Clinical Nurse, Maternity

Aga Khan University Hospital

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N) is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is one of the hospitals in East Africa accredited by the Joint Commission International from USA. The University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East Africa and beyond for over 60 years. 

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https://hospitals.aku.edu/

Clinical Nurse, Maternity

Responsibilities:

  • Complete initial assessment and re-assessment of obstetric mothers and new-born babies to identify their care needs
  • Document all assessment data, investigation results, care given, discussions with the multidisciplinary team, family/patient interactions in an accurate, comprehensive and timely manner
  • Develops and implements prepartum, intrapartum, post-partum and new born care plan
  • Proficient in Management of labour, delivery and third stage
  • Ability to perform and repair episiotomy
  • Ability to repair first and second degree tears
  • Carry out and interpret Cardiotocography (CTG) and Non Stress Test (NST) and act on findings
  • Administers safely and is knowledgeable about medications routinely used in obstetrics
  • Is able to recognize obstetric and neonatal emergencies and involve multidisciplinary team as appropriate
  • Initiates timely initial immunizations for new borns as per guidelines
  • Proficiency in caring for mothers’ post- surgical procedures
  • Perform timely safety checks on equipment as per policy guidelines

Requirements:

  • KRCHN/KRM/BScN from a recognized school of Nursing or University
  • Current Licensure with the Nursing council of Kenya
  • Certificate in Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Certification in advanced life support in obstetrics ( ALSO)
  • Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in an acute care hospital.
  • Demonstrate evidence based knowledge of current practices in Obstetric nursing

Method of application

If you are interested and qualified, kindly submit your application via the link provided below,

https://aku.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=26000295&lang=en&utm_source=Jobinkenya

Deadline 14/07/2026, 9:59:00 PM

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