PRISCILLAH LUKWESA
Kabwe
Summary
I’m a Registered Nurse-Midwife with over 20 years of progressive experience in clinical care, maternal and child health, and occupational health services. I’m currently managing a facility as an In-Charge in Kabwe district with Proven track record of leading multidisciplinary healthcare teams, implementing evidence-based practices, and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and quality standards in demanding environments. I have worked and managed a number of high volume health facilities in Kabwe such as Nakoli, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Clinic, Kabwe Central Hospital, Railway Surgery among others. I have also worked as Head of Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child health activities at Discover Health Project I Kabwe. I’m former MNCH Coordinator for Kabombo District Hospital in Kabombo District of Northwestern Province. I have strong leadership skills, mentoring junior staff, and fostering a culture of accountability, compassion, and continuous improvement. I’m a skilled Mid-wife and well-versed in health policy implementation, workplace wellness programs, and cross-functional collaboration to support organizational goals. Passionate about advancing healthcare outcomes while upholding the highest ethical and professional standards.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse in Charge
Railway Surgery Clinic
Kabwe
02.2024 - Current
- Conducting administrative duties and bedside nursing services
- Coordinating and implementing partners’ project-supported activities at health facility and community such as; Human immunodeficiency virus testing services, Anti-retro viral therapy /Tuberculosis, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Post Exposure Prophylaxis, Cervical cancer screening, Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision, Elimination of Mother to Child transmission of HIV, Family Planning, Maternal, Newborn child health and nutrition - On site, outreach and door-to-door modalities.
- Collaborating with Non-governmental organization in providing comprehensive maternal, newborn child health and nutrition activities
- Supervising health centre staff, students, Community health workers and other community based volunteers
- Working with team Coordinators in consolidating health facility reports and undertakes monthly data review meetings to review facility performance and institute measures as appropriate.
- Timely compilation of monthly and quarterly reports and preparation for performance assessment audits
- Participating in conducting performance assessments.
- Representing health facility at data review meetings, maternal death reviews at both district and provincial level.
- Kabwe District Health Office
Facility Second Nurse in-charge
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Clinic
Kabwe
01.2023 - 02.2024
- Conducted administrative duties and bedside nursing services.
- Managed obstetrics and new born emergencies
- Provided Elimination of Mother to Child HIV transmission services to positive mothers and HIV exposed infants.
- Collaborated with Non-governmental organization in providing comprehensive maternal, newborn child health and nutrition activities
- Provided Family Planning - Short term and long acting reversible contraceptive to postnatal and post abortal mothers
- Worked in Labour ward and Maternal, Newborn and Child Health department and conducting immunizations to all newborn babies.
- Effectively provided supervision to subordinates within my jurisdiction.
- Consolidated ward reports and represented the ward at data review meetings within the facility.
- Kabwe District Health Office
Registered Nurse
Nakoli Health Centre
Kabwe
10.2018 - 01.2023
- Worked as Health centre in-charge and coordinating all activities of the facility
- Conducted bedside nursing and provided short and long-term family planning methods
- Undertakes HIV testing and counseling for pregnant women, their partners and HIV exposed infants according to national guidelines and implements re-testing policy in prenatal, Labor and Delivery and postnatal.
- Provided intermittent presumptive therapy (IPT) according to national guidelines.
- Follow-up clients who missed Antenatal care, drug fill-up, and ensure proper documentation of clients brought back on care.
- Provided timely implementation of departmental/individual work plans in order to monitor, evaluate and enhance performance and facilitate the attainment of set program objectives.
- Collected facility data, analyzed it, used findings to perform activities, and submitted monthly reports on progress made towards set targets.
- Kabwe District Health Office
Registered nurse midwife
RMNCH/FP USAID DISCOVER-Health
Kabwe
06.2018 - 12.2020
- Worked part time as a Midwife
- Conducted HIV testing and Index case testing
- DBS collection, counselling of mothers and follow up of DBS results
- Implemented prophylaxis programm, managing HIV clients and exposed infants
- Management of Clients according to national consolidated guidelines
- Provided Antiretroviral therapy to people living with Human Immunodeficiency virus
- Offered short term and long term family planning to women and Adolescents
- Helped in Cervical cancer screening.
