• Supervising the clinical activities and guaranteeing the quality of midwifery care in the department, according to MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards in order to provide a high quality Mother and Child Health (MCH) care to the population. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supervising, supporting and evaluating the team under his/her responsibility particularly midwives, midwife assistants and other related staff in her team such as cleaners. Planning and organizing their work (areas, days, absences, visits, holidays, etc) and coaching them in their work with special focus in following all appropriate protocols and procedures 

• Ensuring teamwork and a professional relationship between maternity and other departments. 

• Supervising the clinical activities in all the maternity departments and activities such as antenatal consultations, delivery and after delivery follow up, post-natal consultations, family planning consultations, newborn vaccinations and liaising with MwAM about the patients who need special care times, visiting hours, etc. 

• Ensuring that the staff on duty knows, implements and follows at all times the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control in the medical premises ensuring high standards of hygiene in the working environment 

• Being responsible for the department-related pharmacy activities (stock and consumption monitoring) as well as maintenance of the medical equipment 

• Being responsible for ensuring that all the administrative procedures, patients’ data and documents filled in correctly and registered for compiling monthly reports reflecting the activity in the department. 

• In certain contexts, being responsible for ensuring that the maternity staff is able to identify, receive and provide care to the victims of the SGBV in collaboration with MwAM and Ob Gyns MD following the protocols 

Specific Accountabilities:  

Providing direct Comprehensive Care through: 

• Coordinating, developing, and evaluating daily care plans 

• Following up the provision of high-quality midwifery and safe standards of care for mothers with their children and survivors. 

• Supervising the correct execution of therapy prescriptions by midwives in charge and the proper filling of the patients’ file. 

• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with doctors, midwives, nurses, counselors, health promotion team and others. 

• Carrying out daily follow up and ensuring adequate staffing for all SRH services 

• Supervising to ensure emergency (referral) boxes are checked and ready to use for every shift 

• Supporting the team to ensure that patient files filled correctly and completely and Watch over the respect for the medical secret, dignity/intimacy of patients, and privacy/confidentiality by responsible staff in in the department to ensure a maximum of patients’ comfort. 

• Always advocating for mothers and promoting effective communication within the team 

• Organizing to ensure that the staff on duty knows, implements and follows at all times the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control in the medical premises ensuring high standards of hygiene in the working environment 

Promoting Supportive Systems: 

• Facilitating SRH development and training programs for staff (Continuous learning and development) in liaison with line Managers  

• Developing and implementing clinical performance indicators for the department in liaison with MWAM 

• Organize focus group discussions in cooperation with the health promotion team, Midwife, SV Supervisor and/or HAO/ and information sessions to provide information to target groups. 

• Identify training needs, organize and coordinate training, coaching and supervision about SV for MSF health care providers and other MSF staff members, including community outreach teams and other staff, based on the findings of learning needs assessments, knowledge, attitude and practices questionnaires and observation. 

• Ensure Safe-identification of patients experiencing SV or IPV in SRH and other departments to create access to care. 

• Ensuring that all the administrative procedures, patients’ data and documents filled in correctly and registered for compiling monthly reports reflecting the activity in the department. 

• Assisting in the setting up and SRH care standards within the department 

Capacity building: 

• Participating in staff performance reviews and identifying training needs 

• Assessing the knowledge and skill levels of the midwife and providing on-the-job training, mentoring, lectures and supportive clinical supervision as needed to equip the staff with enhanced knowledge and skills to provide quality SRH services including: 

• The provision of Ante natal, postnatal care, family planning, SAC, PMTCT, STI screening/treatment and cervical cancer screening/treatment. 

• Provision of counselling services to mothers/survivors and general SRH lifestyle choices for parents and significant others. 

• Promoting health education sessions and developing teaching materials in liaison with MWAM and HP 

• Supervisor. 

• Providing on-the-job training, mentoring, and supportive supervision to SRH midwives, particularly, topics that concern: maternal health and childcare such as pregnancy induced hypertension, PMTCT, SV/IPV care, ANC/PNC care etc. 

Research: 

• Contributing to audits and quality reviews of the SRH care services 

• Studying patient’s history and conducting health assessments for better outcomes 

• Routinely and timely data collection and analysis of relevant medical data and reporting 

Professional Leadership: 

• Ensuring infection prevention and control (IPC) on board is adequate and provide sensitization if needed (to team or to rescued people) 

• Ensuring teamwork and a professional relationship between Yellow flower, Maternity, TB/HIV unit, IPC unit, NICU and other departments. 

• Participate in team meetings to discuss patient care and improve service delivery. 

• managing patient flows and providing professional support to staff and patients 

• Maintain accurate patient records and ensure confidentiality in line with MSF standards. 

• Stay informed about best practices in maternal and reproductive health. 

• Monitoring, reviewing complaints, medical incidents and reporting them as they occur 

• Developing and managing staff deployment including the roster 

• Leading quality improvement and service development initiatives 

• In collaboration with the MTL, MWAM, SV focal point and Mental health team responsible for identifying and organizing cases for medical referral of patients on land at disembarkation 

• Report to MWAM for any problem or incidents timely 

• Maintain financial plans and targets related to the SRH budget 

Job Requirements

Requirements:- 

Education 

• Essential Criteria: BSc in Midwifery, Midwife with Sexual and Reproductive Health Care 

Experience 

• Essential Criteria: Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Midwife. 

• Desirable criteria: Having worked in MSF or other NGO’s, experience in SGBV programs is desirable 

Knowledge 

• Recent hands on acute midwifery experience: 

• Independently able to manage obstetric and neonatal emergencies and SRH related complications. 

• Experience and skills working with survivors of SV&IPV or raising awareness and engaging communities about or child protection. 

• Skill to perform TOP as per guidelines 

Languages 

• Essential Criteria: Mission language 

• Desirable criteria: local language 

Competences 

• Results and Quality Orientation L2 

• Teamwork and Cooperation L2  

• Behavioural Flexibility L2 

• Commitment to MSF Principles L2 

• Stress Management L3 

How to Apply

Interested applicants can submit their CV and application letter including photocopies of all supporting documents via THIS LINK, until application deadline please be informed that we do not accept applications in other forms.

Please Note that we only contact short-listed candidates and only short-listed candidates with the required documents are allowed to attend further assessment.

• Professional license

• CoC (Competency Certification

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