Midwife Specialist - Quality (MQSP)

Location: Wellington Hospital

Contract: Permanent, Part Time 0.5 FTE (20 hours per week) 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced midwife to join our Wellington Maternity team as a Midwife Specialist - Quality in a permanent 0.5 FTE position.

This is an ideal opportunity for a midwife who is passionate about quality improvement, clinical governance and improving outcomes for whānau, and who enjoys bringing people together to turn ideas and evidence into meaningful improvements in maternity care.

Working collaboratively with maternity leadership, clinical teams, Lead Maternity Carers, consumers and other stakeholders, you will help lead and coordinate our maternity quality and safety programme. REM is MERAS MECA Step 4 

As Midwife Specialist - Quality, you will:

• lead and coordinate maternity quality improvement and quality assurance activities
• support Maternity Clinical Governance, including progression of agreed quality initiatives
• lead and support quality improvement projects, audits and evaluation
• monitor maternity outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement, with a particular focus on equity of outcomes for Māori whānau
• ensure consumer and whānau voice contributes to maternity clinical governance and service improvement
• work collaboratively with LMCs, maternity staff and community and primary care partners
• support review and development of maternity guidelines, consumer information and other controlled documents
• contribute to maternity outcome reporting and the Annual Maternity Clinical Report
• support midwives and other staff to build their knowledge and capability in quality improvement and audit
• connect with Midwife Specialists - Quality regionally and nationally to share learning and improvement.

About the Team/Service/Location

MQSP is governed by consumers, LMC representatives, clinicians and managers. A comprehensive work programme is in place with a well monitored action plan. Quality is supported by another two part-time Midwife Specialist – Quality roles who coordinate the maternity quality safety programme.

About you

We are looking for an experienced midwife who is curious, collaborative and passionate about improving maternity care.

You will have:

• New Zealand Midwifery Council registration and a current APC
• a minimum of three years' midwifery experience
• strong communication and relationship-building skills
• an understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its meaningful application within maternity care
• the ability to work across professional and service boundaries and bring people together around shared improvement goals
• an interest in using data, evidence, audit and consumer feedback to drive improvement
• strong organisation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Experience in quality improvement, audit or maternity clinical governance would be an advantage. Postgraduate education in midwifery or women's health and QLP Leadership Domain is also desirable.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. 

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 22 November 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Carolyn Coles carolyn.coles@ccdhb.org.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert. 

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