Assistant Nursing Officer (Midwifery)

• PositionAssistant Nursing Officer (Midwifery)
• EmployerHealth Service Commission; government referral hospitals
• Vacancies123 across regional hospitals and MSWNH
• LocationNamed referral hospitals across Uganda
• CategoryHealth and Government Jobs in Uganda
• IndustryPublic health services
• Salary scaleU5
• Reports toNursing Officer (Midwifery)
• Deadline16 November 2026

The Health Service Commission recruits health workers for government hospitals and other national health institutions in Uganda. Its responsibilities include appointments, confirmation, promotion and professional standards within its mandate.

This external recruitment covers regional referral hospitals and Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital. The Commission states that its services are free and that all qualified applicants receive equal opportunity. Applications must go through the official online system, not a paid intermediary.

The Assistant Nursing Officer (Midwifery) provides maternal and newborn care throughout pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period. The role includes conducting normal deliveries, monitoring labour, recognising complications and arranging prompt referral when a case falls outside the practitioner scope. Family planning, reproductive-health counselling and emergency stabilisation form part of the same clinical service.

The post also supports safe and accountable maternity operations through clinical records, maternal and perinatal reviews, infection prevention, equipment and medicine management, and supervision of junior staff or students where assigned. The regional allocation is Arua 15, Kayunga 3, Gulu 9, Moroto 3, Masaka 19, Fort Portal 8, Soroti 7, Yumbe 18, Mbarara 10 and Entebbe 15. A further 16 posts are listed separately for MSWNH in Kampala. Select the correct hospital entry in the recruitment portal rather than treating this summary as a single duty station.

• Provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to mothers.
• Conduct normal deliveries and monitor labour according to established clinical guidelines.
• Identify and manage obstetric and neonatal complications within scope, referring promptly when necessary.
• Provide essential newborn care, identifying danger signs early and arranging referral.
• Provide family planning, reproductive-health education and counselling.
• Participate in emergency obstetric and newborn care, including initial stabilisation and referral.
• Maintain accurate maternal, delivery, newborn and related clinical records.
• Participate in maternal and perinatal death reviews, audits and quality improvement.
• Supervise, guide and mentor junior midwifery staff and students where assigned.
• Participate in planning, budgeting and management of midwifery services.
• Ensure proper use and accountability for equipment, medicines and supplies.
• Observe professional ethics, infection-prevention standards and patient-safety procedures.
• Participate in community maternal and child health activities and continuing professional development.
• Perform other related duties assigned from time to time.

Required Education

A Diploma in Midwifery from a recognised institution.

Work Experience

A minimum number of years is not stated in the job specification. Check the exact hospital entry on the official HSC portal before applying.

Additional Requirements

The general advert requires professional registration certificates and valid practising licences for health workers legally required to register. Upload relevant academic and professional certificates, evidence of specialised training where applicable, appointment/confirmation/promotion letters where applicable, and national and current institutional identity cards. Health workers on long-term training of one year or more must not apply.

Technical Skills

• Maternal and newborn care: safe delivery, labour monitoring, newborn assessment and timely referral.
• Clinical governance: accurate records, audits, quality improvement and infection prevention.
• Resource management: accountability for maternity equipment, medicines and supplies.

Professional Practice

• Counselling: reproductive-health education and family planning.
• Mentorship: guidance for junior colleagues and students when assigned.
• Ethical care: professional conduct, patient safety and practice within scope.

The advertised salary scale is U5. A cash salary amount and additional benefits are not stated in the job specification.

• Use a recognised midwifery diploma in government clinical service.
• Choose among named regional referral hospital vacancies.
• Consider the separate MSWNH maternity and neonatal setting.
• Work across antenatal, delivery and postnatal care.
• Contribute to maternal and perinatal quality reviews.
• Combine clinical practice with mentoring and service planning.

Read the complete official HSC external advert, then apply through hscers.ug by 16 November 2026. Register using your email address or update your existing profile, find the correct post and hospital, choose APPLY NOW, upload the relevant documents and save the application. You must then click SUBMIT to complete submission. Applicants may apply for a maximum of two posts.

Prepare a scanned JPEG passport photograph and keep attached documents within the stated 1 MB limit. Fill Public Service Form 3 for oral interviews. Shortlisted applicants must bring the required originals, licences and three completed PSF 3 copies where applicable. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. HSC services are free.

• Match your diploma wording to the Midwifery specification.
• Check that professional registration and practising-licence scans are current.
• Choose the hospital deliberately: the 123 posts are not all in Kampala.
• Compress scans legibly to the upload limit.
• Keep within the two-post maximum.
• Confirm final submission rather than stopping after saving.