Midwife Clinical Educator

About the role

The Midwife Clinical Educator will strengthen the knowledge, clinical competence and leadership of midwives and maternity staff at Koidu Government Hospital. Working closely with the maternity leadership team, this role supports evidence‑based, respectful and safe maternity care through structured teaching, mentorship, simulation‑based learning and continuous quality improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement a structured clinical education, mentorship and preceptorship programme for midwives, nurses and maternity health workers.
• Provide bedside coaching, clinical supervision and mentorship for newly recruited midwives, interns, students and junior staff.
• Conduct regular clinical skills training and simulation sessions on postpartum hemorrhage, neonatal resuscitation, hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, emergency obstetric and newborn care, safe cesarean section preparation and respectful maternity care.
• Create and maintain competency checklists, assessment tools and evaluate training outcomes.
• Promote adherence to evidence‑based guidelines, support quality‑improvement initiatives, participate in clinical audits, case reviews and maternal‑perinatal death surveillance.
• Support continuing professional development activities and the implementation of the Safe Childbirth Checklist.

Required profile

Required skills

• Postpartum hemorrhage prevention and management
• Neonatal resuscitation
• Management of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy
• Emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC)
• Safe cesarean section preparation and postoperative care
• Respectful maternity care practices
• Simulation‑based training design and delivery
• Competency assessment and audit techniques