Job Description
Position: Midwife
Report to: Head of Health Facility
Department: Health
Duty Station: Tunaydbah, Gedaref
Purpose of the Role
The Midwife will be part of a health team that provides PHC services in the Tunaydbah refugee camp and will be responsible for the provision of reproductive and sexual health services to beneficiaries in the health facility and in the community.
Key responsibilities
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Form part of a primary health team providing curative and preventative health care to displaced and host population.
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Assess all pregnant women as per protocol.
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Ensure all pregnant women receive ferrous sulphate/ folic acid / vitamin A, malaria prophylaxis per protocol.
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Vaccinate pregnant women and women of childbearing age with tetanus toxoid as per protocol.
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Refer any pregnant women with illness to the doctor for consultation.
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Refer any high-risk pregnancy to the nearest referral center.
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Conduct all normal deliveries in the health facility and early referral of complicated deliveries
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To manage basic obstetric emergencies at primary level and refer when necessary
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To carry out postnatal care ensuring regular postnatal visit, ensure postnatal drug therapy – fefol, vitamin A are provided.
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To supervise a system that promotes breast-feeding, monitors neonatal infection.
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To ensure all low birth-weight babies are identified and monitored.
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Ensure all documentation/records are accurately completed, including birth/death registration.
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Provide health education messages on maternal nutrition, breastfeeding the importance of EPI etc.
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To train matrons and community health workers on key aspects (saving newborn lives) of maternal and child health care.
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Ensure all medical equipment are cleaned, sterilized and properly stored as per protocol.
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To ensure availability of adequate medicines, family commodities and other medical supplies in the HF.
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To provide family planning services in the midwifery clinic and to ensure doctors have sufficient stocks.
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To work with community health volunteers to provide information on family planning commodities.
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To provide clinical care for sexual assault survivors in coordination with the medical doctor and WPE team.
Other
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Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs
Required qualification and experience
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Qualified nurse midwife from Ministry of health recognized institute
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Registered as qualified midwife by ministry of health
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At least 5 years or more experience working in a health facility providing SRH services
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Ability and flexibility to understand and work within the cultural and political environment
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Familiarity with the local context: language, culture, etc.
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Fluency in Spoken and written English is an added advantage
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Basic computer Literacy: Word and Excel will be an added advantage
Standard of Professional Conduct
IRC and IRC employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.
Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity
We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
