Médecins du Monde (MdM) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including France. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, and from those whose expertise in other fields is needed for its activities, to enlist all competent support required for the achievement of its projects, and to seek at all times to encourage close working relationships with populations in its care. MdM operating in Nigeria, Borno state since October 2016.

We are recruiting to to fill the position below:

 

Job Title: Midwife 

 

Location: Damboa, Borno

Slot: 2 Openings

 

Job Descriptions

Under the supervision of the Sexual Reproductive Health Supervisor, the Midwife will be responsible for the following main activities in order to ensure the quality of care in the mobile clinics:

Provision of free of charge reproductive health consultations

Implementation of health education sessions

Collection, computerization and analysis of weekly epidemiological data

Reporting and attendance to different meetings

 

Tasks Descriptions

Provision of free of charge reproductive health consultations:

Prepare all the material and equipment and ensure that everything is ready before starting the activities

Follow the basic medical rules of hygiene when performing reproductive health consultations

Participate actively in triage activities before to start reproductive health consultations

Perform antenatal consultations according to the protocols , detect and mention all the risk factors

Perform postnatal consultations during the 6 weeks following the delivery, give appropriate treatment and refers to female medical doctor when needed.

Perform family planning consultations and counseling according to protocol

Give systematic prophylactic treatments to pregnant women

Refer to the female medical doctor all pregnant women with a pathology associated to the pregnancy

Verify the tetanus vaccination of each pregnant woman

Explain in details the treatment to the patient

Manage RH emergency cases with the assistance of the medical doctor according to MdM protocols and regulation

Fill in the reproductive health form for each patient

Ensure patient confidentiality is respected and treat all the patients with respect and dignity

Implementation of health education sessions:

Give health education sessions to the patients in the different waiting areas

Spread main messages about health education for the following topics: immunization, antenatal care, post-natal care, assisted delivery, family planning, at-risk pregnancies, breastfeeding and weaning

Collection, computerization and analysis of weekly epidemiological data

Perform the daily data collection regarding reproductive health consultations

Participate to the weekly computerization and analysis of the reproductive health data

Reporting and attendance to different meetings

Prepare a weekly activities report to submit to the team leader

Participate in a pro-active way to MdM internal meetings (medical, security…)

Participate to all the trainings organized by MDM

 

Others:

Give suggestions to improve the functioning of MDM mobile clinics

Participate to the loading and unloading of the vehicles and to the setting up of the mobile clinics

Participate to weekly physical inventory of mobile clinic pharmacy

Be flexible in performing his/her duties to ensure that beneficiaries are getting good quality services

Perform other additional duties on request of the team leader

Inform immediately the security focal point in case of any security problem in the field

 

Working Condition:

Because of the emergency relief nature of MDM’s work, working hours may be irregular and employees are expected to be flexible in their approach to working hours under emergency conditions.

 

Qualifications, Experience and Attributes

Diploma in Midwifery from an accredited institution

At least 2 years post qualifying experience in a similar environment/context

Possession of a valid practicing certificate.

Diploma in Nutrition will be an additional advantage

Background/familiarity with Emergency is an added advantage.

Good command of written and spoken English. Knowledge of Kanuri and Hausa Languages will be an advantage.

Strong interpersonal and team building skills and excellence as a team player.

Must possess the ability to learn with speed and ease.

Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, power point presentation etc.)

Strong sense of responsibility, methodical and accurate with high organizational skills

Honesty and integrity and able to cope with stressful situations.

Manages effectively his own time as well as flexible and available to work over time when needed

Willing to be deployed to the newly liberated local government areas.

 

Application Closing Date

12th July, 2019.

 

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter explaining why you consider yourself suitable for this position and providing a valid email and telephone contact to: [email protected] using “Midwife Damboa” as the subject of the mail.