- Offered targeted clinical and routine services to positive clients
- Kabwe
Registered Nurse/Midwife
Kabwe General Hospital-Ministry of Health
Kabwe
02.2007 - 10.2018
- Worked in both inpatients and outpatients departments.
- Worked in Paediatrics, Surgical, Medical, Theatre, Obstetrics and Gynecology wards
- Management of obstetrics and new born emergencies
- Provided emergency and critical nursing care, prenatal, Labor care and conducts a clean and safe delivery.
- Provided counseling to clients on psychosocial issues and permanent family planning methods
- HIV prophylaxis management to positive mothers and HIV exposed infants.
- Conducted immunisations to all newborn babies
- Provided family planning to postpartum and post abortal mothers.
- Effectively provided supervision, mentorship and leadership to subordinates within my jurisdiction and to students who came for practical experience.
- Consolidated ward reports and timely sending them to relevant authorities.
- Conducted administrative duties such as Hospital Coverage.
- Represented the ward at data review meetings within the hospital.
Enrolled Nurse
Kabompo District Hospital
Kabompo
07.2004 - 02.2007
- Worked in both inpatients and outpatients departments. i.e Obstetrics, Gynecology, Theatre, Paediatrics, Medical and Surgical wards and pharmacy department.
- Provided general bedside nursing to patients under my care.
- Screening of out-patient clients
- Fast tracking/triaging of clients at out-patient department
- Ordered and restocked medical supplies
- Collected samples from clients for laboratory examination
- Management of HIV clients according to guidelines
- Under five clinic services and nutrition assessment in children and adults
- Conducting clean safe delivery and prevention of infection
- Proper clinical waste management
- Helped performing doctors ward rounds and surgical procedures.
- Counselled clients and provided health promotion services
- Ministry of Health
Education
Bachelor of Science - Midwifery
Levy Mwanawasa Medical University
12.2022
Advanced Diploma - Registered Nurse Midwifery
Ndola School of Nursing
12.2017
Diploma - Registered Nurse
Ndola School of Nursing
12.2013
Certificate - Enrolled Nurse
Solwezi School of Nursing
06.2004
Certificate - Grade 12
Ndeke secondary school
12.1999
Skills
- Highly analytical
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Leadership and management
- Assessment
- Medical procedures and interventions
- Drug administration
- Health education
- Evidence-based practice
- Accountability
- Respect
- Compassion
- Effective communication
- Cultural competence
- Family-centered care
- Conflict resolution
- Microsoft suite
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Publisher
- Smart care pro
Short Courses
- Adolescent sexual reproductive health, 2024-08-01
- HIV Management, 2022-12-01
- Orientation in cervical Cancer Screening, 2020-04-01
- Elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV (EMTCT), 2019-09-01
- Orientation in Emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EMONC), 2018-04-01
- Orientation in long acting reversible contraception (LARC), 2018-07-01
- Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding after Birth and Helping Baby Breath, 2017-04-01
- WHO Safer Surgery Checklist course, 2016-09-01
- Psychosocial Counselling course, 2009-08-01
References
- Dr Fredrick Katongi, Clinical care specialist, Kabwe Central Hospital, +260978599625
- Mr Kabonde Ellies, Team Lead, RMNCH/FP Specialist, Kabwe, +260966677962
- Dr Thandizyo Lwenje, SRMO, Railway Surgery Urban Clinic, Kabwe District, +260967041965
Timeline
Nurse in Charge
Railway Surgery Clinic
02.2024 - Current
Facility Second Nurse in-charge
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Clinic
01.2023 - 02.2024
Registered Nurse
Nakoli Health Centre
10.2018 - 01.2023
Registered nurse midwife
RMNCH/FP USAID DISCOVER-Health
06.2018 - 12.2020
Registered Nurse/Midwife
Kabwe General Hospital-Ministry of Health
02.2007 - 10.2018
Enrolled Nurse
Kabompo District Hospital
07.2004 - 02.2007
Bachelor of Science - Midwifery
Levy Mwanawasa Medical University
Advanced Diploma - Registered Nurse Midwifery
Ndola School of Nursing
Diploma - Registered Nurse
Ndola School of Nursing
Certificate - Enrolled Nurse
Solwezi School of Nursing
Certificate - Grade 12
Ndeke secondary school