Job Title: Clinical Services Officer (Midwife)
Location(s): Abuja, Nigeria
Reporting To: Centre Manager
Employer: Marie Stopes International
Sector: NGO
Key Responsibilities:
• To give high quality MSIN focused community based activities and core clinical Services in the assigned communities and centre of excellence.
• Efficiently provide core MSIN clinical services (family planning methods).
• To support and Implement core MSI values within the centre such as de-medicalization, task Shifting, client focus, no blame culture, non-hierarchical management and marketing
• Ensure proper management and maintenance of all clinical supplies and equipments
• Ensure proper sterilization of Clinical instrument on a daily basis
• Ensure proper supervision of the IPO officer in maintaining infection prevention policy
• Train the health care workers on long term FP/contraceptive methods.
• Sensitize the community on the importance of FP.
• Support the Community mobilization activities of the community with counselling, service provision and follow up of clients.
• Ensure formal communications with the various health partners are properly documented
• Follow upon all clients complaints relating to any of the MSIN services and make recommendations.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• Must have a recognised clinical qualification in Midwifery.
• Must be registered with a recognised local clinical professional body in Nigeria and of good Standing
• At least 1 year post-graduation experience in a Midwifery position
• Experience of working in Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Excellent provider-client interaction skills
• Work experience with Nigeria Health Service and/or an INGO
• Sympathetic to women and men seeking Family Planning and Reproductive Health services
• Customer-focused with good interpersonal skills to engage with people at all levels –government, donor and community
Length of Contract: Two (2) years (with possibility of extension)
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are to submit a suitability statement and an updated CV as a single document online or to recruitment@mariestopes.org.ng, quoting the position & location applied for as subject of the email e.g. Finance Officer Kano.
Applications that do not follow this format will not be considered.
Deadline: 25-November-2013
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