Vacancy title:
Registered Midwife

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Healthcare, Social Services & Nonprofit]

Jobs at:
AsOne Ministries

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, September 11 2026

Duty Station:
Namutumba Community, Uganda | Namutumba

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 17 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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About AsOne Ministries

For each community, one at a time.

AsOne Ministries is a Christ-centered, non-profit organization committed to making disciples of Jesus and creating sustainable solutions in education, enterprise, health, and agriculture.

We exist to end spiritual, relational, and economic poverty—one community at a time—by investing in holistic development in rural, underserved communities across Uganda. Our mission is rooted in personal and communal transformation that reflects the love and truth of Christ.

Position Summary

The Registered Midwife is responsible for providing safe, high-quality maternal, newborn, and reproductive health services at the AsOne Ministries health facility in the Serere community, in line with Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) standards and guidelines.

The role combines strong clinical and midwifery competence with compassionate, respectful, woman-centered care, ensuring positive pregnancy, birth, and newborn outcomes for mothers and their families.

The Registered Midwife will work closely with the Clinical Officer/In-Charge, fellow health workers, and the local community to promote safe motherhood, family planning, and child health within a Christ-centered model of care.

Key Responsibilities

1. Antenatal Care

• Conduct antenatal care (ANC) assessments and examinations for pregnant women in line with Uganda Focused Antenatal Care (FANC) guidelines.
• Screen, monitor, and manage common and high-risk pregnancy conditions, referring complicated cases promptly.
• Provide health education on nutrition, birth preparedness, danger signs, and complication readiness.
• Administer routine ANC interventions, including tetanus immunization, iron/folic acid supplementation, deworming, and malaria prophylaxis (IPTp).
• Offer HIV counselling and testing and initiate or monitor prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services.
• Maintain accurate antenatal records and mother-baby health cards.

2. Labour, Delivery and Postnatal Care

• Provide skilled attendance during labour and delivery while monitoring maternal and fetal wellbeing using the partograph and other MoH-approved tools.
• Conduct normal vaginal deliveries safely, including active management of the third stage of labour (AMTSL).
• Recognize, manage, and promptly refer obstetric emergencies such as postpartum haemorrhage, obstructed labour, and eclampsia.
• Provide immediate newborn care, including resuscitation when necessary, cord care, drying, skin-to-skin contact, and early initiation of breastfeeding.
• Provide postnatal care to mothers and newborns.
• Monitor mothers for postpartum complications and provide wound/episiotomy care and breastfeeding support.
• Educate mothers and families on postnatal danger signs, newborn care, hygiene, and birth spacing.

3. Family Planning and Reproductive Health

• Provide family planning counselling and services, including short- and long-term methods within the scope of practice.
• Provide cervical cancer screening and STI screening and treatment.
• Offer reproductive health education.
• Support adolescent- and youth-friendly reproductive health services with confidentiality and sensitivity.
• Promote birth spacing and responsible reproductive health choices.

4. Child Health and Immunization

• Conduct growth monitoring and nutrition assessments.
• Provide under-five clinic services for infants and young children.
• Administer routine childhood immunizations according to the Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization (UNEPI) schedule.
• Screen for and manage common childhood illnesses and refer complicated cases appropriately.
• Promote exclusive breastfeeding and provide infant and young child feeding counselling.

5. Emergency and Referral Care

• Identify and respond promptly to maternal, newborn, and gynaecological emergencies.
• Initiate first-line emergency management within the scope of practice.
• Coordinate timely and safe referral and transfer of high-risk mothers, newborns, and complicated cases.
• Communicate clearly with families and receiving facilities during referrals.
• Ensure emergency delivery and newborn resuscitation equipment and supplies are ready for use at all times.

6. Records, Reporting and Compliance

• Maintain accurate maternal, newborn, and child health records, registers, and partographs.
• Compile and submit timely maternal and child health reports, including ANC, delivery, PNC, and immunization reports.
• Participate in maternal death reviews, audits, and quality-of-care improvement activities.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with data protection requirements.

7. Resource and Facility Management

• Maintain adequate stocks of essential drugs, delivery kits, and newborn care supplies.
• Ensure proper sterilization and infection prevention and control (IPC) practices.
• Monitor the functionality of maternity and newborn equipment and report maintenance needs.
• Contribute to budgeting and procurement planning for maternal and newborn health supplies.

8. Teamwork and Community Outreach

• Work collaboratively with the Clinical Officer/In-Charge and other health workers.
• Participate in staff meetings, training, and continuous professional development.
• Collaborate with Village Health Teams (VHTs) and community health structures to strengthen antenatal follow-up, birth notification, and postnatal home visits.
• Participate in community health education, outreach clinics, and safe motherhood campaigns.
• Educate mothers, families, and the wider community on safe motherhood practices while reflecting Christian values of compassion and dignity.

9. Other Duties

• Perform any other duties assigned by the Clinical Officer/In-Charge or AsOne Ministries leadership as required.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Applicants should have:

• A Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Midwifery, or Registered Comprehensive Nursing and Midwifery, from a recognized institution.
• Valid registration and practising licence with the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council (UNMC) and be in good standing.
• At least 2 years of clinical experience in maternal and newborn health, preferably in a labour ward or maternity unit.
• Sound knowledge of Uganda Ministry of Health safe motherhood protocols, FANC, IMCI, and PMTCT guidelines.
• Valid certification in Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC), Basic Life Support/CPR, and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).
• A demonstrated personal Christian faith and commitment to Christ-centered service.

Behavioural Competencies

The ideal candidate should be:

• Compassionate, respectful, and patient when caring for mothers, newborns, and families.
• Calm, decisive, and effective under pressure, particularly during deliveries and obstetric emergencies.
• Highly ethical, confidential, accountable, and professional.
• Observant and attentive to changes in maternal and newborn conditions.
• An excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
• A collaborative team player who contributes positively to the health facility and community.

Technical Competencies

• Strong clinical skills in antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and newborn care.
• Competence in normal delivery, partograph use, and management of common obstetric emergencies.
• Skills in family planning counselling and service provision.
• Knowledge of immunization schedules and child health and nutrition monitoring.
• Competence in health records management and HMIS reporting.
• Ability to maintain a clean, safe, well-organized, and fully functional maternity/labour ward.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: professional certificate

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