Job Description
Applications are invited to fill in the urgent vacancy of full time Midwife at a private hospital.
Midwife – Full time
Location – Harare
Duties and Responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities
1. Give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period.
2. Provide full antenatal care, including screening tests in the hospital, community, and the home.
3. Provide counseling and advice before and after screening and tests.
4. Conduct deliveries on her own and care for the newborn infant.
5. Manage complications in pregnancy and childbirth, by the principles of basic emergency obstetric care.
6. Identify high-risk pregnancies and making referrals to doctors and other medical specialists.
7. Provide support and advice following events such as miscarriage, termination, stillbirth, neonatal abnormality, and neonatal death.
8. Provide primary care to women of productive age.
9. Supervise the registered general nurses, nurse aides and students on training.
10. Counsel and educate women, the family, and the community, in relevant areas of health and provide a program of parenthood preparation and complete preparation for childbirth including advice on hygiene and nutrition.
11. Give support and advice on the daily care of the baby, including breastfeeding, bathing, and making up feeds.
12. Provide all non-surgical methods of family planning, and counseling for surgical methods.
13. Follow standard policies, procedures, and objectives; continuous quality improvement initiatives; safety, environmental, and infection prevention standards.
Qualifications and Experience
Qualifications and experience
Diploma in General Nursing and Midwife or any other relevant qualifications
At least 3 years working experience as a midwife, preferably working in a private hospital
How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to send detailed CVs to email address midwifevacancy2025@gmail.com
