Posted on: Wed 13-02-2019

The French Section of Medecins Sans Frontieres is recruiting for its project in Jahun

Job Title:  Midwife

Context:

Medecins Sans Frontieres is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.  

Job Description:

• Provide obstetrical care to pregnant women and their babies, doing follow-up before, during and after delivery according o MSF protocols.
• Properly follow up all new-born babies from delivery until discharge
• Ensure all drugs; material and equipment are available at the beginning and end of the shift to enable work to be performed safety.
• Maintain accurate data and record information in OPD/JPD register and patient charts always.
• Document all care thoroughly and ensure continually at care through handover.
• Provide health education on a regular basis to the inpatients.
• Ensure MSF hygiene, stabilization and waste management protocols are correctly followed.
• Participate in any other related activities as requested by the supervisor.

Required Skills and conditions:

• Midwife qualification with preferably 1 year of active clinical experience since graduation
• Valid practicing licence
• Strong work, ethic, commitment to humanitarian objectives and patient care
• Motivation, flexibility and capacity to work as a team and in emergency program.
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Hausa (required).

Work Location:

Jahun Hospital, Jigawa State (Nigeria)

To Apply:

Submit our cover letter, CV and copies of qualifications with contact details to the MSF Admin Office in Jahun (Application box outside the front gate) (with Reference “MIDWIFE”)

Applications can be submitted in person or by email to: [email protected]

Deadline for the submission of application:

February 15^th, 2019

Please make sure to submit your application by this date.

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