Are you a nurse, midwife or doctor with interest and experience in maternal guideline development and training? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a health partnership team working internationally to improve midwifery and obstetric care in two of Uganda’s busiest maternity hospitals in the capital city of Kampala.
Kawempe National Referral Hospital and Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital manage more than 28,000 births every year. This project is working to update and strengthen adherence to maternal and neonatal health guidelines and is having a direct impact on the clinical care women and children receive in Uganda.
To date there have been educational workshops and teaching sessions in person and virtually to improve the knowledge, understanding and confidence of the hospital staff about management of obstetric emergencies. Audits have also been conducted on the management of sepsis, post-partum haemorrhage, and pre-eclampsia cases, alongside interviews with key staff members regarding the implementation of the current guidelines.
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Project goal
The next step is to update a clinical care guidelines framework and develop a comprehensive training package for 700 health workers across our partner hospitals in Kampala, Uganda.
Changes to be achieved by September 2025
- Deliver a training package to multidisciplinary teams at the two sites on the management of sepsis, post-partum haemorrhage and pre-eclampsia cases.
- Update guidelines on sepsis, post-partum haemorrhage and pre-eclampsia, including streamlining documentation.
- Audit the impact of the training package on the two sites.
Role of long-term volunteer(s)
This opportunity is for one or two individuals to be based in Kampala for 2-4 months (dates TBD, but estimated start April 2025). The activities and expected outcomes of the placement will be tailored to the occupational background of the individuals and the priorities of the partnership. These will likely include:
- Education: training and skills drills with hospital staff to improve knowledge and understanding of guideline practices and adherence.
- Management: supporting local healthcare professionals in establishing change in practice, and through the guidelines committees meetings.
- Work with guidelines committees to have updated guidelines delivered for signing by respective institutional heads.
- Participate in the guidelines implementation by conducting 1-2 slide briefs on review of one case of PPH /preeclampsia and sepsis every fortnight as well as spot checks on use of emergency trolleys and guidelines.
- Work with faculty for skills sessions related to guidelines for undergraduate and graduate students.
- Auditing: supporting the local project team to audit clinical guideline practices.
Close support will be maintained throughout the placement period by local medical staff and remote meetings with supervisors in Cambridge. The local contact network in Kampala will also be able to support the successful applicants locally with both professional issues as well as domestic issues. The appointees will be expected to have a degree of autonomy in how the time is spent and projects developed during their stay in Kampala.
How to apply
For detailed information about the opportunity, including expected deliverables and funding support, please view the full placement description.
To express your interest please send your CV and covering letter to info@cghp.org.uk, with the email title ‘KamCam WIMN LTV role’.
The deadline for applications is 6 March 2025, with interviews taking place on 10 March 2025.
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