Summary
Date Posted: Friday, November 04, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
2 Midwife, Head of Department A1/A0
Level:7.III
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

Minimum Qualifications
• Master's degree in Midwifery
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Midwifery Sciences
0 Year of relevant experience

Competency and Key Technical Skills
• N/A
• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
• Inclusiveness
• Accountability
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Client/citizen focus
• Professionalism
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Communication skills
• Resource management skills
• Networking skills
• Mentoring and coaching skills
• Time management skills
• Risk management skills
• Performance management skills
• Results oriented
• Digital literacy skills
• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage
• Leadership and management skills
• Creativity and Innovation
• Registration certificate and a valid License to practice nursing in Rwanda issued by the professional council
• Accountability AND RESPONSIBILITY of the legal obligations for midwifery practice
• Ability to maintain ethical midwifery practice
• Strategic leadership and orientation skills
• Ability to provide culturally appropriate care
• Ability to apply knowledge and skills in research in different health care settings
• Analytical, data interpretation and problem solving skills

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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