2 Job Positions of Midwife, Head of Department A1/A0 Under Statute at RUBAVU DISTRICT HEALTH: (Deadline 30 November 2022)

2 Job Positions of Midwife, Head of Department A1/A0 Under Statute at RUBAVU DISTRICT HEALTH: (Deadline 30 November 2022)

Job description

• Collaborate with academic institutions, hospitals, professional regulatory bodies and health stakeholders for clinical placement of midwifery students
• Develop and approve formulations of nursing /midwifery guideline, goals and programs for nursing/midwifery services consistent with the mission and goals of Public Health.
• Develop, maintain and review nursing policies and procedures that conform to current standards nursing practice, hospital operational policies.
• Encourage and support a positive work environment to ensure positive staff morale and quality services.
• Enforce the infection prevention and control mechanisms and challenging poor practice
• Ensure mothers are cared in a clean and safe environment.
• Ensure performance and quality data are collected, consolidated and maintained to support utilization initiatives
• Ensure that the midwives staff educate patient as well as their partners and family members on reproductive health, antenatal care and preparation for parenthood.
• Ensure the mothers are well monitored and treated during pregnancy, childbirth and post-partum.
• Establish and foster effective working relationships with and between the various professional groups within the hospitals.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and staff to contribute to the active resolution of potentially complex situations, conflicts and issues
• Establish, as part of the management team, priorities, strategies and action plans to achieve stated outcomes, goals and objectives.
• Manages staff with direct responsibility for the continuous performance appraisal
• Mentor and coach Department midwives in leadership roles.
• Monitor and maintain excellent clinical standards within clinical teams, in conjunction with the Director of Nursing
• Participate in all research activities in the department assigned to
• Prepare department budgets and needs
• Promote customer care service and hospitality and respond to and adequately resolve complaints or concerns from staff, patient or families
• Submit monthly, quarterly and annually report to the supervisor.
• Supervise the daily clinical and nursing care management of all patients in conjunction with the midwives.
• Support the development and implementation of education and training programs within area of responsibility
• Undertake root cause analysis and develop action plans, ensuring that this leads to change in practice
• Work in collaboration with the human resource manager to monitor and regulate training and development of all staff to ensure that all staff receives CPDs
• Perform any other duties assigned by his/her supervisor