Midwife

• Monitoring women’s health during their pregnancies, helping to develop and support a woman’s birth plan, Undertaking clinical examinations and screenings as part of antenatal care

• Carrying out screening tests and taking blood samples and temperatures, identifying high risk pregnancies, Administering drugs on exemption

• Running parenting classes as part of antenatal care Assisting with care and monitoring during labor and birth, providing advice and support to parents of newborns, for example teaching new and expectant mothers how to feed their babies

• Providing advice and support to parents coping with miscarriage, stillbirth, termination and neonatal death, performing emergency procedures and referring women to other medical staff where necessary

Writing reports and documenting assessments and care

• Essential Skills: Ability to deal with emotionally charged situations, Excellent team working skills, Interpersonal and communication skills

• Strong observational skills, an interest in the process of pregnancy and birth Flexible and adaptable Able to work with people from different backgrounds Able to follow instructions and procedures Caring and patient

• Desired Skills: Understanding and caring attitude, ability to get on well with people from a wide range of backgrounds

• Emotional and mental strength Good observation, ability to act on own initiative, patience Willingness to take responsibility Ability to cope with distressing situations and to remain calm in stressful situations