Midwife

Examples of tasks that midwife would be involved in at the field level would include.

* Ensures the set-up and correct implementation of adequate nursing care, nursing protocols and installs an adequate supervision system.
* Elaboration, in collaboration with the medical doctor and the obs/gyn specialist; of therapeutic protocols for obstetric pathologies / gynaecological pathologies.
* On the job training of national midwifes and eventually medical doctors.
* Set-up and follow-up of hygiene regulations and adequate system of sterilisation of medical materials.
* Takes in charge normal and complicated deliveries.
* Ensures the overall management of the nursing activities (task repartition,working hours, rotations).
* Carries out evaluations of drug and medical materials requirements.
* Is responsible for the set-up of order and distribution system.
* Is responsible for the set-up of a drug consumption monitoring system.
* Ensures the set-up and implementation of a medical monitoring system for the ward.
* Ensures regular contacts with the hospital administration.
* Participates actively in the evaluation of MSF national staff members implicated in the project.
* Short interview with austrian midwife you can find on: http://www.lekari-bez-hranic.cz/cz/spoluprace/na_misi/hledame/porodni-asistentky.php

Details of recruitment process:

There is a comprehesive selection process for candidates applying for field based positions as we do realise that this type of work is not suitable for everyone. There are three steps that need to be completed as part of this process. These are as follows:
1. Attendance at an information evening where interested people can learn more about the organisation and its work, and speak with experienced field personel regarding the roles. Candidates still wishing to continue in the selection process will at that time be able to access application forms.
2. Submition of application forms, cv’s and supporting documents (licenses, diplomas etc). Following screening of these documents selected candidates will pass to the next step.
3. Interview and Assessment centre. Candidates will attend a full day assessment centre in Vienna after which confirmation will be given within a week as to acceptance or rejection.

Successful candidates will then be accepted to the ‘pool’ of staff available for missions and the matching process relating profiles to available field positions will then commence.

If you are interested in cooperation with us, please sign in for the information evening on http://www.lekari-bez-hranic.cz/cz/spoluprace/na_misi/prihlasit_se.php. Participation does not bind you to any cooperation.

For more information please contact us on [email protected], on +420 257 090 150 or visit our website http://www.lekari-bez-tehranic.cz/cz/spoluprace/na_misi/index.php.

Currently, MSF also has a large need for midwives. Comparatively, midwives may only be a small group in the MSF projects; however, their importance is immense. The World Health Organization estimates that over 600.000 women die each year as a result of pregnancy. Within the framework of projects from MSF, it is the goal of midwives to fight against this and against the high mortality rate of newborns.

During their missions, the main focus of the midwives' work has less to do with immediate care of pregnant women or delivering babies. It has much more to do with training traditional midwives, making them aware of the minimum standards of hygiene, training them as much as possible in the early recognition of problem pregnancies and providing them with the means and knowledge of how to help women at risk. Especially in the area of birth assistance, respect for different cultural circumstances is a must.