Community Midwife

Job Title: Community Midwife

Location: Palestinian Refugee camps in Tyre

Mission: Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees. MAP is the leading UK charity delivering health and medical care to those worst affected by conflict, occupation and displacement, in the occupied Palestinian territory and Lebanon

Job Purpose: Provide home-based health screening, health care and health advice to mothers and infants up to 1 year of age. The post holder will be responsible for managing their own caseload. They will be expected to make complex autonomous clinical decisions regarding patient care with support and supervision from clinical lead.

Hours: Full time

Reporting to : Clinical Lead Midwife

Responsible for: NA

Key Internal relationships: Lebanon Director, Programme Officer/Manager, Administrator, Clinical lead Midwife and other midwives, Finance Officer/Manager

Key External relationships: Maternal and Child Health (MCH) beneficiaries

Contract: 12 Months (Fixed term)

This job description does not form part of your contract of employment and can be amended from time to time as the needs of the organisation require.

Duties and key responsibilities

Provision of maternal and child care

• Home visiting in the antenatal and post-natal periods to assess potential risk to mother and infant in co-ordination with UNWRA and other health providers
• Provide necessary referrals to clinical medical and social support providers
• Provide evidence based antenatal care in home settings according to project and international care standards
• Provide evidence-based post-natal care in home settings according to Project and international care standards
• Provide care and assessment of infant up to 1 year in home settings according to project and international standards of IMCH.
• Follow up on care plans to ensure high quality patient care is given in the community.
• To support exclusive breastfeeding through advice support and management of feeding difficulties
• Provide counseling and advice on infant growth and development, supporting parents through positive parenting approaches.
• Support management of anemia in both mothers and infants in home settings
• Screen for UTI/RHI infections in the ante partum, intra partum and post-partum period.
• Support contraception choices for post-partum women through counselling in accordance with evidence based international guidelines and project standards.
• Provide post abortion support and counseling
• Provide evidence-based preconception counseling and support
• Maintain records and care plans to agreed standards
• Provide screening for acute malnutrition in women and children, provide nutritional advise, and refer to treatment and support centers as needed.
• Provide support and referral for women affected by post-natal depression and/or family violence.
• Provide community group health awareness sessions form women and men.

Other responsibilities

• Coordinate closely with project administrator to maintain and transfer data for data management
• Participate in training and maintain required levels of competency and skills development.
• Update and report to the clinical lead midwife as required.
• Record visits on the electronic patient record system.

General Responsibilities

• Support the mission, ethos and values of MAP.
• Carry out other associated duties as may arise in line with the broad remit of the position.
• Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
• Work collaboratively with others in all aspects of our work.
• Maintain     and     improve     competencies      through     continuous     professional development.
• Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
• Treat with confidentiality any personal, private or sensitive information about individual organisations and or clients or staff and MAP data.

Experience

• 3 to 5 years relevant experience

Skills and abilities

• Ability to deal with emotionally charged situations
• Excellent teamworking skills
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong observational skills
• An interest in the process of pregnancy and birth
• Flexible and adaptable
• Able to work with people from different backgrounds
• Able to follow instructions and procedures
• Caring and patient
• Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook. Ability to use electronic management systems.

Knowledge

• Fluent in Arabic, spoken and written; working knowledge of English is preferred

Education/training

• BS or equivalent in midwifery or nursing

Personal attributes and other requirements

• Able to work flexibly in emergencies and to meet specific deadlines including some evenings and weekends.
• Travel to Beirut for training and coordination purposes occasionally required