Registered Midwife - Maternity Care

NMC HealthCare; Dubai; On-site; AED 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous learning opportunities

Supportive healthcare environment

Career advancement prospects

Job summary

NMC HealthCare in Dubai seeks a Registered Midwife for maternity care, providing compassionate support to mothers and newborns. This full-time role requires a licensed professional with a strong clinical background in maternity, labour, and postnatal care, along with emergency response skills.

Join a reputable healthcare network where you can advance your career while contributing to quality and individualized care in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical background in maternity, labour room, postnatal, and newborn care.
• Ability to monitor labour progress and interpret clinical signs.
• Confident communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and compassionate maternity care across various settings.
• Monitor labour progress and provide immediate post-delivery care.
• Implement and evaluate care plans with the interprofessional team.

Skills

Registered midwifery care

Antenatal care

Labour and delivery support

Postnatal care

Newborn assessment

CTG monitoring

Fetal heart rate interpretation

Obstetric emergency response

Neonatal resuscitation

Basic Life Support

Medication administration

Wound care education

Education

Licensed or eligible to work as a Registered Midwife

American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card

Job description

Registered Midwife - Maternity Care

Location: Dubai, UAE

Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Nursing
Experience: 2-4 years
Job Type: Full-time

Overview

Registered Midwife in Dubai, UAE is a specialized opportunity for a licensed maternity care professional who can provide safe, compassionate, and evidence-based support to mothers and newborns while working closely with obstetricians, neonatologists, nurses, and allied health teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide safe and compassionate maternity care across antenatal, labour, delivery, postnatal, and newborn care settings.
• Practice within the approved regulatory scope of practice, clinical competencies, and privileging requirements.
• Support spontaneous vaginal deliveries, assist with instrumental deliveries, and provide care during emergency or elective caesarean deliveries.
• Monitor labour progress, conduct CTG monitoring, interpret fetal heart rate patterns, and elevate concerns to the obstetrician when required.
• Assist obstetricians with procedures such as artificial rupture of membranes and sterile vaginal examinations where permitted by scope and competency.
• Provide immediate post-delivery care for mothers, including fundal massage, placental checks, blood loss monitoring, vital signs assessment, and escalation of abnormalities.
• Support immediate newborn care, including cord blood gases, newborn identification, initial physical assessment, vital signs monitoring, and escalation to neonatology when needed.
• Promote early breastfeeding, skin-to-skin bonding, maternal education, and newborn wellbeing in line with mother and baby friendly care principles.
• Create, implement, monitor, and evaluate care plans with the interprofessional team, the patient, and family members.
• Perform systematic patient assessment and reassessment, identify actual or potential midwifery concerns, and respond quickly to clinical changes.
• Administer medications, IV fluids, IV medications, blood products, and labour-related treatments while monitoring reactions closely.
• Maintain clinical readiness in obstetric emergencies, neonatal resuscitation, CTG interpretation, PROMPT, Basic Life Support, and other required life support skills.
• Provide wound care education and support after caesarean sections, episiotomy, and vaginal tears.
• Support safe patient admission, transfer, discharge, documentation, and care coordination for mothers and newborns.
• Offer compassionate bereavement support to parents during miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, congenital birth complications, or pregnancy loss.
• Follow all regulatory, safety, infection control, documentation, tissue disposal, and healthcare policy requirements.

Ideal Profile

• Licensed or eligible to work as a Registered Midwife or Registered Nurse with midwifery scope under the relevant UAE regulatory health authority.
• Valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.
• Strong clinical background in maternity, labour room, postnatal, newborn, and obstetric emergency care.
• Practical knowledge of antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, newborn, and family‑centred care.
• Ability to monitor labour progress, identify risks, interpret clinical signs, and elevate concerns without delay.
• Experience supporting spontaneous deliveries, caesarean care, newborn assessment, breastfeeding support, and maternal education.
• Confident communication skills in English, both spoken and written.
• Ability to work collaboratively with obstetricians, neonatologists, nurses, allied health staff, patients, and families.
• Commitment to patient safety, ethical practice, confidentiality, compassion, and continuous clinical learning.
• Willingness to work across departments when required and maintain professional re‑licensure.

Skills Set

• Registered midwifery care
• Antenatal care
• Labour and delivery support
• Postnatal care
• Newborn assessment
• CTG monitoring
• Fetal heart rate interpretation
• Obstetric emergency response
• Neonatal resuscitation
• Basic Life Support
• PROMPT
• Breastfeeding support
• Skin-to-skin bonding support
• Medication administration
• IV fluids and blood product monitoring
• Wound care education
• Patient assessment
• Care plan coordination
• Bereavement support
• Clinical documentation

Why Join Us

• Work in a reputable private healthcare network with a strong focus on maternity and patient care.
• Provide high-impact care in a clinical environment that values safety, excellence, ethics, trust, and collaboration.
• Support mothers and newborns through meaningful stages of family life.
• Advance your midwifery career within a large healthcare group offering multidisciplinary exposure and continuous learning.
• Contribute to compassionate patient experiences in a Dubai healthcare setting focused on quality, safety, and individualized care.