Clinical Services Provider at Marie Stopes

Location: Kebbi, Cross River, Osun, Taraba, Kano
Reporting to: Regional Manager
Duration of contract: 2 years (renewable)
Probationary period: 6 months

Responsibilities
General:

• To give high quality MSION focused community based activities and core clinical Services in the assigned communities and centre of excellence.
• To support MSION in its Goal and Objectives where appropriate.
• To support and implement core MSI values within the centre, such as de-medicalization, task shifting, client focus, no blame culture, non-hierarchical management and marketing
• To participate fully in MSION Institutional strengthens and Capacity Building activities where appropriate.
• Community Based Duties and Partnership and network
• Train the health care workers on long term FP/contraceptive methods.
• Sensitize the community on the importance of FP.
• Support the Community mobilization activities of the community with counselling, service provision and follow up of clients .
• Develop and nurture relationships with the PHC staff at the project sites to handle issues related to service provision.
• Ensure the clinical and medical logistics coordination for service provision.
• Lead and deliver the service provision component of this project with support from service providers from NHS.
• Identify Appropriate training need within the team in consultation with the Clinical service manager and induction of the new team

Clinical Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the clinical emergency response components of the project.
• Efficiently provide core MSION clinical services (family planning methods ).
• Ensure proper management and maintenance of all clinical supplies and equipments
• Ensure proper sterilization of Clinical instrument on a daily basis
• Ensure proper supervision of the IPO officer in maintaining infection prevention policy
• Counsel and assist clients to make informed FP/SRH choices when necessary
• Ensure that clinical complications at service delivery points are minimised or professionally managed when they occur.
• Adequate and timely requisition of items, stock management and record keeping
• Provide relief duties to teams as and when the pressing need arises
• Communication and Administration
• Ensure formal communications with the various health partners are properly documented
• Follow up on all clients complaints relating to any of the MSION services and make recommendations.
• Make proper use of available information systems in MSI to facilitate service delivery & trainings
• Assist the team with interviews relating to clinical issues to protect MSION reputation.
• Collate information/data on services provided in the field.
• Manage and properly account for all MSION resources and properties at the outreach
• Support the marketing department by providing technical advice to Clients at the small and large group community activations once a week

Qualifications

• Must have a recognised Clinical qualification in Midwifery and/or Nursing.
• Must be registered with a recognised local clinical professional body in Nigeria; and of good Standing
• Must have requisite experience to work with minimum supervision

Skills and Experience

• At least 1year post-graduation experience in a Midwifery/Nursing position (ESSENTIAL)
• Experience of working in Sexual and Reproductive Health (ESSENTIAL)
• Excellent provider-client interaction skills (ESSENTIAL)
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. (ESSENTIAL)
• Work experience with Nigeria Health Service and/or an INGO (DESIRABLE)
• Articulate and analytical with attention to detail.(ESSENTIAL)
• Knowledge of health delivery system in Nigeria(DESIRABLE)
• Must be multi-skilled
• Must have requisite experience to work with minimum supervision.

Attitude / Motivation:

• Sympathetic to women and men seeking Family Planning and Reproductive Health services (ESSENTIAL)
• Be able to work on own initiative and at longer periods.
• Customer focused with good interpersonal skills to engage with people at all levels –government, donor and community
• Passionate about maternal health
• Motivates team members to deliver high quality service and results
• Team player
• Self-motivator and able to motivate others to achieve results