Midwife Job Vacancy in Gordhim, South Sudan

Position: Midwife – Junior Expert

Responsible To: AAA and Hope For Sick and Poor

Works With: Health facility staff 

Location: Gordhim, South Sudan 

Starting Date: 26th August 2013 

Overall Objective

To support civil society organizations to increase access to quality maternal, child and neonatal health care services to the population of South Sudan in Gordhim.
 

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to the in charge of maternity wards in health facilities;
• Ensure smooth delivery of reproductive health services in the maternity in Gordhim;
• Ensures that pregnant mothers and new born babies receive quality care;
• Promote clean deliveries in facility;
• Supervise the delivery of ANC and IPT services in Maternity ward with emphasis on identifying high risk pregnant women;
• Ensure availability of equipment and supplies in maternity ward ;
• Responsible for submitting regular reports on activities of maternity ward ;
• Ensure the dissemination of health education messages to mothers and the community at large;
• Ensure that mothers and new born babies receive scheduled immunizations;
• Conduct in service training of personnel under her supervision;
• Ensure that obstetrical emergencies within her/his capacity are well managed and that referrals of complicated cases are done in a timely manner;
• Promote registration about births in project area.

Job and Person Specification

• Qualified registered nurse/midwife
• Must be registered with the Nursing council of Kenya
• Training in MCH, IMCI and EPI is an added advantage
• Ultrasound technologist skills
• Ability to live and work in conditions of limited comfort
• Training experience and community education skills
• Knowledge of the English is necessary and local language (Dinka) is an added advantage
• Able to work under pressure and have the ability to write clear and concise reports
• Work with PC (Word, Excel, Internet)
• Well developed communication skills, a team player with excellent written and spoken English
• Experience of establishing strong working relationships with colleagues from different functions and cultures

Applications including cover letter, CV, references and salary history should be sent to:

Email: 

arkangeloaliassociation52@yahoo.it 
hopeforsickandpoor@yahoo.com

Application deadline is on 10th August, 2013  

Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.