Job Title: Enrolled Midwife (1 Position)
Organization: Busesa Community Development Organization
Duty Station: Buseesa Matale Sub County, Kibaale District
About US:
Busesa Community Development Organization started in 2014 addressing issues concerned with Health, Agriculture, livestock, fisheries and financial strength at house hold level in Matale sub country with a population of 15000 people. A partnership approach in pursuance of results is always employed by BCDO.
The organization governance structure is composed of the board of directors as the highest decision making body that meets every quarter to review work plan, programs and financial reports.
Job Summary: Midwives deliver babies and provide antenatal and postnatal advice, care and support to women, their babies, their partners and families. Typical duties and responsibilities include:
- Examining and monitoring pregnant women
- Assessing care requirements and writing care plans
- Undertaking antenatal care in hospitals, homes and GP practices
- carrying out screening tests
- Providing information, emotional support and reassurance to women and their partners
- Making patient samples, pulses, temperatures and blood pressures
- caring for and assisting women in labour
- Monitoring and administering medication, injections and intravenous infusions during labour
- Monitoring the foetus during labour
- Advising about and supporting parents in the daily care of their newborn babies
- Helping parents to cope with miscarriage, termination, stillbirth and neonatal death
- writing records
- Tutoring student midwives
- Identifying high-risk pregnancies
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Must have enrolled midwifery certificate or equivalent.
- Must be registered with the Nurses and Midwives council.
- Relevant work experience of two years is essential.
- Be able to work in a stressful setting and adapt quickly to changing environments.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
How to Apply
All candidates are encouraged to send an updated CV including three professional referees and cover letter addressed to the Director, Buseesa Medical Center III via Email to: info@busesacdo.org. Emails should not exceed 2MB.
Deadline: 31st March 2019.