Marie Slopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSION) is implementing the Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy (HTSP) component of the newly awarded UK Department for International Development, (DFID) Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH 2) Project in partnership with the FGIGRM International limited ted consortium. The project is aimed at improving equitable access and delivery of high impact maternal, new born and child health services targeted at underserved communities in six selected northern Nigerians states (Jigawa, Kadurta, Kano, Kalsina, Yobe and Zamfara) with a view to dramatically increase utilization of HTSP services, MSION is recruiting the following vacant positions for the MNCH2 project:
Job Title: Nurse Aide/Infection Prevention Officers - 6 Positions
Location: Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Yobe and Zamfara
Reporting to: Outreach Team Coordinator
Responsibilities
- Keep the client care areas and all used medical equipment tidy, neat and clean at all time
- Encourage a commitment to accommodating clients’ special needs such as flexibility on working hours, strict privacy and confidentiality to generate demand for integrated MNCH services,
- Ensure proper management and disposal of both general and medical waste. Assist the outreach team in providing quality integrated services and adhering to infection prevention practices during training and supportive supervision.
- Assist with maintaining medical stock, drug inventory and ordering register
- Ensure all clinical Instruments are washed, sterillised and stored property
- Ensure all the drapes are property washed and stored.
- Promote and maintain a welcoming, friendly, professional and efficient atmosphere towards ell clients at all times
- Assist with administrative work within limits when necessary.
- Carry out any other lawful duties assigned by the outreach team coordinator.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
- Must have at least basic education to be able to read and write English.
- Organisation, initiative, tidiness and courtesy.
- Ability to speak English and local languages
- At least 2 years’ experience working in a similar role (Essential)
- Experience of working in a clinical environment (Essential)
- Excellent provider-client interaction skill (Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills (Desirable)
All positions are for a 2-year contract (renewable)
Application Closing Date
Tuesday 22nd July, 2014
Method of Application
Application Procedure: Interested candidates should apply by email with CV and a suitability statement as a single attachment to:
[email protected]
The subject of the email should be the POSITION TITLE/LOCATION and the CV/suitability statement should be saved with the applicant’s full name, Applications that do not meet the above specification will be rejected. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.