Amref Health Africa Enrolled Midwife Jobs 2022 – Uganda NGO Jobs. Amref Health Africa Uganda looking for “Enrolled Midwife“. Applicants with a degree in Bachelor’s degree may apply on or before September 17, 2022.
Amref Health Africa is a non-governmental organisation headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya and founded in 1957. Our vision is lasting health change in Africa. We began partnering with communities to improve health in Uganda in the mid-1980s, and set up an office in Kampala in 1987.
Amref Health Africa partners with the Uganda Ministry of Health, Ministry of Water, Ministry of Education and Sports and corporate and non-profit organisations to improve access to health services across the country.
Amref Health Africa Enrolled Midwife Jobs 2022
The Amref Health Africa has published a job vacancy announcement on Sep. 08, 2022 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Enrolled Midwife to be based in Ofua VI -Rhino-camp, Uganda.
| Recruiter | Amref Health Africa |
| Position | Enrolled Midwife |
| Location | Ofua VI -Rhino-camp, Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Total Vacant Post | 01 |
| Qualification | Bachelor’s degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Two years |
| Application Deadline | September 17, 2022 |
Amref Health Africa Job Vacancy 2022
Job Summary:
The midwife is responsible for providing emotional support and guidance before, during and after labor. She/he will identify high-risk pregnancies and educate patients and their families on antenatal care and reproductive health. She/he will attend to women and babies during the postnatal period and refer complication cases to the medical clinical officer. They conduct a clean, safe delivery, give care to the newborn, and manage/refer emergencies effectively to prevent maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity.
- Supervisee and assist mothers during the antenatal period, monitoring the condition of the fetus, and using their knowledge to identify early signs of complications.
- Ensure clients’ records are kept to help in the continuity of care easier and to enable identify problems in an early stage.
- Develop birth plan and promote the concept of birth preparedness and advice on a complicated situation so that it will help mothers to take decisions.
- Provide information about all kinds of family planning methods and help couples to take an informed decision.
- Provide information and counsel pregnant women on prenatal self-care including nutrition, hygiene, breastfeeding, and danger signs in pregnancy and childbirth.
- Provide high quality, culturally sensitive health education to promote healthy, helpful family life, and positive parenting.
- Manage all the circumstances where appropriate, recognize and refer women to obstetricians and other specialists at a time when necessary.
- Provide high quality antenatal and postnatal care to maximize the women’s health during and after pregnancy, detect problems early and manage or refer for any complications.
- Review patient history, diagnostics, and lab data, and report any abnormalities
- Monitoring, reporting, and recording symptoms or changes in patient conditions.
- In-charge of EPI programs in the health facility and participate in child health days.
Position in Organization:
- Job Title: Enrolled Midwife
- Responsible to: Clinical Officer/Health Facility In-charge
- Number of positions: 1
- Work Station: Ofua VI -Rhino-camp.
Qualification:
The qualified candidate should have a Certificate in midwifery from a recognized institution, a valid practicing license with Uganda National Nursing Council, with at least:
- 2 years’ experience in a health care related field preferably in a refugee setting.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with people from different backgrounds
- Demonstrated ability to maintain a high level of professionalism while executing his/her duties.
- Strong critical thinking skills and dedicated to provide the best patient care possible.
- Strong observational skills
- Fluency in the local languages such as Kakwa, Madi, Arabic and Lugbara is preferable
- Ability and willingness to live and stay within Ofua trading centre in Rhino Camp for ease of access to the health facility
How to Apply Amref Health Africa Enrolled Midwife Jobs 2022
Please visit our website https://amref.org/vacancies/ to submit your application. You will be directed to our online portal where you will need to create an account in order for you to be able to submit your application. Your application should include an updated CV including three work related referees and a cover letter addressed to the Human Resource Business Partner, Amref Health Africa in Uganda
The closing date for submitting applications is September 17 2022. We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Amref Health Africa is committed to the principles of safeguarding at the workplace and does not tolerate any form of abuse, discrimination or harassment.
| Particulars | Details Link |
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| Official Website | amref.org |
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