Company Description Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences is a diverse faculty with more than 10,000 students studying across six schools, led by world-leading researchers, teachers, and practising health professionals. Our Vision is to courageously lead and advance hauora across generations in Aotearoa. As such, we are committed to lead and advance the mana of Aotearoa as a global centre of Health learning, research, and innovation.

Job Description Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity We are seeking a Research Midwife to join our department on a part time casual basis. The responsibilities of this role include: Playing a key role in the set up and conduct of the Waitemat arm of the multicentre CSteroid randomised controlled trial investigating the effect of the maternal administration of betamethasone (corticosteroid) compared to placebo prior to planned CS at 350 to 396 weeks on the incidence of neonatal respiratory distress (benefit) and neonatal hypoglycaemia (potential harm). Working together with a range of stakeholders including midwives, obstetricians, and researchers to increase local knowledge of the study Integral role in recruitment, coordinating the consent process, randomisation, administration of study medication, performing neonatal blood sugar measurements, conducting questionnaires with participants and data collection Coordination with Clinical Research Coordinator at Liggins Institute This is a part time (4 hours per week approximately), casual role based on our Waitemata Campus Remuneration: $40 per hour For more detailed information, please refer to the Position Description.

He krero mu | About you Our ideal candidate will: Be a qualified midwife Be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills Have experience in the care of pregnant women/ people, and newborns Have excellent attention to detail when collecting and entering data previous experience using RedCap randomisation and data management systems is preferred but not essential Have flexibility in working hours M t mtou rp | About the team The Department of O&G is a multidisciplinary department at the University of Auckland. We are one of the worlds leading centres for research on pregnancy complications. Ng huatanga kei a mtou | What we offer The University of Auckland is New Zealands leading university and maintains significant computational, laboratory and analytic facilities.

Auckland itself is frequently rated as one of the worlds most liveable cities. For more information, please visit Staff Benefits. Me phea te tuku tono | How to apply Applications should be submitted online, before the closing date of 14 February 2024 and include an up-to-date CV, cover letter outlining what strengths you will bring to this role.

If you have any questions about this role, please email Dr Ngaire Anderson via auckland.ac.nz Please note we are happy to answer your questions but we do not accept applications by email.

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