Registered Midwife at ROYAL MEICAL CENTRE

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Feb, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Clinical Excellence, Compassionate Care, Patient Advocacy, Effective Communication, Team Collaboration, Midwifery Competency, Patient Education, Emergency Response, Quality Improvement, Infection Control, Patient Assessment, Wound Care Management, Emotional Support, Cultural Competence, Health Promotion, Professional Development

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Summary To support and demonstrate our NMC Nursing Mission, Vision, and Values: Our Nursing Vision: At NMC Healthcare, we are committed to providing clinical excellence through safe, compassionate, and individualized care to every patient, every time. Our Nursing Mission: To exemplify clinical excellence, every NMC nurse will seek to: Do the right thing Be the patient’s advocate Be open and transparent Deliver safe, compassionate care Recognize the uniqueness of each patient Contribute to an outstanding patient’s experience Engage with and contribute to, a learning culture Lead and influence changes in healthcare Our Nursing Values: We will achieve this through our core values: Safety Excellence Ethics Trust Collaboration The post holder will work collaboratively with other team members, uphold and live the NMC Nursing Strategy in order to provide safe and outstanding care to their patient, to the patient's bystanders all the time, every time. Key Accountabilities These must be upheld in accordance with the UAE Code of Conduct, Scope of Practice and licensure as per the regulator. The post holder will: Always speak up if safety is a concern Treat all patients with kindness, respect and compassion Recognize and work within the limits of their own competence Take responsibility for their own actions Communicate effectively with colleagues to ensure patients receives the safest, most effective care possible Perform additional duties when required Education and Training: Ensure relevant training and competency is undertaken to deliver care safely. Maintain up-to-date mandatory training requirements. Follow and comply with the NMC Midwifery Competency Matrix / Framework, relevant to their role profile. Be willing to learn new clinical skills and actively contribute to the learning culture through attendance of journal clubs and professional development programs. Support and supervise pre-registration and new nurses and other health care workers when required. Participate in teaching, mentorship and preceptorship when required. Participate in clinical supervision of student nurses, newly graduated nurses, newly hired experienced nurses, return to practice nurses and nurses undergoing cross-training or upskilling. Participate in Performance Improvement Plans when required. Share knowledge and skill with others, to improve patient care and services. Ensure they are skilled, trained and competent before using any medical device. Involve patients in their own healthcare and recovery through education, awareness and positive reinforcement. Quality Assurance and Governance: Speak up, if something isn't right. Maintain awareness of and comply with, the NMC Policies and Procedures Participate in all activities related to DOH/DHA/MOH/MOHAP and NMC Quality Improvement when required. Uphold the regulatory and accreditation standards. Continually seek to improve the service of and care delivery for patients and their families. Report and notify all untoward/serious and near miss incidents to your direct line manager and then through the incident reporting system in a timely manner. Cooperate with all investigations and audits when requested to do so in the interest of developing a learning culture and seeking to improve care and services. Promote customer service based on NMC patient satisfaction results. Share best practices and quality patient outcomes through audit. Be aware of the impact of nursing care on patient outcomes measured through Nursing Sensitive Key Performance Indicators and external benchmarks. Contribute to a positive practice environment, upholding the six standards of ANCC Pathway to Excellence®. Professional: Always uphold the reputation of the nursing profession. Act as a positive role model for all nursing and support staff. Must have insight of own behaviour and in others. Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care under the indirect supervision of senior nursing staff. Comply will all aspects of the UAE Code of Conduct, Scope of Practice and licensure as per the regulator. Refuse to undertake any task for which he/she has not been trained and is not competent to undertake. Always seek expert help when the demand of care, service or skill, falls outside their capabilities. Only delegate tasks to those team members who are trained, skilled and competent to undertake such tasks. Assist in updating clinical policies and guidelines in line with skill and experience. Assist, engage with and contribute to the professional development of colleagues. Ensure re-licensure is managed in a timely manner. Always maintain patient confidentiality. Ensure timely expert advice or senior nursing support is sought when a patient's condition fails to respond to prescribed treatment. Manage a deteriorating patient without delay, using the Early Warning System escalation process and American Heart Association emergency algorithms. Equality and Diversity: The post holder is required to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in service delivery and employment practices. All employees must comply with NMC equality and diversity policies, procedures and initiatives. Infection Prevention and Control (IPC): IPC is everyone’s responsibility. All staff are required to read and implement the NMC IPC Policy and Strategy to maintain the highest possible standards of cleanliness at all times, thus reducing the risk of infection in patients, staff and visitors. The strictest hand hygiene complianceencompassing, 5 moments of hand hygiene, bare below the elbows and environmental care, will be expected of all staff, including the post holder, at all times. Safeguarding Children: NMC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Please refer to Federal