Midwife at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)

Job Description

• PUI is now looking for a Midwife for its medical health team to implement mobile health clinic in Maiduguri.

Supervision:

• Under the Direct Supervision of SRH Supervisor
• Under the Technical Supervision SRH Supervisor
• Under the Overall Supervision Deputy Project Manager for PHC

General Objective

• Under the direct supervision of the SRH Supervisor, the midwife provides MNCH/SRH care services, including ANC, PNC, Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal care, family planning, etc.
• S/he follows PUI obstetrical and sexual reproductive health protocols and universal standards to ensure quality and continuity of care.

Responsabilities and Tasks
Consultation:

• Welcome patients to the MNHC/ SRH services in the PHC.
• Establish personal rapport with potential and actual patients and their relatives.
• Provide Antenatal and Postnatal care services.
• Provide Basic Obstetrical and Neonatal care, including assistance to urgent normal deliveries, manage obstetric emergencies.
• Ensure mothers receive the documents required (birth certificate, vaccination card…).
• Provide Family planning counseling as a routine and on request (where possible to the couple) and provide contraceptives according to the need.
• Treat sick Pregnant and Lactating Women for illnesses selected by PUI, and for which a protocol is provided and adhere to therapeutic standards.
• Manage sexual transmitted infections according to PUI protocols.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.

Assessment:

• Assess urgency and make sure urgent cases are seen first
• Evaluate the pregnant women for high risks pregnancy and ensure a timely referral to secondary health services.
• Identify cases needing referral and refer them in time, assessment and follow-up of new borne.
• Identify Sexually Gender Based Violence victims and collaborate with the medical team for treatment.

Health Education:

• Provide individual and group health education to patients concerning safe motherhood, care of the new born, IYCF (Infant and Young child feeding), Family Planning and general Sexual Health.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with Universal standards, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Adhere to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.

Reporting:

• Document collected information on health cards and other records.
• Support in various data collection.
• Ensure coordination and continuity of care through verbal and written reports and coordination with SRH supervisor and other PHC staff.
• Ensure operation of equipment, and report to SRH supervisor in case of damage or not functioning.
• Participate actively in meetings and trainings when required.
• Perform other relevant duties as requested by supervisors

Specific Objective and Linked Activities

• Provide essential preventative assistance services and follow up to identified women in reproductive age years, especially pregnant/lactating women.
• Ensure safe deliveries and provide first care to the new born.
• Provide Training on Sexual and Reproductive Health to CHWs, Nurses.
• Report on collected data.
• Directly report any difficulties or delays in the implementation of activities.
• The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.

Priorities of the Department:

• Ensure the quality of care provided to patients in pui health facility
• Scale up on the primary health care centers plan should be developed according to the time frame
• Assessment on pregnant and lactating women, reproductive age women to identify risk factor
• Build the capacity of the community health workers, nurses on thematic related to sexual and reproductive health
• Provide frequent feedback on health illness patterns observed in the phcc that require further assessment
• Report to line manager periodically regarding context changes that affect the modality of intervention

Mandatory Requirements
Education degree:

• Recognized Midwife Degree (at least certificate level) with national legislation

Work experience:

• 2-3 years of experience in Midwifery
• Work experience with other NGO’s would be an asset.

Language skills:

• Good command in English (speaking, reading & writing)
• Fluent in local languages Hausa, etc.

Knowledge and skills:

• Technical knowledge about use of medical equipment
• Good knowledge about Ante Natal Consultation and Post Natal Consultation
• Good practice in conduction of deliveries

Other:

• Good team spirit

Assets

• Interests: Working in humanitarian relief
• Transversals skills:
  • Excellent communication, conflict solving and diplomacy skills to manage relationship in potentially tense situations
  • Strong motivation to help people in need
  • Ability to make decisions and to exercise authority when required
  • Understanding of the political situation in the area
  • Ability to analyze and suggest improvements of the activities
  • Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization itself
  • Well organized and hard worker
  • Able to manage stress and pressure
  • Able to check validity of information, logical thinking
  • Neutrality
  • Reliability