Nurse/Midwife at Jacaranda Maternity

Business Purpose/Objective: 

The nurse’s primary responsibility is to provide both Maternity and neonatal care. The nurse will also function as a member of the midwife team in the low risk setting as dictated by patient volume and clinical need and will be responsible for providing and maintaining high standards of professional nursing care to all clients while ensuring consistent provision of efficient and ethical care to support in achieving quality health service delivery.

Education

• Hold a diploma or degree in nursing from a recognized university/(medical training) college.
• Hold an active Nursing licence from the Nursing Council of Kenya.

Experience

• Position holder should have at least 5 years’ experience in Maternity or MCH/FP working as a licensed Nurse/Midwife in a busy maternity institution and experience in working as a start-up maternity facility.
• Position holder should have at least 2 years experience working in a busy NBU.
• Experience caring for high-risk conditions including hypertension/preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, multiple gestations and history of poor obstetrics outcomes.
• Neonatal/Paediatric or reproductive health nursing is an added advantage.