Midwives

Job responsibilities

1. Receive mother in the appropriate place with empathy

2. Assess and evaluate individual health conditions of the mother

3. Care mother in case of emergency and carry out screening tests

4. Collaborate with physician to develop plan of care

5. Teach student midwives

6. Identify and educate the women on the signs which indicate the progress of labour

7. Provide information about pain relief, birth positions and delivery options to facilitate informed choices

8. Assess foetal and maternal well-being in all stages of labour

9. Identifies the signs and symptoms of complicated labour and post-partum complication

10. Ensure the safety of both mother and newborn during and after childbirth

11. Help parents to cope with miscarriage, termination of pregnancy , stillbirth

12. Provide psychosocial support and reassurance to the couple d their relatives

13. Collaborate with physician for the follow-up of the mother

14. Document all activities carried out in mothers file

15. Educates the woman about discomforts of the puerperium and advises on strategies to relieve them

16. Handover, evaluate the condition of the patients in collaboration with anesthesia team

17. Transport any specimens that require diagnostic testing to the laboratory facilities

18. Perform other work-related duties as assigned

19. Contribute to the Hospital environmental Hygiene

20. Participating in Quality assurance and Quality improvement of the Hospital

Qualifications

• Advanced diploma (A1) in Midwifery Sciences with maximum 5 years of relevant experience at hospital level

  5 Years of relevant experience

Required certificates

• Valid License to practice issued professional council in Rwanda

• License certificate of the National Council for Nurses and Midwifery

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills

• Professionalism

• Verbal and written communication skills

• Good interpersonal communication skills and ability to work with others under pressure and solve problems

• Excellent team work, communication and interpersonal skills;

• High level of integrity and professional ethics;

• Registration certificate and valid license to practice midwifery in Rwanda issued by the professional council

• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team in a fast paced environment

• Efficiency of health and safety standards and requirements

• Excellent interpersonal skills

Psychometric Languages

• English

Psychometric Domains

• Time management