Job Description

Our Nursing Vision: At NMC Healthcare, we are committed to providing clinical excellence through safe, compassionate, and individualized care to every patient, every time.

Our Nursing Mission: To exemplify clinical excellence, every NMC nurse will seek to:

• Do the right thing
• Be the patient’s advocate
• Be open and transparent
• Deliver safe, compassionate care
• Recognize the uniqueness of each patient
• Contribute to an outstanding patient’s experience
• Engage with and contribute to, a learning culture
• Lead and influence changes in healthcare

Our Nursing Values: We will achieve this through our core values:

• Safety
• Excellence
• Ethics
• Trust

Collaboration

Responsibilities

. Maternal and Neonatal Clinical Assessment

• Conduct scheduled home visits (typically within 48–72 hours and again between days 7–14 post-discharge) and additional visits as clinically indicated.
• Perform comprehensive maternal assessment:
• Uterine involution, lochia characteristics, and perineal/caesarean wound healing.
• Bladder and bowel function, hydration, and nutrition.
• Breast examination, milk production, and breastfeeding technique evaluation.
• Screen for postpartum blues, depression, or anxiety using validated tools (e.g., EPDS).
• Perform comprehensive newborn assessment:
• General appearance, tone, temperature, feeding pattern, and elimination.
• Growth monitoring: weight, length, and head circumference plotted on WHO growth charts.
• Check umbilical cord healing, skin condition, and signs of jaundice or infection.
• Identify and escalate any maternal or neonatal red flags promptly to the obstetrician, neonatologist and paediatrician.
• Ensure completion of required neonatal screenings (hearing, metabolic, and others per DOH policy). 

2. Health Education, Empowerment, and Family Support

• Provide individualized education on:
• Exclusive breastfeeding techniques and positioning.
• Safe infant sleep, cord care, hygiene, and immunization schedule.
• Maternal self-care, nutrition, rest, emotional wellbeing, and physical recovery.
• Deliver culturally sensitive counselling, respecting family beliefs and privacy.
• Guide families on danger signs requiring urgent hospital review.
• Promote partner/family involvement in newborn and maternal support.
• Reinforce importance of family planning and postpartum follow-up appointments. 

3. Documentation, Communication, and Reporting

• Record all assessments, vital signs, education, and interventions in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and community nursing register.
• Ensure secure handling of patient data in compliance with DOH Health Information and Cybersecurity Policy.
• Submit daily/weekly visit summaries and incident reports to the Nurse Manager.
• Maintain effective communication and case handover with hospital-based teams, including obstetricians, paediatricians, lactation consultants, and quality officers.
• Participate in data submission for DOH KPIs, including visit timeliness, maternal satisfaction, and breastfeeding rates

. Quality, Safety, and Infection Control

• Conduct home visits in compliance with infection prevention and control standards.
• Utilize checklists for Postnatal Risk Assessment and Home Visit Safety Protocols.
• Participate in clinical audits, incident reporting, and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) projects.
• Contribute to departmental quality indicators such as:Timely visit completion rate (≥95%)Patient satisfaction ≥90%Exclusive breastfeeding at 14 days ≥75%
• Support risk management through early identification of complications and appropriate escalation.

5. Professional Development and Competency

• Maintain valid DOH licensure and certifications in BLS, PROMPT, and NRP.
• Engage in continuous professional development (CPD) focused on maternal-child health, lactation management, and community outreach.
• Participate in hospital in-service training, drills, and competency assessments.
• Mentor junior nurses or students in postnatal and community nursing practice.
• Demonstrate leadership in patient advocacy and evidence-based care. 

6. Teamwork and Collaboration

• Coordinate with the maternity, Pediatric, Neonate and community outreach teams to ensure seamless care transition from hospital to home.
• Liaise with social workers, dietitians, and mental health professionals when psychosocial or nutritional support is required.
• Contribute to program meetings, case reviews, and interdisciplinary discussions.

Support hospital initiatives on maternal health promotion and community engagement

Qualifications

Essential: the post holder must

• Education Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Midwifery from an accredited institution.
• Licensure Valid Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DOH) license as Registered Nurse / Midwife.
• Experience Minimum 2 years in maternity, obstetric, or community nursing practice.
• Training PROMPT, NRP, Postpartum Care, and Lactation Support mandatory.
• Language Proficiency in both English and Arabic.
• Skills Clinical assessment, documentation, communication, empathy, patient education, and cultural competence.
• IT Competence EMR systems.
• Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualifications and experience these mandates.
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card. 
• Be willing to work in related departments when necessary. 
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English & Arabic (spoken and written) 

DESIRABLE: The post holder should have:

• Evidenced ability to work as part of an inter-professional team.

Organizational and administrative skills with which to use the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation