Registered Midwife
Salary not disclosed
Closes in 14 days
About the company
Aspen Medical Fiji operates healthcare services in Lautoka as part of the global Aspen Medical organisation. The company positions itself as offering exceptional career opportunities and exposure to cutting-edge projects, with staff who work alongside the wider Aspen Global Team of experts.
About the role
This Registered Midwife role works in partnership with women and their families, providing support, education and advice throughout pregnancy, labour, childbirth, the puerperium and care of the newborn. The position delivers safe, woman-centred maternity care across the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal continuum in line with professional standards, organisational policies and clinical guidelines. The midwife assesses clients against the Midwifery Scope of Practice and nursing standards, interprets findings to plan care for acute clients, and executes nursing care plans in line with national policies and infection control guidelines. The role also mentors registered nurses in training and interns providing intensive nursing care, and maintains accurate client documentation including the Patient Information system.
Key responsibilities
- Provide proper assessment of clients in conformity to the Midwifery Scope of Practice, Nursing standards and clinical practice guidelines
- Interpret assessment findings to plan nursing care for acute clients and support immediate families
- Execute nursing care plans and specialist team orders in line with national nursing policies, facility protocols and infection control guidelines
- Make sound ethical nursing decisions in client care and advocate for patients to specialist teams and families
- Nurse and monitor high risk and critical patients, escalating clinical issues beyond competency to experts in a timely manner
- Facilitate learning and mentor registered nurses in training and intern nurses providing intensive nursing care
- Maintain accurate documentation on client folders across all levels of care, including the Patient Information system
- Comply with JCI processes and training, and participate in maintaining a safe and healthy workplace
About the successful candidate
- Undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in Midwifery
- Hold a valid annual practicing license and registration as a registered midwife with the Fiji Nursing Council
- Sound knowledge and competence in obstetric and neonatal emergencies and neonatal resuscitation
- Experience in nursing at a major hospital, community health or similar nursing environment
- Sound knowledge of basic nursing principles and clinical practices, and the operational plans and goals of midwifery services
- Good knowledge of the Midwifery Scope of Practice, Nursing Act (2011), FNC Code of Ethics and Conduct, Public Service Code of Conduct, OHS Act and relevant legislation
- Exceptional clinical nursing skills, communication skills, and ability to maintain confidentiality of patient information
- Computer skills including Microsoft 365; ability to work under minimum supervision as an assertive self-starter