Midwife, Head of Department A1/A0 Under Statute at NGORORERO DISTRICT HEALTH: (Deadline 29 November 2023)

Midwife, Head of Department A1/A0 Under Statute at NGORORERO DISTRICT HEALTH: (Deadline 29 November 2023)

Job description

I. Summary of Overall Role and Responsibilities
The Head of Midwifery Department/Matron is responsible of coordinating all midwives’ activities and records in the Department.
II. Key Duties and Tasks
 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