Staff Midwife (Corniche Hospital)

Role Overview

Staff Midwife at Corniche Hospital, SEHA, providing comprehensive midwifery care to childbearing women and newborns.

Role Purpose

To deliver antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to childbearing women and their newborns according to the Midwifery Scope of Practice as defined by the regulatory body, while supporting the organisation's mission, vision and values and adhering to the Professional Nurses Code of Conduct for Abu Dhabi.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care Delivery

• Provide routine antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for normal pregnancy including risk assessment, recognition of complications and initiation of appropriate action.
• Act as the lead care provider for women with uncomplicated pregnancy.
• Identify pregnancy complications and risk factors and refer to the appropriate physician.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in accordance with the organisation's policy, procedures and unit scope of service.
• Coordinate individualized care from point of first contact throughout the episode of care, incorporating discharge planning in the plan of care.
• Identify significant changes in patient conditions, initiate appropriate action and report to immediate supervisor or physician as appropriate.
• Prioritize patient care based on ongoing assessment of patient needs.
• Promote normal physiological childbirth.
• Promote breastfeeding and comply with 'baby friendly' organisational initiatives.

Medication & Emergency Management

• Administer medications according to organisation policies and procedures.
• Understand actions of medication and contraindications, evaluate patient's response and identify side effects and initiate appropriate action.
• Practice within the Ministry of Health and HA-AD Narcotic Policies and Procedures.
• Report Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) and medication errors in accordance with organisation policy.
• Respond to all levels of emergencies according to the organisation's policies and procedures.

Patient Safety & Quality

• Actively contribute to the organisation's culture of patient safety.
• Comply with International and HAAD patient safety goals.
• Ensure provision of a clean and safe working environment that minimizes risks to patients, visitors, other staff and self.
• Identify faulty or defective equipment or furniture, remove from service and report to immediate supervisor for action.
• Actively promote and comply with the organisation's Infection Control policies and procedures.
• Identify, manage and report incidents to immediate supervisor and to physician as required; complete appropriate documentation according to organisation policy.
• Participate in quality improvement activities by assisting with the development of standards, implementation and review of policies, procedures and guidelines, evaluation of indicators and reporting of outcomes and trends.
• Monitor and assist in evaluating unit operation and services to correct problems, improve systems and ensure safe patient care.
• Participate in interdisciplinary teams and Performance Improvement Projects for the evaluation and improvement of processes and clinical practice.

Documentation & Communication

• Maintain confidentiality and security of patient, family and organisational information in accordance with the confidentiality policy.
• Be responsible for documentation and participate in the use of information technology and relevant electronic medical records.
• Facilitate effective communication between the patient, family and the interdisciplinary health care team as required.
• Liaise with other health care providers as necessary to ensure appropriate and timely interventions for patients and for discharge planning.
• Actively participate in meetings, rounds and case conferences in the role of primary nurse.
• Provide comprehensive clinical handover and reports as required to ensure patient safety.
• Ensure nursing documentation is compliant with organisation policies and procedures.
• Ensure documentation reflects continuous, systematic and accurate nursing assessment of all patient care events.

Supervision, Teaching & Mentoring

• Supervise practical nurses and practical midwives, junior staff and student nurses to ensure the provision of safe and effective patient care.
• Act as a preceptor to new staff as required.
• Act as role model and mentor to fellow nursing staff.
• Promote a suitable learning environment for staff and act as mentor or preceptor as needed.
• Supervise and teach other staff as needed.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Perform in-charge duties as delegated.
• Demonstrate a professional commitment to patients and fellow health care professionals.
• Promote and support a collaborative practice model.
• Promote an interdisciplinary team approach based on mutual respect and direct communication between health professionals.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to provide patient and family centred care.
• Establish and maintain professional boundaries with patients and members of the health care team.
• Participate in the referral process and utilise available resources for the provision of comprehensive care to patients and families as per organisational policy.
• Facilitate a climate of mutual understanding and appreciation of cross cultural differences inherent in a multicultural society.
• Demonstrate service excellence and act as a patient advocate to support the patient's rights and dignity at all times.

Professional Development & Practice

• Demonstrate sound critical thinking, conflict management and problem solving ability.
• Assume accountability and responsibility for own practice and do not carry out tasks beyond level of competence.
• Utilise evidence based practice in the provision of care.
• Participate in annual performance reviews of self and others.
• Complete mandatory and unit specific competencies and demonstrate ongoing competence.
• Identify own professional learning needs in conjunction with the Manager, Charge Nurse or CRN and develop an annual learning plan.
• Demonstrate improvement in clinical practice as a result of application of new theoretical knowledge.
• Initiate or participate in Nursing and other disciplines research that contributes to continual improvement in standards of care.
• Develop and maintain own Professional Portfolio as per HA-AD policy.
• Obtain accredited and non-accredited Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) Units in compliance with HA-AD and the organisation's requirements.
• Actively participate in organisational change in a constructive manner.

Health Education & Patient Empowerment

• Participate in promotion of health and delivery of health education.
• Assess patient and family education needs, plan for and provide education and evaluate outcome.
• Provide a suitable environment that supports patient and family learning.
• Ensure patient and family are provided with comprehensive information and resources to meet their health care needs and empower them to make informed choices about their care.
• Engage in health promotion activities in the healthcare organisation and community.

General Organisational Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of resource consumption and practice within a cost effective framework.
• Contribute to the wider corporate and organisational development needs as appropriate within scope of practice.
• Ensure compliance with the requirements of the Health and Safety regulations of the hospital.
• Uphold the organisation's customer service standards at all times.

Qualifications & Experience

• Department of Health (DOH) Licence as Midwife

Skills & Competencies

• Sound critical thinking ability.
• Conflict management skills.
• Problem solving ability.
• Professional commitment to patients and health care professionals.
• Knowledge of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care practices.
• Risk assessment and complication recognition in pregnancy.
• Medication administration and management.
• Electronic medical records systems.
• Patient education delivery.
• Mentoring and supervision capability.
• Interdisciplinary team collaboration.
• Cross cultural communication and awareness.

Additional Information

• This job description is not definitive and following periodic review may be subject to change.
• The midwife will be expected to contribute to wider corporate and organisational development needs as appropriate within scope of practice.