Midwife Assistant at Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

Location: Monguno

Line Manager: Midwife

Report to (functional): Midwife Supervisor

Level: 3

Main Purpose

Assist the midwife during labour and all sexual and reproductive health activities, according to his/her instructions and ALIMA protocols, in order to ensure hygiene, care and comfort of all patients.

Main Objectives

•  Improve the medical supply in the project
•  Guarantee patient safety by complying with the protocol and the Rational drug use
•  Accompany the medical team in the good pharmacy practice
•  Ensure the capitalization of the pharmacy activity (indicators)

Specific Objectives

• Assist the midwife during delivery and antenatal; postnatal and family planning consultations, in order to receive and install the patient, providing them the information required, helping in taking, monitoring and interpreting the parameters, etc.
• Follow hygiene and safety protocols at all times, during delivery, consultations, etc., ensuring the cleanliness and tidiness of all facilities, material, linen, equipment, and carrying out the sorting and waste disposal.
• Direct patients and their relatives throughout their stay.
• Provide health education sessions, according to needs.
• Ensure comfort of bed-ridden patients: washing, installation for eating meals, changing position, etc.
• Refer to the midwife in case of any abnormal change in patient’s health status and other problems occurring.
• Ensure good transfer and transport of patients between the different services and departments.
• Transport samples to the laboratory and collect the results.

Requirements

Education

 Secondary school level is a MUST, any other related training in health is an added advantage.

Experience

 At least 6 year in a similar position/setting

Languages 
 ENGLISH is a MUST and local language would be an asset.

Knowledge

 Good MS Office skills (Word, Excel).

Competences

Flexibility, commitment, team work

General

The responsibilities mentioned above are not exhaustive and other work can be required according to the needs of the mission.

Mobility is requested from ALIMA staff, including short term assignments from their usual place of work.

NB: This job description is not intended to be all inclusive as it could be amended from time to time according to the needs of the mission.
Work location: Monguno, Borno State.

Contract Duration: 3 months, renewable.

Closing date for submission of applications: 8th March 2019