Registered Midwife at St Dominic Catholic Hospital

Job Description

• St. Dominic Catholic Hospital is seeking a compassionate, highly skilled, and dedicated Registered Midwife to join its Maternity Unit.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for providing comprehensive, evidence-based care to women throughout pregnancy, labour, childbirth, and the postnatal period, while ensuring the health and well-being of both mother and newborn.
• The ideal candidate must demonstrate sound clinical judgment, excellent interpersonal skills, and a commitment to delivering safe, respectful, and patient-centred maternity care in accordance with professional standards and hospital policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and newborn care.
• Assess, monitor, and manage pregnant women during labour and delivery.
• Monitor fetal and maternal well-being and promptly report abnormalities to the attending physician.
• Conduct normal deliveries within the scope of professional practice and assist with obstetric emergencies.
• Administer prescribed medications, intravenous fluids, and treatments accurately.
• Provide family planning counselling and reproductive health education.
• Educate expectant and new mothers on pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, newborn care, nutrition, and postnatal recovery.
• Monitor mothers and newborns for complications and ensure timely intervention or referral when necessary.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and timely nursing and midwifery documentation.
• Ensure compliance with infection prevention and control protocols.
• Assist doctors during obstetric procedures, Caesarean sections, and other maternity-related interventions.
• Participate in ward rounds, multidisciplinary team meetings, and clinical audits.
• Support and mentor junior nurses, student midwives, and nurse assistants where applicable.
• Promote compassionate, respectful, and confidential care at all times.
• Ensure the maternity unit is clean, organized, and adequately equipped.

Requirements
Education & Professional Requirements:

• Registered Midwife (RM) qualification.
• Registered Nurse (RN) qualification is an added advantage.
• Bachelor of Nursing Science (B.NSc.) is an added advantage.
• Valid Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) practicing license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is desirable. Neonatal Resuscitation Programme (NRP) or Emergency Obstetric Care training is an added advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience in a maternity or obstetric unit.
• Experience in antenatal clinic, labour ward, postnatal ward, and newborn care is highly desirable.

Required Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent knowledge of maternal and newborn healthcare.
• Strong labour and delivery management skills.
• Competence in fetal monitoring and emergency obstetric care.
• Excellent clinical assessment and critical thinking abilities.
• Compassionate, patient-centred, and respectful approach to care.
• Good communication, counselling, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong documentation and record-keeping skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and respond promptly to emergencies.
• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills.
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and accountability.

Other Requirements:

• Willingness to work rotating shifts, weekends, public holidays, and emergency call duties.
• Strong commitment to quality maternal and newborn care.
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality and uphold ethical standards.
• Excellent customer service skills and a positive attitude towards patients and colleagues.