Assistant Midwife (2 Position) – Kismayo, Somalia

Somali Lifeline Organization- SOLO

Assistant Midwife (2 Position) – Kismayo, Somalia

Assistant Midwife

1.    Department: Health and Nutrition
2.    Job Role Title:  Assistant Midwife
3.    Job Location Kismayo District – Primary Health Care Center
4.    This Position Reports to:

(Position Title)

Midwife
5.    Subordinates in this Position: (Position Titles) N/A
6.    Job Role Summary:

(In one sentence, state why the job exists)

The primary role is to aid the Midwife in taking blood pressure, listening to the  baby’s heart rate, checking the patient’s weight, tracking labour contractions, keeping information needed for the birth certificate, such as the time of birth, and helping make the mother comfortable as well as birth spacing counselling and IYCF.
7.    Job Specifications (Essential required for this job position).
Factor Essential Added Advantage
Professional/ Academic Certificate of midwifery from a recognised institution Experience working in a Primary health care centre.
Relevant Work 2-3 Two years of experience working as a midwife.

preferably with NGOs

8.    Specific duties & responsibilities

Job Responsibilities

§   Provide support in all aspects of midwifery care under the indirect supervision of qualified midwife staff members, assist in assessing the mother and baby during the postnatal care and provide direct care working with mothers within their plan of care.

§   Be able to plan, and prioritise tasks to meet the needs of women and their babies

§   Work under own initiative and undertake basic observations on mothers, including Blood Pressure, Temperature, Pulse, Respirations, Urinalysis, Height Measurement and Weight.

§   Respond to clinical emergencies ensuring patient safety at all times and alerting appropriate staff members promptly.

§   Enabling mothers to overcome common problems with breastfeeding during the first few days and weeks of life and supporting mothers with safe bottle feeding.

§   Provide support to women during labour and birth to ensure normal delivery of the newborn.

§   Support parents to cope with miscarriage, termination, stillbirth and neonatal death.

§   Maternal tetanus immunisation.

§   Malaria prevention (intermittent preventive treatment and insecticide-treated bed nets).

§   Screening and treatment for Sexually Transmitted Infections

§   Understand screening and treatment for anaemia.

§   Administer micronutrient supplements in pregnancy (e.g. iron, folate, vitamin A)

§   Teach women and families about danger signs in pregnancy, labour and delivery, postpartum and the newborn.

§   Help women and families make a child spacing plan.

§   On request, perform any additional duties or instruction given by the Midwife.

9.    Essential skills: §   Relevant further qualifications midwife training other relevant experience.

§   Caring and patient.

§   Able to work with people from all walks of life.

§   Flexible and adaptable to deal with unpredictable situations.

§   Able to follow instructions and procedures.

§   Knowledge of English and Somali language.

§   Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

§   Ability to manage a complex and diverse workload and meet deadlines.

§   Ability to contribute as a team member and work collaboratively with colleagues

10.  Competencies: §   Integrity

§   Planning and organisation

§   Interpersonal skills

§   Customer orientation

§   Problem-solving

§   Ability to work under pressure (planning, prioritisation, Multitasking and delegation)

§   Accuracy

§   Cooperation

§   Teamwork

11.  Job Working Conditions Working conditions are normal for an office environment. Work may require occasional weekend and evening work.

Interested persons may submit updated resumes and application letter to jobs@somalilifeline.org  specifying the position interested on subject line. Application deadline is 5th May 2022 at 5:00pm.

 

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