Medical Supervisor (Mobile Clinic) - Katsina (Re-Advertised) at Medecins Du Monde

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the supervision of the health Program Manager, the Medical Supervisor will be responsible for the following main activities:

• Supervise the day-to-day activities of one of MDMs field clinics
• Act as focal point for the clinic in the field
• Providing technical and operational support to mobile clinic staff and/or OTP staff
• Management and leadership of Clinic team
• Collection and analysis of health & pharmaceutical data
• Supporting the development of coherent project implementation strategy
• Reporting and attendance to different meetings
• Manage Community Health Workers
• Liaise with medical trainers to ensure the delivery of quality SRH, CMAM, PHC services to the target population

TASKS DESCRIPTION:

Providing technical support to mobile clinic staff

• Train MC staff on medical protocols including hygiene protocols
• Ensure use and respect of medical protocols through observation and supervision of medical and paramedic’s staff
• Implement regular on-the-job trainings and supportive supervision according to a weekly/monthly schedule
• Train and supervise CHW working in mobile clinic areas
• Establish mechanisms of providing regular weekly/monthly feedback on statistics and health activities to Clinic Staff
• Plan and implement thematic capacity building or specific trainings according to the identified needs for MC staff and/or OTP staff
• Participate in establishing/improving referral system
• Supervise drugs stock management in mobile clinics and OTP
• Work in close collaboration with the MDM medical trainers to ensure comprehensive on-the-job training for each of the specialities: SRH, PHC, EPI, Nutrition, LAB,
• Oversee and support the implementation of best practices introduced by trainers and HPC

Operational Management of Clinic team

• Act as focal point for liaison with community leaders and representatives in clinic area of operation
• Lead on coordination with other actors, including UN, INGO and GoN, in clinic area of operation
• Provide regular, timely updates to Health Programme Coordinator
• Organize the weekly schedule of the Clinic team to ensure the smooth running of the activities
• Ensure that Clinic medical and paramedics staff respect their assigned tasks
• Provide strong leadership to ensure Clinic staff understand and work according to MdM principles

Collection and analysis of health & pharmaceutical data

• Ensure the implementation of data collection protocols, working closely with the database officer and HPC
• Ensure accurate collection of MC/OTP data
• Monitor the drugs consumption by establishing/maintaining mechanisms of consumption record and inform the Health Program Coordinator and Pharmacist in case of any unusual consumption, or stock shortages
• Identify and rectify gaps or weaknesses in medical activities by using monitoring and supervision tools
• Ensure rapid communication of suspect communicable disease to HPC

Developing coherent project implementation strategy

• Assist in preparing and implementing operational action plan for MC and/or OT component in collaboration with MdM coordination team
• Assist in the implementation of the project activities in collaboration with MdM coordination team
• Assist MdM Health Program Coordinator and MdM medical coordinator in preparing data collection tools as well as medical and paramedics protocols

Reporting and attendance to different meetings

• Prepare a weekly activities report to submit to the head medical supervisor
• Compile epidemiological reports for inclusion in medical reports or any other relevant reports
• Support the pharmacist to compile drug consumption report per month
• Participate in a pro-active way to MdM internal meetings (medical, security…)

OTHERS:

• Establish good relationship with the different stakeholders in order to have a smooth implementation of MdM project
• Be flexible in performing his/her duties to ensure that beneficiaries are getting good quality services
• Inform immediately the security focal point in case of any security problem in the field
• Perform other additional duties on request of the Health Program Manager and coordination team

Others

• Sex    Indifferent    
• Humanitarian experience    Yes
• Nationality    National    
• Emergency experience    Yes
• Languages    English    Fluent    
• Management experience    Yes
• Hausa
• Other local languages advantage    
• Computer skills    Yes – Good Knowledge of window environment (word, excel…)
• Driver license    Not compulsory

Skills required:

• Medical Doctor or any relevant experience in public health and project management
• Significant experience in similar positions
• Experience in supervising health facilities
• Experience in health system strengthening project
• Experience in program cycle management and budget follow up
• Experience in outbreak management and emergency response
• Ability to have a global overview of a program (not only on medical plan)
• Ability to analyze an epidemiological context and propose relevant interventions
• Ability to take quick decisions according to the context in coordination with the team
• Ability to manage and motivate a team
• Knowledge of the Maiduguri context

Personal skills required:

• Ability to manage a team and work in an international team
• Reactivity, anticipation, adaptability, capacity to take initiatives
• Organizational skills 
• Good writing and communication skills
• Ability to manage priorities
• Team spirit
• Interest for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
• Respectful of the traditions and local culture
• Capacity to work and to live in tense conditions (climate, cultural context, promiscuity, isolation)