Nursing Officer (Midwifery) Job at Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB)

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Organisation: Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB)
Duty Station: Kalungi HC III –Masaka
District, Uganda
Reports
to: Senior Nursing
Officer



About
UPMB:
The Uganda Protestant
Medical Bureau (UPMB) is a leading Christian Organization coordinating over 277
health facilities spread all over Uganda. The UPMB network in conjunction with
Mildmay Uganda received funding from PEPFAR to recruit Human Resources for
Health for some of its facilities.
Job
Summary: The Nursing
Officer (Midwifery) will offer midwifery nursing services and public health
interventions to patients and the community.



Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Receiving
    patients, registering admissions, deliveries, discharges and deaths.
  • Conduct
    antenatal care and identify high risk cases for referrals.
  • Providing
    care during pregnancy, labour, delivery and puerperium with emphasis to
    prevention of infection and complications to mother and baby.
  • Sensitizing
    mothers about benefits of breast feeding and recommended diet.
  • Participating
    in the bed side nursing procedures as a member of the caring team.
  • Participating
    in Doctors/clinical officer’s ward rounds.
  • Preparing
    patients for meals and participating in serving them.
  • Requisitioning
    and accounting for medical supplies and sundries.
  • Participating
    in research activities.
  • Imparting
    knowledge and skills to students and staff.
  • Adhering
    to professional code of conduct and Ethics.
  • Carrying
    out Human Resource Management functions such as training and staff
    performance appraisal.
  • Compiling
    daily ward report and handing over to in coming shift.     
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
  • All
    applicants should be trained as a Registered Midwife level from a
    recognized institution.
  • The
    applicant must be registered with the Nurses council and midwives council.
  • All
    candidates must have a valid Practicing License.     
How
to Apply:
all interested candidates should send their applications with detailed CVs, and
copies of certificates should be sent to the respective Church of Uganda
Dioceses. Please Note applications for posts in Kimwanyi Kabungo Kalungi and
Wellsprings should be sent to the Diocesan Secretary, West Buganda Diocese P. O
Box 242 Masaka, Uganda while applications to Lulagala and Namutamba HC III
should be sent to The Diocesan Secretary Mityana Diocese P.O Box 102 Mityana,
Uganda.
Deadline:
26th July 2013
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