• Application Deadline:
• Position: Medical Supervisor (Cholera Response)


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 3 - 6 years


• Location Borno


• Job Field Medical / Healthcare 
  

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Health Program Manager, the Medical Supervisor will be responsible for the following main activities:

• Supervise the day-to-day activities of one of MDMs field clinics


• Act as focal point for the clinic in the field


• Providing technical and operational support to mobile clinic staff and/or OTP staff


• Management and leadership of Clinic team


• Collection and analysis of health & pharmaceutical data


• Supporting the development of coherent project implementation strategy


• Reporting and attendance to different meetings.


• Manage Community Health Workers.


• Liaise with medical trainers to ensure the delivery of quality SRH, CMAM, PHC services to the target population.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical support to mobile clinic staff


• Train MC staff on medical protocols including hygiene protocols


• Ensure use and respect of medical protocols through observation and supervision of medical and paramedic’s staff


• Implement regular on-the-job trainings and supportive supervision according to a weekly/monthly schedule


• Train and supervise CHW working in mobile clinic areas


• Establish mechanisms of providing regular weekly/monthly feedback on statistics and health activities to Clinic Staff


• Plan and implement thematic capacity building or specific trainings according to the identified needs for MC staff and/or OTP staff.


• Participate in establishing/improving referral system


• Supervise drugs stock management in mobile clinics and OTP


• Work in close collaboration with the MDM medical trainers to ensure comprehensive on-the-job training for each of the specialities: SRH, PHC, EPI, Nutrition, LAB,


• Oversee and support the implementation of best practices introduced by trainers and HPC


• Operational Management of Clinic team


• Act as focal point for liaison with community leaders and representatives in clinic area of operation


• Lead on coordination with other actors, including UN, INGO and GoN, in clinic area of operation


• Provide regular, timely updates to Health Programme Coordinator


• Organize the weekly schedule of the Clinic team to ensure the smooth running of the activities


• Ensure that Clinic medical and paramedics staff respect their assigned tasks


• Provide strong leadership to ensure Clinic staff understand and work according to MdM principles


• Collection and analysis of health & pharmaceutical data


• Ensure the implementation of data collection protocols, working closely with the database officer and HPC


• Ensure accurate collection of MC/OTP data.


• Monitor the drugs consumption by establishing/maintaining mechanisms of consumption record and inform the Health Program Coordinator and Pharmacist in case of any unusual consumption, or stock shortages


• Identify and rectify gaps or weaknesses in medical activities by using monitoring and supervision tools


• Ensure rapid communication of suspect communicable disease to HPC


• Developing coherent project implementation strategy


• Assist in preparing and implementing operational action plan for MC and/or OT component in collaboration with MdM coordination team.


• Assist in the implementation of the project activities in collaboration with MdM coordination team


• Assist MdM Health Program Coordinator and MdM medical coordinator in preparing data collection tools as well as medical and paramedics protocols


• Reporting and attendance to different meetings


• Prepare a weekly activities report to submit to the head medical supervisor


• Compile epidemiological reports for inclusion in medical reports or any other relevant reports


• Support the pharmacist to compile drug consumption report per month.


• Participate in a pro-active way to MdM internal meetings (medical, security).

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery (MBBS / MBChB) with 3-6 years work experience.