.4 FTE Māori Midwifery Liaison and Student Support/Clinical Educator, starting ASAP till 31 March 2024.

We require an experienced Māori midwife with a current APC. You will be expected to share your expertise with the students with a 'wrap around' approach, facilitate student learning, encourage problem-solving, effective participation within the team and reflective practice within the student group; give encouraging feedback to students and assess individual student progress. You will be expected to facilitate aspects of learning and teaching across the 4 years of the midwifery programme under the guidance of the Programme and course leaders. You will also be given the opportunity to provide clinical expertise within curriculum development, interprofessional learning and teaching.

You will be based out of the Toi-Ohomai | Te Pūkenga Mokoia hub, Rotorua. You will be required to uphold relationships with mana whenua, and key midwifery stakeholders, establish and manage effective communication and develop a strategy for developing new clinical placements as well as reviewing current ones.   You will also be expected to work closely with the Head of Department and Te ara ō Hine Tapu ora liaison team. Programme and Course leaders in BHSc (Midwifery) programme schedule each student into a clinical timetable, facilitating tutorials and local simulation/skills sessions. An eye for detail is a must for this job as it involves meticulous attention to detail as well as dealing with multiple changing events and requests.

For an informal discussion about the position, contact Tania Fleming via email [email protected] .

This role is considered a children's worker role and will be subject to safety checking as part of the Children's Act 2014 . 

Annual salary range on offer: $69,000 - $91,000 - will be pro-rated (appointment level and salary commensurate with skills and experience)

Ref: 85734                    

Closing Date: 16 May 2023, 11:55 PM

You must be eligible to work in NZ to be considered for this position. AUT will require successful applicants to provide proof of full COVID vaccination prior to commencement of employment.