The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) was established in 2002 to increase access to care and treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS and to strengthen health systems in resource-poor countries. Over the past few years, CHAI has expanded the scope of our work to include access to high-quality treatment for malaria, new vaccines and essential treatments for common childhood illnesses such as diarrhoea and pneumonia. CHAI has also increasingly supported governments to build the capacity required for high-quality care and treatment programs. Currently, CHAI partners with governments in more than 25 countries while more than 70 countries directly benefit from the low-priced drugs and diagnostic test agreements that CHAI has negotiated.

 

Clinical Mentoring Officer

  

Experience: 4 years

Locationl: Lagos, Katsina, Kano, Kaduna

 

Responsibilities:

•  Provide mentoring support on core maternal and newborn interventions  to healthcare workers at selected health care facilities

•  Provide mentoring support to community resource persons on the identification of complications and implementation of referral protocols

•  Provide clinical advice and assistance in initiating and improving ongoing clinical care for MNH services. 

•  Improve referral linkages among the departments within the facility and satellite facilities

•  Develop procedures and standards for emergency referral 

•  Provide clinical mentoring on clean and safe delivery at the Health Post level based on SOPs and standards of FMOH

•  Provide direct hands-on training and ongoing mentoring on emergency obstetric care at the facility and community levels 

•  Provide support on community-based interventions for prevention and management of complications of pregnancy and labor in pregnant women and neonates.

•  Assist in the development of initial and continued medical education for medical and non-medical care givers, including providing formal didactic training, and supportive supervision. .

•  Provide ongoing support to the health facilities and community integrated MNCH activities in establishing quality documentation and reporting based on NHMIS

•  Collect relevant data and report to the state program manager on regular basis and when requested.

•  Regular interaction and team work with the LGA Health Officers, Health Facility manager and staff, CHEW supervisors, CHEWs and the community leaders.

•  Promote rational drug use of the MNH essential lifesaving commodities

•  Perform other duties as requested

 

 

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications:

•  At least a A midwifery diploma or RN with vast experience in MNCH services and Basic Emergency Obstetric & Neonatal Care (BEmONC)

•  Minimum of four years clinical experience in MNCH services including actual practice on BEmONC package

•  Previous training and experience in Basic Obstetric and Neonatal care, clinical mentoring, PMTCT and comprehensive HIV •  Care/ART is an advantage.

•  Strong oral and written communication skills English

•  Knowledge of other local languages will have an advantage based on the area of assignment.

•  Teaching or clinical training experience

•  Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, including cross-cultural communication

•  Knowledge of computer applications such as Word, Excel and Outlook

•  Highly organized ; ability to follow up on multiple tasks simultaneously

 

Plusses

•  Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Midwifery, or MSc Nursing

•  Experience working in a rural setting with limited infrastructure and services

•  Nigerian citizenship or permanent residence

•  Indigene of one of the Northern states – Kano, Kaduna or Katsina

•  Ability to speak Hausa

 

Method of Application

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should click here to apply online.