Nurse Midwife
Malaica
Posted on May 15, 2026
Nurse Midwife About Malaica
Malaica is a strongly growing maternal health provider in Nairobi, supporting women through pregnancy and postpartum with high-quality, respectful, and accessible care. We combine clinical excellence, strong community, and technology to deliver outcomes that matter.
Our care model is team-based. While obstetricians lead the overall process, nurse midwives play a central role in supporting women through pregnancy, labour, birth, and the postpartum period.
We are looking for a skilled and highly motivated Nurse Midwife who is passionate about respectful maternity care and excited to practise in a modern, collaborative, and technology-enabled care environment.
What you will doSupport Holistic Care- Deliver safe, coordinated care in the outpatient clinic
- Provide perinatal and postnatal care for mothers and their partners Prepare and monitor patients undergoing interventions or procedures
- Support obstetric procedures, including Cesarean Section where needed.
- Support management of high-risk antenatal and intrapartum patients
- Ensure smooth handover and communication within the multidisciplinary team
- Guide and educate mothers during pregnancy, labour, breastfeeding, newborn care, and postpartum recovery
- Support birth preparation and informed decision-making
- Ensure mothers feel heard, respected, and supported
- Coordinate care between antenatal clinic, labour ward, postpartum care, and specialists
- Maintain accurate digital patient records
- Support efficient clinic and labour ward flow
- Participate in handover meetings and care planning
- Follow and contribute to clinical protocols and maternity pathways
- Participate in clinical reviews, audits, and team learning
- Engage with data and digital tools to support high-quality care
- A Registered Nurse-Midwife (NCK) with a Degree or Diploma and 3+ years of experience in maternal health care.
- Certification in Lactation Counselling,Birth preparation, ALSO or related childbirth education will be considered an added advantage
- Competent in the full maternity cycle—antenatal to postnatal—with the sharp clinical judgment needed to identify and escalate complications instantly.
- Well versed in the rapid identification and clinical stabilization of complications (e.g., PPH, eclampsia, fetal distress).
- Skilled in multi-disciplinary escalation protocols and emergency neonatal resuscitation.
- Passionate about supporting women through childbirth with dignity and compassion
- A champion of Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) who is dedicated to providing compassionate, patient-centered experiences that earn exceptional reviews.
- Comfortable working in an obstetrician-led multidisciplinary team
- Solid understanding of standard IT tools
- Motivated to using digital records, structured workflows, AI and and data-driven care models
- Ambitious
- Kind
- Transparent
- Mothers consistently receive safe, respectful, and supportive maternity care
- Proactively identifies and escalates risks, ensuring seamless intervention and zero compromise on patient safety.
- Strong collaboration with other nurse midwives, obstetricians, and the wider multidisciplinary team
- Early identification and escalation of clinical concerns
- Delivers respectful, evidence-based care that leaves mothers feeling informed, empowered, and clinically supported.
- Clinical workflows are followed and contribute to high-quality patient outcomes
- Opportunity to practise modern, patient-centred nursing and midwifery
- Work in a collaborative team
- A mission-driven organisation redefining maternal care in Kenya
- A strong team culture focused on learning and continuous improvement
- Opportunity to advance in your career within a fast-growing maternal health organisation
