Midwife Assistant at Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

Open to both internal and external candidates

Position:                            Midwife Assistant

Organizational Unit:        Sexual and Reproductive Health

Duty Station:              Monguno

Grade Classification:       Level three

Type of Appointment:    Definite Contract

Estimated Start Date:     As soon as possible

Purpose of the position

Assist the midwife during labour and all sexual and reproductive health activities, according to his/her instructions and ALIMA protocols, in order to ensure hygiene, care and comfort of all patients.

Responsibilities

• Assists the midwife during delivery and antenatal; postnatal and family planning consultations, in order to receive and install the patient, providing them the information required, helping in taking, monitoring and interpreting the parameters, etc.
• Follows hygiene and safety protocols at all times, during delivery, consultations, etc., ensuring the cleanliness and tidiness of all facilities, material, linen, equipment, and carrying out the sorting and waste disposal.
• Informs patients and their relatives throughout their stay.
• Set up health education sessions, according to needs.
• Ensures comfort of bed-ridden patients: washing, installation for eating meals, changing position, etc.
• Refers to the midwife in case of any abnormal change in patient’s health status and other problems occurring.
• Ensures good transfer and transport of patients between the different services and departments.
• Transports samples to the laboratory and collect the results.

Required qualification/Experiences

• CHEW or any medical profile
• Knowledge of the widely spoken local languages and English is required
• Must be honest, reliable and flexible

Required Behavioral competences

• Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work.
• Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.
• Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages
• diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
• Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational
• principles/rules and standards of conduct.
• Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises
• careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges