Nurse Midwife (ANO/NO) Job at Maternity Africa

Job Description

We love and value our patients and strive to provide the best care and outcomes, hence this role involves providing high standard maternal nursing care to vulnerable pregnant women during antenatal care, delivery, postnatal care and while providing birth injuries treatment/surgeries i.e. Fistula surgeries.

The best fit for this role should showcase professionalism in midwifery and management of obstetric emergencies, exhibit respect, compassion and kindness while interacting with the women during care. Also, this role is best fitted for continuous learning by providing tremendous skill and career development opportunities provided by both local and international mentors and training opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing prenatal and postpartum care for pregnant women.
• Tending to patients and newborns during labor and delivery.
• Performing routine gynaecological care, including examinations.
• Educating patients on parenting and family planning
• Maintaining patient medical records
• Collaborating with other healthcare professionals and referring patients to specialists when necessary
• Testing for and diagnosing various medical conditions
• Providing emotional support for expectant and new mothers
• Administering vaccinations to children under 5 years.
• Providing all types of family planning methods to mothers.
• Writing records, tutoring student midwives, identifying high-risk pregnancies
• Monitoring and administering medication, injections and intravenous infusions during labour
• Any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, skills and Competencies Requirements

• A minimum of a Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery
• Nursing and Midwifery registration certificates from TNMC.
• A valid nurse practising license.
• 3 year’s minimum working experience preferably in labour ward, RCH and operating theatre.
• Competent in managing Obstetric emergencies.
• Great interpersonal skills to develop professional relationships with patients
• Must have Microsoft office skills
• Must be able to practice compassionate care, kindness and love to patients.
• Conversant with both written and spoken English and Kiswahili for communication skills to help patients understand their options and potential implications.
• Collaborative/team work skills to work with other medical care providers

Job application procedure
Interested in applying for this job? submit your application using this email recruitment@maternityafrica.org or click the apply now button

Postal Address

Maternity Africa
PO Box 16464
Arusha, Tanzania