• Application Deadline: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Nurse/Midwife


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 2 years


• Location Yobe


• Job Field Medical / Healthcare  , NGO/Non-Profit 
  

ROLE PURPOSE: 

• The Nurse will work with the Field Medical Doctors to provide clinical care for childhood and maternal health needs. S/He will also maintain accurate patient records, provide input into SCI reports and actively participate in the smooth functioning of the supported PHCs.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Provision of high-quality Nursing care to complicated SAM cases.

• Triage all patient coming to the primary healthcare centers


• Work with MOH staff to conduct detailed history taking, vital signs, physical examination and rapid testing


• Provide quality nursing clinical care to all patients seeking care at the supported health facilities


• Ensure Nursing and clinical care provided is in accordance with the National guidelines


• Ensure caregiver are well informed about the health condition of their patients


• Work closely with facility staff to conduct regular health information sessions on adequate nutrition, health seeking behaviour, facility delivery, childhood immunization, family planning etc.


• Provide group and one-on-one counselling during ANC and PNC


• Provide adequate support to mother with special needs


• Ensure all ANC attendees receive routine care


• Ensure delivery are conducted in line with best practice


• Ensure rooming-in and bedding-in and essential newborn care


• Provide adequate counselling for patients with chronic non-communicable diseases


• Report any medical or clinical complications on timely basis to the doctor and other team members.


• Mentor and provide on-the-job training on clinical topics and documentation to CHEW and J-CHEW


• Respect of approved protocols for management of childhood and maternal conditions.


• Correct use of programme monitoring and evaluation (recording) tools in reporting and recording.


• Appropriate use of resources, stock control and ordering procedures.


• Ensure requisition for medicines are done on a timely manner considering buffer stocks


• Ensure compliance with standard medical precaution and standard medical waste management


• Work with the field medical officer, MOH team to conduct outreach services providing quality live saving health interventions


• Support community level health meetings, trainings and other engagement in close coordination with community health mobilization assistant.


• Ensure the utilization of medicines, medical supplies, other medical commodities are routinely documented in the relevant tools


• Ensure timely collection and compilation of quality data for the production of quantitative and qualitative reports regarding all SC activities.


• Support the nurse in charge in the development of weekly and monthly reports on activities, and any other ad hoc report that may be required. 


• Participate in medical meetings


• Conduct weekly disease surveillance reporting

Skills and Behaviours (Our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values


• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same


• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others


• Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters


• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength


• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions


• Willing to take disciplined risks 

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• B.Sc. Nursing or RN,RM


• At least two years post-graduation experience


• Previous experience with NGOs  and humanitarian setting


• Experience in Nutrition and in community based programmes 


• Training and experience on treatment of acute malnutrition


• Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)


• Fluency in English, Kanuri and Hausa


• Ability to work in partnership with government and other NGO staff 


• Good interpersonal and communication skills 


• Valid practice license

Additional skills

• Ability to work effectively both independently (with minimal supervision) and as a member of a team


• Commitment to gender equity, child rights, community empowerment, and grassroots development approaches


• Effective planning and organising skills


• Effective interpersonal skills