Nurse-Midwife at INTERSOS

Location: Bama, Dikwa and Ngala Borno State - with travel to other activity sites
Reporting to: Clinical Supervisor

Major Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of Clinical Supervisor, the Midwife is responsible for women and children health and performing the role of registered midwife:

• Ensure the implementation and continuity of antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, obstetrical care (BEmONC)
• Collaborate with the medical doctor and /or nurse in the management of Sexual Violence cases
• Assess the feasibility for referral of pregnant women for medical evaluation and/or complicated deliveries.
• Ensure hygiene and sterilization criteria (including universal precautions) are met according to MSF specifications.
• Guarantee a regular and ongoing supply of drugs and equipment required for maternity activities (including monitoring/consumption control/ordering of orders.
• Ensure patients’ right to privacy and confidentiality is respected
• According protocols in place, conduct normal deliveries independently, manage obstetric emergencies; identify cases needing referral and send them in time, detecting possible
• anomalies/infections of the newborn and reporting them to the doctor, in order to ensure successful interventions. Supervises the use of drugs, facilities and obstetric material, in order to ensure, in
• accordance with number of patients and prescriptions, a rational use as well as pharmacy stock levels are permanently updated, kept under appropriate conditions and above minimum safety
• point.
• Monitor signs of malnutrition among pregnant & lactating women (PLW) and children; providing counselling and advice to all patients on Women, Infant and Young Children best
• feeding practices (IYCF).
• Updating patients’ registration books and other related appointment information; Carry-out and supervise administrative procedures and documents (fill in patient’s files, forms, statistics,
• etc.),
• Preparing and facilitating regular health education sessions for patients at the health facility in coordination with the clinic staff
• Responsible for providing inputs and data for monthly SRH activities’ reports in timely manner and report any problematic situations and cases arising)
• Conduct data quality assessment in a weekly basis
• Participate and update progress in weekly technical meeting with SRH staffs
• Any other duties according to the needs

Required Qualification/experience

• Qualified and licensed Nurse with Nursing diploma/certificate with a background in RH, BEmONC  and community nursing.
• At least two (2) years’ experience in a clinical setting or NGO.
• Experience working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Fluency in English, both written and oral including local language added advantage;
• Capacity to adapt to basic living conditions.
• Ability to deliver high quality work within tight deadlines.