Midwife Job in Lodwar Kenya - Merlin

Job Position: Midwife

Responsible To: PO-Safe Motherhood

Works With: Health facility staff

Location: Turkana District

Starting Date: ASAP

Overall Objective

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

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to the in charge of maternity wards in health facilities
• Ensure smooth delivery of reproductive health services in assigned project area;
• Ensures that pregnant mothers and new born babies receive quality care;
• Promote clean deliveries in facilities and outreach sites;
• Supervise the delivery of ANC and IPT services in Maternity ward and outreach sites with emphasis on identifying high risk pregnant women;
• Ensure availability of equipment and supplies in maternity ward and outreach sites;
• Responsible for submitting regular reports on activities of maternity ward and outreach sites;
• Supervise the delivery of home visits by MCHWs and TBAs;
• 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 and notification of local authorities about births in project area.
• Participate in Safe motherhood/MCH surveys and assessments

Job and Person Specification

• Qualified Kenya registered nurse/midwife
• Must be registered with the Nursing council of Kenya
• Training in MCH, IMCI and EPI is an added advantage
• Ability to live and work in conditions of limited comfort
• Training experience and community education skills
• Knowledge of the local language is an added advantage
• Able to work under pressure and have the ability to write clear and concise reports
• 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:

HR Department
Merlin Turkana,
P.O Box 93, Lodwar.

Or recruitment@merlin-kenya.org

Application deadline is on 10th October, 2011 at 5.00 PM.

Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted