Nurse / Midwife at Life at Best Development Initiative

Job Overview

Location
Lagos, Lagos
Job Type
Full Time
Date Posted
3 months ago

Additional Details

Job ID
139051
Job Views
37

Job Description






Description




  • Nurse/Midwives will be responsible for the delivery of quality, timely, and integrated sexual and reproductive health (SRH), maternal and newborn care, and nutrition services at PHCC Ngala.

  • Focus on safe motherhood, essential newborn care, outpatient nutrition services, community engagement, and facility-based quality improvement.

  • Ensure that lifesaving services are delivered according to national guidelines and humanitarian standards.



Key Responsibilities

Clinical Maternal & Reproductive Health Services:




  • Provide antenatal, intrapartum, post-partum, and post-natal care according to national and WHO/MISP standards.

  • Manage normal deliveries and assist in complicated births.

  • Ensure appropriate referral of obstetric and neonatal emergencies.

  • Provide family planning counselling and services, including postpartum FP.

  • Ensure early newborn care, vaccination referrals (EPI), and follow-up.



Integrated Nutrition Services:




  • Support outpatient nutrition programs (MUAC screening, IYCF counselling, referral of severe cases).

  • Conduct routine nutritional assessment for pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and newborns.

  • Provide IYCF-E counselling to caregivers.

  • Work closely with the nutrition team to detect and refer malnutrition among children under 5 and PLW.



Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) and Hygiene:




  • Ensure strict adherence to IPC protocols, hygiene standards, waste disposal, and environmental cleaning.

  • Supervise cleaners, sterilization staff, and support staff to maintain a safe clinical environment.

  • Monitor sterilization of equipment and availability of essential IPC supplies.



Health & Nutrition Coordination at PHCC:




  • Participate in joint planning, coordination, and daily implementation of integrated health and nutrition services.

  • Support health promotion activities, including maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, ANC attendance, and facility delivery awareness.

  • Work with community volunteers and mobilizers to improve service uptake.



Data Management & Reporting:




  • Maintain accurate and complete health and nutrition records, registers, and patient files.

  • Ensure timely submission of daily, weekly, and monthly reporting tools.

  • Contribute to data quality checks and support monitoring and evaluation activities.



Staff Supervision & Capacity Strengthening:




  • Supervise clinic support staff, cleaners, maternity assistants, and birth attendants.

  • Provide on-the-job coaching on maternal health, newborn care, IPC, and nutrition practices.

  • Support staff performance evaluation and participate in trainings, drills, and clinical updates.



Logistics & Supply Chain Support:




  • Monitor stock levels of maternity, RH, and nutrition supplies.

  • Report stockouts, submit requisitions, and ensure proper usage of commodities (drugs, supplements, delivery kits).

  • Collaborate with pharmacy and logistics teams to maintain proper inventory and storage.



Humanitarian Principles & Community Accountability:




  • Uphold humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence in daily work.

  • Ensure confidentiality, dignity, and respectful maternity care at all times.

  • Support complaint and feedback mechanisms as part of accountability to affected populations (AAP).



Qualifications & Experience




  • Registered Nurse–Midwife (RNM) qualification or equivalent accredited qualification.

  • Minimum 2 years clinical experience, preferably in humanitarian or low-resource settings.

  • Experience in maternal and newborn care, nutrition programming, and emergency health services.

  • Strong knowledge of IPC, obstetric emergencies, referral pathways, and nutrition screening.

  • Ability to work in a dynamic, high-pressure humanitarian environment.



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