Midwife

Working family Medical Level 5   Name   Working place Shatila Starting date ASAP Duration 6 months Supervision   Movements   Referents Medical Focal Point Relations         Scope of responsibilities Ensure midwifery care, treatment and follow-up of patients and/or a population in accordance with doctors’ prescriptions, MSF protocols, respect of universal hygiene standards and according to context. Ensure patient registration and data collection. Ensure good pharmacy management.       Recruitment criteria Education: Midwife degree/diploma recognised by National Authorities Experience:        2 years midwifery experience desired (the experience in dispensaries , hospitals and NGOs is a strong asset) Languages:   .......... English Basic Required                French.................................. National language......... .......... Other dialects (detailed in competencies list)                                                        F – Fluent  |  B – Basic  |  R – Required  |  A – An asset Competencies: cf annex list => Established by the HR department. Personal qualities: Rigour, flexibility, ability to work with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural people, open-minded, good communication skills, ability to listen       Function responsibilities Patient care Monitoring and examination of women during pregnancy Providing full antenatal care, including screening test, post natal care and family planning Identify high risk pregnancies and making referral to the doctors Arranging and providing parenting and health education for the woman, her partner and family Providing counselling and advice before and after screening Instruct on how to deliver daily care for the baby, including breast feeding, bathing             Perform case management including delivering medications and providing relevant explainations to the patients Responsible for data collection follow-up: morbidity, drug consumption, compilation. Make sure all material and equipment are ready for daily activities. Manage efficiently the pharmacy and medical equipment: drugs orders, follow-up of the stock, storage conditions, and inventories, follow-up of expired drugs. Responsible for management of non-medical stock in the mobile clinic (medical forms, stationary, etc…) Participate actively in the monitoring and the reporting of medical activities (correctly fill in patient files, forms, statistics, reports) Ensure a relevant transfer of information Report immediately to the technical referent any problem arising during the mobile clinic, especially the loss/ robbery/damage of medical equipment or medicines. Upon request Management   Monitoring, analysis and reporting   Other   Specific activities linked to context Maintain pharmacy register and to the pharmacy, patients, clinic or context. ............................................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................................................                 Responsibilities to MSF General knowledge of MSF   Has a general understanding of the association, its functioning, structure and values (charter). Is aware of MSF’s objectives and activities in general and in the working context. Participates actively in meetings and trainings. Co-operation with other departments Provides support when necessary. Information   Help the comprehension of general issues regarding social and political context through sharing of information Translate documents and/or interprets conversation when necessary     This job description may be amended in line with the activities or evolution of the Mission.   By signing, the employee acknowledges that he/she has read, understood and accepted this document.     Place and date                                            .................................................................     Signature of Employee:                                .................................................................