Requirements

• Full Grade 12 Certificate or equivalent
• Degree/Diploma in Midwifery from a recognized institution
• Fully registered with the Health Professions Council of Zambia
• Qualified and professional Registered Midwife with at least 2 years’ work experience as a Midwife
• Pays attention to detail even under work related pressure.
• A strong work ethic and a “can-do” attitude that requires minimal supervision
• Should have the residential address within PHI Chainama or surrounding areas such as Mtendere, Munali, Avondale and Chelstone.

All Suitable candidates should apply in email to phifamilyclinic@gmail.com no later than Friday, 17th March, 2023. Attached to your introductory email should be a 2-paged resume and 1-paged cover letter in PDF.With the reference for the job applied for or bring their application in person to:

PHI Family Clinic, PHI Chainama Area, Lusaka Zambia.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Monitoring the health of pregnant women and their unborn babies.
• Educating patients as well as their partners and family members on reproductive health, preparation for parenthood, and antenatal care.
• Teaching patients with pain management techniques to prepare them for labor.
• Delivering patients’ babies in birthing centers, patients’ homes, or hospitals as well as providing emotional support and encouragement during labor.
• Taking and recording patients’ blood pressure, temperature, and pulse as well as ordering diagnostic tests as needed.
• Helping patients and their partners to cope with miscarriages, stillbirths, neonatal deaths, and terminations.
• Teaching new mothers how to feed their newborns.
• Assisting patients in creating suitable birth plans.
• Providing sound advice to patients regarding diets, exercises, and medications suitable for pregnancy.