About this role
The job is for a Midwife based in Katsina, working with an NGO that provides humanitarian health services. The role involves delivering Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) and sexual and reproductive health care, including antenatal, postnatal, basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care, and family planning, following internal protocols and standards. The Midwife supports outreach activities, patient education, referrals, data recording, and collaboration with the health team to ensure quality and continuity of care during humanitarian operations. The employer operates international NGO programmes focused on assisting populations affected by crises, with health projects managed by a health team under supervision. The position includes responsibilities across clinical care, patient communication, data management, incident reporting, and participation in team activities and outbreak response as required.
What you would do
- Prepare and organise materials for activities before starting.
- Conduct antenatal consultations and screening per protocols; identify risk factors.
- Perform deliveries according to protocols and hygiene standards.
- Conduct postnatal checks within six weeks; provide treatment and refer when needed.
- Provide family planning consultations and counselling per protocol.
- Administer standard prophylactic treatments to pregnant women.
- Verify tetanus vaccination status for pregnant women.
- Manage SRH emergencies with supervisor guidance and PUI protocols.
- Identify victims of sexual and gender-based violence and coordinate treatment.
- Explain diagnoses and treatments to patients and support adherence.
What they are asking for
- Qualifications and experience not stated in the source text.
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