Registered Nurse / Midwife at Reddington Hospital

The Reddington Multi-specialist Hospital built on nine floors provides fully comprehensive tertiary hospital solutions in most medical areas. Our journey as a healthcare provider began in March 2006 with the establishment of the Cardiac Centre, in Victoria Island, in association with the renowned Cromwell Hospital in London.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Registered Nurse / Midwife

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full time

Job Summary

• We are currently recruiting for the role of a Nurse Midwife. The Registered Nurse Midwife would be involved in monitoring the fetus during labor.
• Providing information, emotional support and reassurance to women and their partners.

Key Areas of Accountability

• Examining and monitoring pregnant women.
• Providing information, emotional support and reassurance to women and their partners.
• Recording the vital signs (temperature, pulse respiration) and keeping accurate records of the observations made.
• Caring for and assisting women in labor.
• Monitoring and administering medication, injections and intravenous infusions during labor.
• Monitoring the fetus during labor.
• Advising about and supporting parents in the daily care of their newborn babies.
• Helping parents to cope with miscarriage, termination, stillbirth and neonatal death.
• Providing primary and specialty health care for women, including conducting Physical exams and diagnosing, treating, and managing medical conditions.
• Counseling and educating patients.
• Providing newborn care for the first 28 days.
• Providing support through peri-menopause and menopause.
• Providing pregnancy care by monitoring the health of the mother-to-be and her unborn baby.
• Provide education, counseling, and prenatal care individualized to each woman.
• Assist during labor and delivery.
• Provide follow-up care for mom and baby after delivery, including advice on issues such as breastfeeding
• Provides direct prenatal, intra-partum, postpartum and/or well women patient services and primary care
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
• Any other duties assigned by the Head Nurse or Management.

Job Specification

• Candidates should possess minimum of RN / post-basic Midwifery Nursing qualifications from any accredited school of nursing or university.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in midwifery  nursing from a reputable hospital 
• Basic Life Support certificate is a MUST
• ACLS certificate would be an added advantage
• Sufficient clinical knowledge.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: hrteam@reddingtonhospital.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.