Kitengule Hospital

NEONATAL ASSISTANT NURSING OFFICER (ANO)

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Providing comprehensive nursing care to newborns admitted to the Neonatal Unit, NICU, and KMC wards.
• Monitoring neonates’ vital signs, growth, feeding patterns, and overall clinical condition, and promptly reporting any abnormalities.
• Assisting in the management of premature, low-birth-weight, and critically ill newborns requiring specialized care.
• Administering medications, intravenous fluids, oxygen therapy, and other treatments as prescribed.
• Assisting in neonatal resuscitation and emergency interventions when required.
• Supporting and educating mothers and caregivers on breastfeeding, Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), infection prevention, and newborn care practices.
• Ensuring proper infection prevention and control measures within the neonatal unit.
• Maintaining accurate and timely nursing records, reports, and patient documentation.
• Collaborating with pediatricians and GPs to ensure optimal neonatal outcomes.
• Participating in quality improvement initiatives, sectional meetings, and continuous professional development activities.
• Performing any other duties assigned by management in line with professional competence and hospital needs.

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements

• Diploma in Nursing from a recognized institution.
• Registration with the Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council (TNMC) and a valid practicing license.
• At least one (1) year of experience working in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Neonatal Unit, Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU), or similar neonatal care setting.
• Demonstrated experience in providing Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) services and supporting mothers of premature and low-birth-weight infants.
• Training in Essential Newborn Care, Neonatal Resuscitation, Helping Babies Breathe (HBB), or related neonatal care programs will be an added advantage.
• Sound knowledge of neonatal nursing care, infection prevention, breastfeeding support, and newborn monitoring.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and respond promptly to neonatal emergencies.
• High level of professionalism, compassion, and commitment to patient safety and quality care.
• Flexible and willing to work rotating shifts, nights, weekends, public holidays, overtime, and on-call duties as required by hospital operations.

• Providing comprehensive nursing care to newborns admitted to the Neonatal Unit, NICU, and KMC wards.
• Monitoring neonates’ vital signs, growth, feeding patterns, and overall clinical condition, and promptly reporting any abnormalities.
• Assisting in the management of premature, low-birth-weight, and critically ill newborns requiring specialized care.
• Administering medications, intravenous fluids, oxygen therapy, and other treatments as prescribed.
• Assisting in neonatal resuscitation and emergency interventions when required.
• Supporting and educating mothers and caregivers on breastfeeding, Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), infection prevention, and newborn care practices.
• Ensuring proper infection prevention and control measures within the neonatal unit.
• Maintaining accurate and timely nursing records, reports, and patient documentation.
• Collaborating with pediatricians and GPs to ensure optimal neonatal outcomes.
• Participating in quality improvement initiatives, sectional meetings, and continuous professional development activities.
• Performing any other duties assigned by management in line with professional competence and hospital needs.

• Sound knowledge of neonatal nursing care, infection prevention, breastfeeding support, and newborn monitoring.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and respond promptly to neonatal emergencies.
• High level of professionalism, compassion, and commitment to patient safety and quality care.

• Diploma in Nursing from a recognized institution.
• Registration with the Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council (TNMC) and a valid practicing license.
• Demonstrated experience in providing Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) services and supporting mothers of premature and low-birth-weight infants.
• Training in Essential Newborn Care, Neonatal Resuscitation, Helping Babies Breathe (HBB), or related neonatal care programs will be an added advantage.