MSF Switzerland (MSFCH) is a humanitarian medical organization providing emergency medical aid to populations in need based in Dagahaley and Mombasa County.
The objective of our project is to provide Access to health care for Adolescent and Youth Population (AYP), with specific focus on Young Key Populations (YKP) affected by social violence and health care exclusion. The selected candidate will be reporting technically to the Project Medical Referent (PMR)
Start date : August 2024
Length of contract : 12 months fixed term contract (starting with 03 months probationary period)
The selected candidate will be reporting to the Nursing Activity Manager.
Main Purpose
Organizing and ensuring medical consultations to the target population providing treatment to patients within the scope of his/her medical competencies and referring them when appropriate, according to MSF protocols, procedures and the universal hygiene standards in order to guarantee quality and efficiency of the service provided.
Accountabilities:
- Ensuring the implementation and standardization of MSF clinical policies, tools, and hygiene protocols in order to minimize clinical risks and to guarantee the quality of patient care management. Promoting and maintaining confidentiality regarding all patient cases and records.
- Implementing diagnosis, prescription and prevention procedures that fall under the scope of his/her competencies applying medical knowledge, asking appropriate questions to patients and following protocols in force as well as using laboratory services, when necessary, to ensure a correct implementation of the medical treatments and to refer patients when appropriate.
- Participating in the planning and supervision, in close coordination with other supervisors, the HR processes (sizing, staff shifts, recruitment, training, evaluation, development and communication) of the team in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required, improve people triage capabilities, their motivation and commitment and their active participation in teaching the targeted population on therapeutic and preventive protocols.
- Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service.List item.
- In cases of emergency, carrying out first aid care and treatment according to protocols in order to reduce mortality rates.
- Recording in the individual patient’s card and registration books, all performed medical activities (drugs prescribed, lab results, vaccination status, epidemiological activity, doses, etc.) keeping data traceability to ensure patients treatment continuity.
- Participating in data collection and reporting when required.
- Knowing and implementing Patient Therapeutic Education (PTE), i.e. keeping contact with all patients, providing them information regarding their health state and responding to their questions.
- Knowing and promoting the proper application of Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit and Sexually Gender Based Violence (SGBV) protocol.
- Perform clinical consultations to AYP/AYKP (adolescent and youth populations/ adolescent and youth key population) at outreach and blended activities.
- Participate in hepatitis related medical activities: sensitization, clinical consultation and follow up, referrals and follow up of (referrals, laboratory results, vaccinations), patient education and counseling, involve in training case discussion and data collection.
- Provide technical support, supervision and on-the-job trainings to consultation-nurses assigned by MoH at youth friendly centers: patients education, clinical consultation, data collection and recording, vaccinations, case management, case discussions, patient referrals, use of recommended protocols, stock control, and IPC (infection prevention and control).
- Ensuring the implementation and standardization of MSF and WHO clinical policies, tools, and hygiene protocols to minimize clinical risks and to guarantee the quality of patient care management.
- Promoting and maintaining confidentiality regarding all patients’ cases and records.
- Implementing diagnosis, prescription and prevention procedures that fall under the scope of his competencies applying medical knowledge, asking appropriate questions to patients and following protocols in force as well as using laboratory services, when necessary, to ensure a correct implementation of the medical treatments and to refer patients when appropriate. This includes offering on the job support to the AYFS team on case management of some morbidities.
- Performing prescription audits quarterly with together with MSF Medical Doctor to ensure standard quality and rational use of medications including antibiotics are being observed in the project.
- In cases of emergency carrying out first aid care and treatment according to standard protocols.
- Recording in the individual patient’s card and registration books all performed medical activities including drugs prescribed, lab results, vaccination status, epidemiological activity and keeping data traceability to ensure patients treatment continuity.
- Knowing and implementing patient therapeutic education (PTE) and keeping contact with all patients providing them information regarding their health status and responding to questions.
- Support in data completion of the clinical data with support of NAM and outreach nurse.
- Knowing and promoting the proper application of post exposure prophylaxis kit and sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) protocols.
- In collaboration with the NAM, support all E-prep related activities.
- Coordinate the daily running of the activities at the AYFs in close collaboration with the facility in-charge and provide feedback to the line manager on a regular basis.
- Support the facility in-charge in improving the supervision and over-all management of the AYFS including the activities inter-related to the main dispensaries (SGBV, cold chain monitoring, IPC and sterilization).
- Participate and initiate meetings with the facility in-charge every month.
Requirements
Education
- Essential Clinical Officer Diploma
Experience
- Desirable previous clinical supervision experience of at least one year.
- Desirable experience in MSF or other NGOs in developing countries.
Languages
- English + Kiswahili essential.
Knowledge
- Desirable computer literacy.
Competencies
- Results and Quality Orientation
- Teamwork and Cooperation
- Behavioural Flexibility
- Commitment to MSF Principles
- Stress Management
If you meet the above requirements, please submit your application through:
[email protected] by the 18July 2024.
This vacancy is open for Kenyan Nationals only.
Please complete the following information in the text of your e-mail:
First Name – Last name:
Email:
Phone number:
City of origin:
English language level:
Kiswahili language level:
Please use the following format for your documents
- CV_Firstname_Lastname
- ID_Firstname_Lastname
- Certificate_Firstname_LastName
Applications not complying with these instructions will not be considered.
We apologize that due to the volume of application we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
MSFCH is an equal opportunity Employer and does not charge any application/recruitment or training fee.
MSFCH Welcomes applications from people of all sexual or gender identities and encourages Women to apply.
The protection of your personal data is important to MSF. By submitting your application, you consent to MSF using your personal data only for the recruitment process to have all the information and documents necessary to proceed with the recruitment, validation of your application and selection of the most suitable candidate. Your personal data will be treated confidentially. MSF will not use your personal data in any other way other than for purposes of recruitment.
