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Health & Nutrition Officer
Save the Children
Health Care
Public Health
Gode
4 years
1 Position
2022-05-30
to
2022-06-05
Public Health
Full Time
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Job Description
KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Job specific roles and responsibilities
· Improving basic preventive health care at a community level with emphasis on health, immunization, health and nutrition services
· Conduct & undertake PHC like consultation & provide proper treatment based on the protocol
· Strengthening of linkages and coordination mechanisms between the community and the woreda health bureaus
· Strengthening of early referrals mechanism
· Plan and implement the project outlined in the protocol for OTP and SC to achieve the objectives of the project.
· The health and nutrition Officer will help facilitate admission of the patient at the OTP, and SC.
· Train and support the HEWs in severe acute malnutrition case management and follow-up (e.g., referral to SC) according to national guidelines.
· Train and support community-based volunteer health workers for the implementation of the community component of the project.
· Ensure each and every admitted child receives adequate and quality clinical and nutritional care through existing resources.
· Ensure at all times adequately equipped and supplied with the necessary nutritional and clinical requirements - Plumpy'nut, Vitamin A, routine drugs, nutritional equipments, nutritional/medical stationeries, etc.
· Assisting the planning and promotion of awareness creation on nutrition and preventative health care issues in the community.
Job Requirements
In order to be successful you will bring/have:
· BSc/College Diploma in Nursing and/or other health related fields.
· At least Four years working experience in the field out of which two years NGO experience in related field
- Experienced in nutrition and health program implementation –data collection and compilation, working with counterpart for lasting intervention, training of health workers, etc.
- Good written and spoken ability of the local language
- Extremely flexible, able to work independently, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations.
- Interest in and ability to work in team.
- Good organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Ability and willingness to work in remote and potentially insecure environments.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY
- The position holder must have excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, and Relations with his team members.
- The position holder must have an ability that he can manage when it comes to reaching hard decisions to cross the barrier.
- The position holder should have a good interrelationship with others and must know the local language (Somali)
Scope & complexity of decision making (choose the appropriate description and delete the rest)
- Able to work in line with strict adherence of specific policies and supervisor’s orders.
- Expected to make decisions on well-established procedures, under close supervision
- Able to make decisions using creativity and some independent judgment within the realm of the current scope of work; Decisions typically made in order to resolve and adapt current solutions or introduce new procedures and practices
How to Apply
Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at CLICK HERE
Fields Of Study
Public Health
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