Midwife Supervisor at Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

Main Purpose

Ensure the proper functioning of the reproductive health activities under his/her responsibility in Monguno where ALIMA is running medical activities. Defining and implementing universal protocols and procedures; guaranteeing the quality of healthcare in order to improve health conditions of the target population.

Job Description

• Provides support to the recruitment procedures if needed (New staffs);
• In collaboration with the SRH Manager and the rest of the medical team, and other actors implements and monitors reproductive health activities according to the universal standards procedures and protocols;
• Ensuring patients are being informed of their care and treatment plans, and explanations of their conditions;
• Ensuring newborn care according to the standard protocols;
• Ensure patients’ right to privacy and confidentiality is respected;
• Carrying out surveillance of parameters following the protocol in use;
• Detecting any neonatal infections, hypoglycemia of the newborn, hyper-hypothermia, any anomalies, etc and informing the doctor in charge of newborn unit;
• Ensuring Breastfeeding, and information sharing with mothers;
• Ensuring that required newborn vaccination is done;
• Ensuring good advices are provided to the mothers on discharge;
• Preparing newborns and mothers for referral.
• Organizes data collection on medical activities (Reproductive Health Care);
• Participates in the collection and analysis of reproductive health activity data;
• Organizes feedback on medical activity data to his/her team during the monthly meeting;
• On call duties and drawing the Doctor’s attention to all potential complicated deliveries, making referrals without delay.

Skills strengthening

• Assist the new and/or the existing staff on obstetrical procedures: Like episiotomy, suturing lacerations, uterine revision, manual removal of placenta, breech deliveries;
• Ensuring Universal precautions and hygiene procedures according to the guidelines;

Administrative tasks

• Keeping up to date and organizing folders related to the work, particularly protocols;
• Participation to medical meetings and any other requested field meetings;
• Filling the registration book and other statistics files in the ward;
• Guarantee a regular and ongoing supply of drugs and equipment required for maternity activities (including monitoring/consumption

Requirement

• Midwifery qualification; candidates with both Nursing & Midwifery certificates have added advantage.
• At least one year working experience with any INGO as a Midwife Supervisor
• Minimum of 2 years’ professional experience as a Midwife in any INGO
• Proficient in communication using English & Hausa languages essential; Kanuri language added advantage.
• Sensitive and respectful to religious and cultural differences is required
• Due to the nature of ALIMA operations, flexibility is indispensable and unavoidable
• Experience in data collection, statistics and reporting experience with staff management.
• Basic Computer Skills in excel, MS word, power point, internet essential

Work location: Monguno, Borno State.

Contract Duration: 3 months, renewable.