Midwife

Job Opportunity — Uganda Martyrs' Hospital (UMH), Diocese of Jinja

A newly established state-of-the-art Private Not for Profit (PNFP) teaching and research hospital in Jinja City, founded by the Catholic Diocese of Jinja.

Job Title: Midwife (7 Positions — 3 Registered, 4 Enrolled)

Department: Medical/Maternity | Reports to: Director of Nursing

Main Purpose of the Job: To provide comprehensive promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative maternal and child health services. The role focuses on safe pregnancy, independent conduct of normal deliveries, prompt identification and referral of obstetric complications, and newborn care in line with national health standards.

Key Outputs: - Safe deliveries conducted with minimal maternal and neonatal morbidity or mortality. - Expectant and nursing mothers received, examined, registered, and appropriately admitted or discharged. - High-risk pregnancies and obstetric emergencies identified and promptly managed or referred. - Accurate and confidential clinical records, partographs, registers, and Health Management Information System (HMIS) reports maintained. - Mothers sensitized on exclusive breastfeeding, infant immunization schedules, and nutrition. - Clean, safe, and orderly maternity ward environment maintained adhering to infection prevention standards.

Key Activities: - Antenatal Care: Conducting focused antenatal clinic visits, performing abdominal palpations, checking vital signs. - Intrapartum Care: Monitoring active labor using a partograph, conducting clean and safe normal deliveries, and assisting medical officers during complicated deliveries. - Emergency Obstetric Care: Recognizing and managing immediate emergency complications such as postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) or eclampsia, stabilizing patients, and arranging timely emergency referrals. - Newborn Care: Performing immediate newborn evaluations, drying and warming babies, initiating newborn resuscitation when required, and properly labeling newborns. - Postnatal Care & Counselling: Providing postpartum checks for mothers and babies, promoting early exclusive breastfeeding, and administering scheduled infant immunizations. - Record Keeping & Reporting: Documenting clinical findings on patient charts, filling out birth notifications, and compiling daily or monthly ward activity reports.

Qualifications: - A Diploma in Midwifery from a recognized institution, with specific specialty training in maternal and neonatal care. - Registered with the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council and holds a valid practicing license.