Nurse / Midwife at Save the Children Nigeria

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nurse / Midwife

Job ID: 230001P8
Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Grade: 4
Post Type: National
Employee Status: Fixed Term
Team / Programme: Programme Operation

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3- The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people and, in the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.

Role Purpose

• The Nurse will work with the Field Medical Doctors to provide clinical care for childhood and maternal health needs.
• S/He will also maintain accurate patient records, provide input into SCI reports and actively participate in the smooth functioning of the supported PHCs.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: Field Medical Doctor
• Staff reporting to this post: Community Health Mobilization Assistant
• Budget Responsibilities: none

Role Dimensions

• The role is expected to foster relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including Save the Children members, the Country Office Programme Development & Quality team, advocacy, operations, finance, supply chain, HR and admin colleagues and field offices.
• Context: Humanitarian and development

Key Areas of Accountability
Programme implementation:

Objective 1 - Provision of high-quality Nursing care to complicated SAM cases:

• Triage all patient coming to the primary healthcare centers
• Work with MOH staff to conduct detailed history taking, vital signs, physical examination and rapid testing
• Provide quality nursing clinical care to all patients seeking care at the supported health facilities
• Ensure Nursing and clinical care provided is in accordance with the National guidelines
• Ensure caregiver are well informed about the health condition of their patients
• Work closely with facility staff to conduct regular health information sessions on adequate nutrition, health seeking behaviour, facility delivery, childhood immunization, family planning etc.
• Provide group and one-on-one counselling during ANC and PNC
• Provide adequate support to mother with special needs
• Ensure all ANC attendees receive routine care
• Ensure delivery are conducted in line with best practice
• Ensure rooming-in and bedding-in and essential newborn care
• Provide adequate counselling for patients with chronic non-communicable diseases
• Report any medical or clinical complications on timely basis to the doctor and other team members.
• Mentor and provide on-the-job training on clinical topics and documentation to CHEW and J-CHEW
• Respect of approved protocols for management of childhood and maternal conditions.
• Correct use of programme monitoring and evaluation (recording) tools in reporting and recording.
• Appropriate use of resources, stock control and ordering procedures.
• Ensure requisition for medicines are done on a timely manner considering buffer stocks
• Ensure compliance with standard medical precaution and standard medical waste management
• Work with the field medical officer, MOH team to conduct outreach services providing quality live saving health interventions
• Support community level health meetings, trainings and other engagement in close coordination with community health mobilization assistant.
• Ensure the utilization of medicines, medical supplies, other medical commodities are routinely documented in the relevant tools
• Ensure timely collection and compilation of quality data for the production of quantitative and qualitative reports regarding all SC activities.
• Support the nurse in charge in the development of weekly and monthly reports on activities, and any other ad hoc report that may be required.
• Participate in medical meetings
• Conduct weekly disease surveillance reporting

Other:

• Other ad hoc tasks as requested by Line Manager.

Additional job responsibilities

• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI’s global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Gender Equality Policies, supported by relevant procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

• We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

• The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety:

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Requirements
Essential:

• Candidates should possess a B.Sc. Nursing or RN, RM
• At least two years post-graduation experience
• Previous experience with NGOs  and humanitarian setting
• Experience in Nutrition and in community based programmes
• Training and experience on treatment of acute malnutrition
• Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
• Fluency in English, Kanuri and Hausa
• Ability to work in partnership with government and other NGO staff
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Valid practice license

Additional Skills:

• Ability to work effectively both independently (with minimal supervision) and as a member of a team
• Commitment to gender equity, child rights, community empowerment, and grassroots development approaches
• Effective planning and organising skills
• Effective interpersonal skills

Skills and Behaviours (Our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Application Closing Date
5th April, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online