Registered Midwife - Maternity Care
Posted date [2026-05-11]
(ID: 45129)
NMC Healthcare is one of the UAE’s largest private healthcare providers
NMC Healthcare is one of the largest private healthcare networks in the United Arab Emirates, and the third largest in Oman. Since 1975, we have provided high-quality, personalized, and compassionate care to our patients and are proud to have earned the trust of millions of people in the UAE and worldwide. Our network is made up of 85 medical facilities, including JCI-accredited, multi-specialty hospitals in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, and Al Ain, as well as medical centers, community clinics, day surgery centers, fertility clinics, home health services, and long-term care facilities throughout the UAE. The NMC Healthcare Group also includes the ProVita International Medical Centre, CosmeSurge, and Fakih IVF Fertility Centre brands. NMC’s Fakih IVF is ranked among the leading in-vitro fertilization service providers worldwide. Whether providing comprehensive medical services directly to patients or collaborating with healthcare providers internationally, NMC Healthcare is committed to delivering high-quality, personalized care that matters.... |
Job Description and Requirements
Registered Midwife - Maternity CareJob Snapshot
Role: Registered Midwife
Location: Dubai, UAE
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Nursing
Experience: 2-4 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Registered Midwife in Dubai, UAE is a specialized Hospital and Health Care opportunity for a licensed maternity care professional who can provide safe, compassionate, and evidence-based support to mothers and newborns. This role is ideal for a clinically skilled midwife who can manage antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and newborn care while working closely with obstetricians, neonatologists, nurses, and allied health teams.
Job Details
Country: UAE
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Nursing
Salary: 8000-13000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
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 escalate 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 closely for reactions.
* 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 escalate 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
* Join one of the UAE’s largest private healthcare networks with a strong reputation in maternity and patient care.
* Work in a clinical environment that values safety, excellence, ethics, trust, and collaboration.
* Support mothers and newborns through meaningful, high-impact care at important stages of family life.
* Build your midwifery career within a large healthcare group offering exposure to multidisciplinary practice and continuous learning.
* Contribute to compassionate patient experiences in a Dubai healthcare setting focused on quality, safety, and individualized care.
About the Company
NMC Healthcare is one of the largest private healthcare networks in the United Arab Emirates, delivering hospital, clinic, maternity, specialty, long-term care, fertility, and home health services across the country. With decades of healthcare experience, a large clinical workforce, and millions of patients served annually, NMC Healthcare continues to focus on safe, compassionate, and personalized medical care for communities across the UAE.
* 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 escalate 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 closely for reactions.
* 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 escalate 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
* Join one of the UAE’s largest private healthcare networks with a strong reputation in maternity and patient care.
* Work in a clinical environment that values safety, excellence, ethics, trust, and collaboration.
* Support mothers and newborns through meaningful, high-impact care at important stages of family life.
* Build your midwifery career within a large healthcare group offering exposure to multidisciplinary practice and continuous learning.
* Contribute to compassionate patient experiences in a Dubai healthcare setting focused on quality, safety, and individualized care.
About the Company
NMC Healthcare is one of the largest private healthcare networks in the United Arab Emirates, delivering hospital, clinic, maternity, specialty, long-term care, fertility, and home health services across the country. With decades of healthcare experience, a large clinical workforce, and millions of patients served annually, NMC Healthcare continues to focus on safe, compassionate, and personalized medical care for communities across the UAE.
