About the Role
St Dominic Catholic Hospital, a 64-bed faith-based institution committed to Catholic and medical ethics, is seeking a compassionate, highly skilled, and dedicated Registered Midwife to join its Maternity Unit. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive, evidence-based care to women throughout pregnancy, labour, childbirth, and the postnatal period, ensuring the health and well-being of both mother and newborn while upholding professional standards and hospital policies.
Key Responsibilities- Provide comprehensive antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and newborn care.
- Assess, monitor, and manage pregnant women during labour and delivery.
- Monitor fetal and maternal well-being and promptly report abnormalities to the attending physician.
- Conduct normal deliveries within the scope of professional practice and assist with obstetric emergencies.
- Administer prescribed medications, intravenous fluids, and treatments accurately.
- Provide family planning counselling and reproductive health education.
- Educate expectant and new mothers on pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, newborn care, nutrition, and postnatal recovery.
- Monitor mothers and newborns for complications and ensure timely intervention or referral when necessary.
- Maintain accurate, complete, and timely nursing and midwifery documentation.
- Ensure compliance with infection prevention and control protocols.
- Assist doctors during obstetric procedures, Caesarean sections, and other maternity-related interventions.
- Participate in ward rounds, multidisciplinary team meetings, and clinical audits.
- Support and mentor junior nurses, student midwives, and nurse assistants where applicable.
- Promote compassionate, respectful, and confidential care at all times.
- Ensure the maternity unit is clean, organized, and adequately equipped.
- Registered Midwife (RM) qualification.
- Registered Nurse (RN) qualification is an added advantage.
- Bachelor of Nursing Science (B.NSc.) is an added advantage.
- Valid Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) practicing license.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is desirable; Neonatal Resuscitation Programme (NRP) or Emergency Obstetric Care training is an added advantage.
- Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience in a maternity or obstetric unit.
- Experience in antenatal clinic, labour ward, postnatal ward, and newborn care is highly desirable.
- Excellent knowledge of maternal and newborn healthcare, with strong labour and delivery management skills.
- Competence in fetal monitoring and emergency obstetric care.
- Excellent clinical assessment, critical thinking, and documentation skills.
- Strong communication, counselling, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and respond promptly to emergencies.
- Willingness to work rotating shifts, weekends, public holidays, and emergency call duties.
- Attractive and competitive monthly salary (N200,000 - N300,000).
- Opportunities for continuous professional development and specialized training.
- Supportive and conducive working environment.
- Opportunity to contribute meaningfully to faith-based, patient-centred maternal healthcare.