Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfill their potential. We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Stabilization Care Nurse
Location: Borno, Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time
The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Role Purpose
- The Nurse will work with the Doctors to provide clinical and nutritional care for complicated cases of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) admitted at the stabilization Centre (SC).
- S/He will also maintain accurate patient records, provide input into SCI reports and actively participate in the smooth functioning of the SC.
- Nursing Degree (BNSc) from recognized Institution
- At least two years post NYSC experience
- Previous experience with other local and international NGOs
- Experience in Nutrition and in community based programmes
- Training and experience on treatment of acute malnutrition
- Advocacy and logistics experience
- Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
- Fluency in English and Hausa, spoken and written. Ability to speak in local languages is an added advantage (eg Shuwa, Kanuri).
- Ability to work in partnership with government and other NGO staff
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work within a team setting
- Independence, adaptability and flexibility with good workload management, multitasking and ability to meet tight deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
Additional Qualifications:
- Work experience in health/public health and or in a health/public health organisation, including as a trainer.
- Experience with providing institutional support and technical assistance to development partners, government/community institutions
Additional Skills:
- Ability to work effectively both independently (with minimal supervision) and as a member of a team
- Commitment to gender equity, child rights, community empowerment, and grassroots development approaches
- Effective planning and organising skills
- Effective interpersonal skills – oral and written communication skills
Key Areas of Accountability
Programme implementation:
- Provision of high quality care to complicated SAM cases.
- Provide clinical care to complicated cases of SAM admitted at the Stabilization Centre (SC).
- Ensure clinical care provided at the SC is in accordance with the National guidelines for In-patient Management of SAM.
- Mentor and provide on-the-job training on stabilization care and documentation to nurses and other health workers deployed to the SC to ensure:
- Respect of approved protocols for management of acute malnutrition
- Correct use of programme monitoring and evaluation (recording) tools
- Appropriate use of resources, stock control and ordering procedures.
Programme Documentation:
- Ensure the utilization of medicines, medical supplies, nutrition-related commodities are routinely documented in the relevant tool.
- Ensure timely collection and compilation of quality data for the production of quantitative and qualitative reports regarding all SC activities
- Support the development of weekly and monthly reports on activities, and any other ad hoc report that may be required.
- Support the production of case studies related to inpatient care, at least one per quarter or as per line manager’s request
Representation and relationships:
- Participate in Nutrition related Meetings, Seminars and Workshops and feed information acquired back into programming.
- Work and strengthen relationship with Borno State Ministry of Health and Hospital Management Board, UNICEF and other partners implementing CMAM and Stabilization Care in the State.
Other – Other ad hoc tasks as requested by Line Manager.
Deadline:13th July, 2018.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
- Due to the urgency to fill this position, qualified candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed as received and also Save the Children reserves the right to change the closing date, if considered necessary.
- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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