Staff Midwife (Corniche Hospital)

Role Overview

Staff Midwife at SEHA, Corniche Hospital. Provides antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to childbearing women and their newborn according to the Midwifery Scope of Practice as defined by the regulatory body.

Role Purpose

To understand, support and promote the mission, vision and values of the organisation while delivering evidence-based midwifery care, health education and clinical leadership to ensure safe, effective and compassionate patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Practice & Patient Care

• Act as the lead care provider for women with uncomplicated pregnancy.
• Identify pregnancy complications and risk factors and refer to the appropriate physician.
• Perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care in accordance with organisational policy and procedures and the unit scope of service.
• Provide routine antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for normal pregnancy including risk assessment, recognition of complications and initiation of appropriate action.
• Promote breastfeeding and comply with baby friendly organisational initiatives.
• 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.
• Coordinate individualised care from point of first contact throughout the episode of care, incorporating discharge planning.
• Identify significant changes in patient conditions, initiate appropriate action and report to immediate supervisor or physician as appropriate.
• Prioritise patient care based on ongoing assessment of patient needs.
• Participate in the referral process and utilise available resources for the provision of comprehensive care to patients and families as per organisational policy.
• Demonstrate service excellence and act as a patient advocate to support the patient's rights and dignity at all times.
• Facilitate a climate of mutual understanding and appreciation of cross-cultural differences inherent in a multicultural society.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to provide patient and family-centred care.
• Administer medications according to organisational policies and procedures, understanding actions, contraindications, evaluating patient response and identifying side effects.
• Practice within the Ministry of Health and HA-AD Narcotic Policies and Procedures.
• Report Adverse Drug Reactions and medication errors in accordance with organisational policy.
• Respond to all levels of emergencies according to organisational policies and procedures.
• Promote normal physiological childbirth.

Leadership & Staff Development

• 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.
• Participate in annual performance reviews of self and others.
• Act as role model and mentor to fellow nursing staff.
• Actively participate in organisational change in a constructive manner.
• Supervise practical nurses, 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.
• Perform in-charge duties as delegated.
• Promote a suitable learning environment for staff, act as mentor or preceptor as needed.
• Supervise and teach other staff as needed.

Communication & Documentation

• Maintain confidentiality and security of patient, family and organisational information in accordance with confidentiality policy.
• Document 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 organisational policies and procedures.
• Ensure documentation reflects a continuous, systematic and accurate nursing assessment of all patient care events.
• Establish and maintain professional boundaries with patients and members of the health care team.

Professional Development & Competence

• Demonstrate sound critical thinking, conflict management and problem-solving ability.
• Complete mandatory and unit-specific competencies and demonstrate ongoing competence.
• Identify own professional learning needs and develop an annual learning plan in conjunction with the Manager, Charge Nurse or CRN.
• 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 units in compliance with HA-AD and organisational requirements.

Quality, Safety & Risk Management

• 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.
• Actively contribute to the organisation's culture of patient safety.
• Ensure provision of a clean and safe working environment that minimises risks to patient, visitors, other staff and self.
• Identify faulty or defective equipment or furniture, remove from service and report to immediate supervisor for action.
• Comply with International and HAAD patient safety goals.
• 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, completing appropriate documentation according to organisational policy.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of resource consumption and practice within a cost-effective framework.
• Ensure compliance with the requirements of the Health and Safety regulations of the hospital.

Patient & Family 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.

Organisational Standards

• Uphold the organisation's customer service standards at all times.
• Contribute to wider corporate and organisational development needs as appropriate within scope of practice.

Qualifications & Experience

• DOH Licensed Midwife

Skills & Competencies

• Sound critical thinking ability.
• Conflict management.
• Problem-solving ability.
• Interdisciplinary team approach and collaboration.
• Patient advocacy.
• Evidence-based practice.
• Medication administration and management.
• Risk assessment and identification.
• Clinical assessment and evaluation.
• Health education delivery.
• Infection control knowledge and compliance.
• Information technology and electronic medical records.

Additional Information

• Special Certificate in Leadership required.
• Job description is not definitive and following periodic review may be subject to change.
• The midwife will also be expected to contribute to the wider corporate and organisational development needs as appropriate within scope of practice.