Haematologists at Jhpiego - John Hopkins University

Purpose of the CEmONC Health Facility Assessment

• This intervention aims to bridge existing gaps in the identified competencies of healthcare workers to provide quality CEmONC services during the recently concluded CEmONC health facility assessment in at least one CEmONC public facility per LGA in the selected states to improve quality services for women during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and postnatal period.

Responsibilities

Specific Objectives

By the end of the training learners are expected to improve in their:

• Ability to setup a 24-hour safe blood transfusion services in their health facility.
• Competencies to manage patients requiring transfusion services in obstetrics.
• To prevent and manage likely complications that may arise from blood transfusion.

Scope of the competencies will include the following:

• Blood group system
• Blood transfusion and Transmittable infection.
• Prevention of blood transmittable infections.
• Blood screening and cross matching.
• Blood transfusion procedure blood quality.
• Complications of blood transfusion including blood transfusion reaction.
• Blood donation processes.
• Blood storage: functional and reliable 24-hour blood transfusion banking system.

In collaboration with Jhpiego staff:

• Each adhoc will participate in a one day skills standardization workshop to be organize by Jhpiego.
• Conduct an on-site capacity building of an average of 4 healthcare care workers, which would include doctors, nurses and midwives.
• Conduct follow up mentoring of the trained healthcare workers to strengthen their confidence and competence in using the newly acquired knowledge and skills.
• Conduct pre- and post-test assessment for each of the modules of the training package.
• Compile and submit a comprehensive report of the training within 5 working days after completion of the training.
• Participate in a one day post-training debrief meeting with key stakeholders in the state.

Deliverables:

• Detailed and analysed pre- and post- training scores for each of the trainee for each module of the training package.
• Detail report of the training to be submitted within 5 working days of completion of the training.

Required Qualifications

The preferred candidate should possess the following qualifications and experiences:

• Registered and practicing Haematologist with at least 5 years post-qualification working experience.
• Evidence of previous and ongoing work experience in a facility delivering CEmONC services.
• Evidence of previous experience conducting training on safe blood transfusion component of CEmONC or a similar training especially within the last 24 months or Evidence of provision of ongoing training in haematology residency training or training of medical officers undergoing rotation in haematolopgy till date.
• Evidence of having up-to-date annual practicing license with Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
• Evidence of strong coaching, mentoring and facilitation skills
• Evidence of strong analytical and communication skills.
• Travel: Ability to travel 70%, particularly to Facilities in the work location.
• Evidence of having up-to-date annual practicing license with Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
• Evidence of strong coaching, mentoring and facilitation skills.
• Evidence of strong analytical and communication skills.