Registered Midwife at Sigma Consult

Job Description

• A Midwife has a range of responsibilities, including the care of mother and baby, adhering to hospital policy and maintaining an awareness of issues such as health and safety.

Duties

• Diagnosing, monitoring and examining women during pregnancy;
• Developing, assessing and evaluating individual programs of care;
• Providing full antenatal care, including screening tests in the hospital, community and the home;
• Identifying high risk pregnancies and making referrals to doctors and other medical specialists;
• Arranging and providing parenting and health education;
• Providing counseling and advice before and after screening and tests;
• Offering support and advice following events such as miscarriage, termination, stillbirth, neonatal abnormality and neonatal death;
• Supervising and assisting mothers in labour, monitoring the condition of the foetus and using knowledge of drugs and pain management;
• Giving support and advice on the daily care of the baby, including breastfeeding, bathing and making up feeds;
• Liaising with agencies and other health and social care professionals to ensure continuity of care;
• Engaging in professional development to meet PREP (post-registration education and practice) requirements;
• Participating in the training and supervision of junior colleagues.
• Strictly adhere to clinical guidelines and standard operating procedures set by the hospital management.
• Administer medications, monitor desirable and undesirable effects and intervene appropriately.
• Ensure that patients are provided with appropriate nutrition.
• Demonstrate required assessment and therapeutic skills.
• Analyse the assessment data, derive nursing interventions, set priorities according to patients’ needs, formulate a plan of care, implement and evaluate the outcome.
• Involve the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate.
• The ideal candidate goes one step further by being a critical thinker, fast to act in emergencies.

Requirements

• The candidate must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria as staff nurse (RN) / Midwife (RM).
• Applicant must have at least three (3) years experience in taking delivery and must possess a current practicing licence.
• Treat patients and families with care and respect while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Must have clinical experience in direct patient care.
• Excellent knowledge of aseptic and sterile techniques.
• Solid understanding of patient safety and precautions.
• In-depth knowledge of surgical operation procedures.
• Outstanding organizational ability.
• A great team player with excellent communication skills.
• Cool tempered with emotional and physical stamina
• Candidates should reside within ogba and its environs.

Qualifications
Education & Qualifications:

• Must be a Registered Midwife.
• At least 2 years work experience as a registered nurse
• Registered Midwifery program certificate
• Midwifery Certificate from the Nigerian Midwifery union

Requirements:

• Good critical thinking skills
• Clinical expertise and good judgment to manage the care of both mother and child
• Ability to function well on little sleep
• Ability to establish rapport with patients and families and work collaboratively on a professional and personal level.
• Must possess empathy and compassion
• Must be able to react quickly and appropriately in emergency situations.