POSITION TITLE: Midwives for MMC – Re-Advertised (2)

JOB LOCATION:

• Taiz Governorate, Dhubab district (1)
• Abyan Governorate, Ahwar district (1)

ANNOUNCEMENT CLOSING DATE: 01/11/2024

ABOUT FMF: 

The Field Medical Foundation (FMF) has been operating in Yemen for since 2012 during even the most dangerous peak of the conflict in the region. Our staff of dedicated professionals and passionate volunteers are the helping hand that delivers aid from local and/or international partners to those who require it the most, in a country that was already suffering before the war. Today we have helped humanitarian aid reach the hands of more than 9 million vulnerable people in Yemen to help them not only to survive but also to rebuild their lives. We aim to provide a comprehensive approach to providing aid through interventions, which is why we work in almost all sectors of international emergency relief.
*FMF provides work environment which is free of sexual exploitation and abuse, discrimination, and all forms of harassment and abuse of the foundation.
*We undertake rigorous procedures to ensure that only people suitable to work with children and adults’ beneficiaries are allowed to join our organization so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults’ beneficiaries from abuse.

MAIN OBJECTIVE AND JOB SUMMARY:    

Midwives support women and their families through pregnancy and labour and in the time immediately after birth. They work in a range of settings, including expectant women’s homes, local clinics, hospitals, midwifery-led maternity units and GP surgeries. They are part of a team of professional and medical staff that includes doctors, social workers, neonatal nurses and health visitors. Midwives may be assisted by maternity support workers and be responsible for supervising them.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Examining and monitoring pregnant women.
• Assessing care requirements and writing care plans.
• Undertaking antenatal care in hospitals, homes and GP practices.
• Carrying out screening tests.
• Providing information, emotional support and reassurance to women and their partners.
• Taking patient samples, pulses, temperatures and blood pressures.
• Caring for and assisting women in labour.
• Monitoring and administering medication, injections and intravenous infusions during labour.
• Monitoring the foetus during labour.
• Advising about and supporting parents in the daily care of their newborn babies.
• Helping parents to cope with miscarriage, termination, stillbirth and neonatal death.
• Writing records.
• Tutoring student midwives.
• Identifying high-risk pregnancies.
• Midwives may work on a rota and be on call to provide care on a 24-hour basis.

QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING REQUIRED:

• An approved midwifery degree that leads to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). 
• Courses last for three years and include a mix of university study and practical experience.

KEY SKILLS FOR MIDWIVES

• Ability to deal with emotionally charged situations.
• Excellent teamworking skills.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong observational skills.
• An interest in the process of pregnancy and birth.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with people from different backgrounds.
• Ability to follow instructions and procedures.
• A caring and patient approach.
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