Registered Nurse - Delivery Suite

Role Overview

Registered Nurse - Delivery Suite at King's College Hospital London. This position supports women and their families through pregnancy, labor, and immediately after birth, providing physical, mental, and emotional care during delivery and the perinatal period.

Role Purpose

To deliver holistic, evidence-based maternity and neonatal care to women during the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal phases, ensuring the health and well-being of both mother and newborn while supporting families through pregnancy and early parenthood.

Key Responsibilities

Antenatal & Postnatal Care

• Provide prenatal and postnatal education to patients and families.
• Examine and monitor pregnant women, assess care requirements, and prepare care plans.
• Undertake screening tests and antenatal care in hospital settings.
• Support and advise parents in the daily care of newborn babies.
• Care for high-risk women under the direction of a senior midwife, both antepartum and intrapartum.

Intrapartum Care & Labor Management

• Provide holistic, evidence-based care to women during all three stages of labor.
• Manage patients with epidurals and caesarean section cases.
• Monitor and administer medication, injections, intravenous infusions, and fetal monitoring during labor.
• Perform cannulation, phlebotomy, urethral catheterisation, and CTG (Cardiotocography) monitoring and interpretation.

Emergency Management

• Manage maternity and neonatal emergencies such as Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH), Antepartum Haemorrhage (APH), shoulder dystocia, and induction of labour.

Sensitive & Compassionate Care

• Support and advise in sensitive care situations including miscarriage, termination, stillbirth, or neonatal death.
• Commit to a "mother-friendly" approach to care.

Governance & Compliance

• Maintain confidentiality of all organizational, patient, client, and employee information in accordance with policies and laws.

Qualifications & Experience

• UAE Medical Health Authority License (DHA).
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Degree in Nursing (minimum two years course duration).
• Registration as a Registered Nurse from Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, or Australia.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working in a hospital or similar healthcare setting.

Skills & Competencies

• Proficient in basic computer applications, including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), with the ability to manage digital documentation and communication effectively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, patients, and stakeholders.
• Highly self-motivated with strong internal work standards; sets realistic goals for self and supports others in achieving team objectives.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities, ensuring goals are met in dynamic environments.