Law No. 3 of 2016 (Wadeema’s Law) https://www.khda.gov.ae/CMS/WebParts/TextEditor/Documents/Children_Law_English.pdf Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems (OSHMS) Comply with OSHMS instructions, policies and safe working procedures. Use of appropriate personal protective equipment and safety systems. Be familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures. Not wilfully or recklessly endanger anyone’s health and safety. Assist with the preparation of risk assessments. Report OSH Hazards, incidents, near misses and issues. Reduce, Reuse, Recycling of waste as much as possible. Attend all OSH Trainings, awareness programs and mock drills. Participates in the OSHMS audits, inspections, ensuring standards are maintained. Specific Responsibilities for this Role National Nursing Practice Standards RN MOHAP.pdf Scope of Practice for Midwives for Publication 2023-12-20.pdf Scope of Practice RN MOHAP.pdf Registered Midwife will: Practice in accordance to the regulator Scope of Practice, ensuring completion of all competencies and required clinical privileging prior to providing direct patient care. Registered Midwives can provide care to the woman and newborn in different practice settings. Provide safe and compassionate care during the antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and newborn periods. Provide safe and EBP care in relation to spontaneous vaginal deliveries (SVD), assist with instrumental vaginal deliveries, and caesarean deliveries (both emergent and elective) for the mother and newborn, reflective of scope of practice, life support provider status and clinical privileging. Assist the obstetrician with required procedures or perform as per scope of practice, competence, and clinical privileging, such as artificial rupture of membranes (AROM), sterile vaginal examinations. Monitor the progress of labouring mothers, performs CTG monitoring and interprets findings of foetal heart rates and recognises when to escalate to the obstetrician, reflective of scope of practice, competence, and clinical privileging. Support women during childbirth, reflective of the woman’s birthing plan, is knowledgeable regarding stem cell collection and monitoring in all stages of labour and monitoring the condition of the fetus, reflective of EBP and the WHO Mother Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative. Perform immediate post-delivery care of the mother to include (but not limited to) fundal massage, placental examination, quantifiable blood loss assessment and monitoring of vital signs, with immediate recognition and escalation to the obstetrician as needed, in accordance to scope of practice. Perform immediate post-delivery care of the newborn(s) to include (but not limited to) taking of cord blood gases, performing the initial steps of newborn care, newborn identification, physical assessment and monitoring of vital signs, with immediate recognition and escalation to the neonatologist as needed, in accordance to scope of practice. Support, promote, and protect the ten steps within the WHO Mother Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative recommendations during the antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and newborn periods. Provide education and support strategies to the mother and newborn that encourage early breastfeeding, and skin-to-skin bonding. Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members. Assess and identify patients' needs and implement and monitor the patient's medical plan and treatment. They will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings. Perform systematic patient assessment, re-assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation and escalate immediately when appropriate. Understand and analyse the assessment information and data. Determine actual and potential midwifery diagnoses, problems, and issues. Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care. Create and evaluate patient care plans with the interprofessional team, in collaboration with the patient and patient's bystanders. Record vital signs, recognize, address and escalate all abnormalities or deviations as per policy. Maintain and update technical and clinical skills related to midwifery practice. Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment. Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations. Maintain essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope of practice such as but not limited to Basic Life Support, PROMPT, CTG and Neonatal Resuscitation. In depth knowledge and clinical skills of Obstetric emergencies, midwifery management of such emergencies and care. Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment. Administer medications and monitor patients closely for any side effects and reactions, for example during an induction of labour. Administer treatments such as IV fluids, IV medications and blood products, monitoring patients for any reactions. Reflective of EBP and when clinically indicated only, perform episiotomy, as per scope of practice, competence, and clinical privileging. Repair perineal laceration first and second degree as per scope of practice, competence, and clinical privileging. Provide wound care management, education and support to women following caesarean sections, episiotomy, and vaginal tears. Assist in medical procedures invasive and non-invasive as needed for the patient and to obtain specimens as ordered. Facilitate the process of safe patient`s admission, transfer and discharge, inclusive of the mother and newborn. Provides parents with bereavement support, advice and compassion during end-of-life care in relation to congenital birth defects, loss of pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death. Complies with regulatory and NMC policy requirements with the disposal of human tissue. Type additional unit specific & department specific responsibilities here

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Responsibilities

The Registered Midwife will provide safe and compassionate care during antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and newborn periods, while collaborating with healthcare teams. They will also be responsible for patient education, assessment, and implementing care plans.