Nursing Team Supervisor at Medecins Sans Frontieres

The Main Objective and Responsibility of the Position

• We are looking for Nursing Team Supervisors in our Mass Vaccination Campaign in Sokoto.
• Plan, organize, and evaluate the activities concerning nursing and the team associated, according to MSF values, policies and protocols and universal health standards, in order to warrant the quality and continuity of the health care and the development of the plan of action.

General Accountabilities

• Carry out the functions and tasks associated to nursing i.e. perform as a nurse or anaesthetist, whenever required or needed, in order to optimize the resources, contributing with his/her knowledge and experience.
• Implement all the protocols and hygiene procedures, and supervise his/her team follow the same standards, in order to warrant the quality of the care and service in his/her speciality.
• Organize and coordinate the activities of his/her team (week’s schedule, annual leave, absences, etc.), evaluate their performance and define and ensure the needs for training of staff, in order to ensure the coverage of the human resources needs and maintain high standards of quality.
• Carry out and/or supervise the (decentralized) pharmacy and medical equipment management (drugs orders, follow-up of the stock, storage conditions, inventories, follow-up of expired drugs and their destruction, drugs consumption, etc.)in his or her department, in order to satisfy the needs of material with efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring that cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service.
• Carry-out and/or coordinate administrative (exit-paper, transfer-paper, etc.), information and data collection (patient files, forms, statistics, etc.) tasks, and elaborate regular reporting, in order to have updated and reliable information about the day-to-day activity in the project, output/ outcome and support decision-taking.
• Give feedback/ reports to medical focal point.

MSF Section / Context-Specific Accountabilities

• The role and responsibilities of the Nursing Team Supervisor would be further expanded during the upcoming weeks considering the project activities in the selected areas and with the strategy which will be defined based on the assessments at the different health facilities.
• This position will be responsible for overseeing different vaccination team across different vaccination sites and closely for monitoring of the activities and ensuring quality service delivery. The position will closely work with the Nursing Activity Manager for MSF as well as with the Ministry of Health counterparts to ensure a strong collaboration

Key Responsibilities
Preparation and team supervision:

• In close collaboration with the Nursing Activity Manager (NAM), participates in developing the activities of the site planning and activity timetable for the nursing team.
• Participate in health facility assessments as required
• In close collaboration with the NAM, participate in developing the training plan and content for the vaccination team, provide trainings on key vaccination activities, including writing documents and simulation activities
• In collaboration with the MoH supervisor, lead and supervise multiple vaccination teams, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to ensure efficient and effective operation.
• Ensure end of day debriefings are done by the vaccination team leads to provide updates and address any challenges or concerns.
• Monitor team performance and provide feedback, ensuring every team member understands their role and performs duties according to established procedures.

Flow, vaccine management and supervision:

• Ensure a well coordinate deployment of vaccination teams to different sites, ensuring the flow and circuit within the sites are well laid out
• Verifies that the crowd control team is complete and effective
• Estimates the medical supply needs for vaccination sites. Supports the supervision and the coaching for the management of vaccines and medical supplies in collaboration with the NAM and the team at the vaccination site
• In close collaboration with the NAM, participates in the microplanning implementation phase, site/health facility selection and organisation of vaccination sites.
• Ensure a good management of cold chain in the vaccination sites
• Ensure the rigorous management of stock movements (vaccines, traceability, medical supplies, modules, kits).

Quality Assurance:

• Ensure adherence to vaccination protocols, safety standards, and infection control measures during all vaccination activities and oversees proper organisation of site and IPC measures in place: outside (and inside (flow, circuit, etc.).
• Ensure mechanisms are respected for reporting adverse effects and needle-stick injuries.

Community Engagement:

• Work closely with the Health Promotion and Community Engagement team to ensure a strong engagement with stakeholders, including parents, caregivers, and community health workers, to promote awareness and understanding of the importance of childhood vaccination.
• Address community concerns, misconceptions, and barriers to vaccination
• Ensure vaccination teams have a respectful and welcoming attitude during vaccination activities

Reporting and Documentation:

• Ensure accurate data collection at all sites, including registration, doses administered and adverse events, in accordance with program requirements
• Participates in daily data analysis
• Maintain good communication with the nursing activity manager to update on progress, challenges, and achievements
• Participates in the final vaccination evaluation and writing the final report.

Education

• Nurse Diploma essential.

Experience:

• Essential 2 years of previous experience. Having worked in MSF or other NGO’s and in developing countries is desirable.

Languages:

• Mission and local language essential.

Knowledge:

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Competencies:

• Results, Teamwork, Flexibility, Commitment to MSF Principles, Stress Management