Enrolled Midwife

• Provide high quality and comprehensive Maternal, Newborn and Child Health services to mothers during and after pregnancy, including managing complications and referring high risk cases
• Receive patients, register admissions, deliveries, discharges and deaths
• Provide antenatal care and identify high risk cases for referral
• Provide care during labour with emphasis on preventing complications to mother and baby
• Provide care during puerperium with emphasis on prevention of infection
• Sensitize mothers about benefits of breastfeeding and recommended diet
• Participate in bedside nursing procedures as a member of the caring team
• Provide primary care to women of reproductive age
• Provide comprehensive high quality immunization services including safe vaccine management
• Monitor consumption of drugs, medical supplies, equipment and sundries for maternity activities
• Ensure biomedical equipment is in good working order
• Ensure hygiene and sterilization criteria, including universal precautions, are met

Qualifications & Experience:

• Certificate of Enrolled Midwifery from an accredited School of Nursing and Midwifery
• Registration with Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council
• Valid practising license
• Minimum 1 year of midwifery experience
• Experience working with INGOs is preferred

Skills & Competencies:

• Knowledge of professional midwifery principles, procedures and techniques
• Knowledge of medical and non-medical waste disposal procedures
• Knowledge of hygiene management and IPC protocol
• Excellent interpersonal, relational and communication skills
• Good command of both written and spoken English
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient information