Mobilizer, Nurse and Counselor Jobs at NRHS in Kisumu and Homa Bay Counties Kenya October 2014
The Nyanza Reproductive Health Society (NRHS) is a non-profit organization with its headquarters in Kisumu dedicated to improving reproductive health of men and women in Kenya.
NRHS has several projects researching on HIV prevention; it runs support groups for PLWHA and MARPS, and is working with the Ministry of Health to scale up male circumcision for HIV prevention in various parts of Nyanza Province.
NRHS is seeking to hire the following: Mobilizer, Nurse, Councilor to be based in Kisumu and Homa bay counties.
Mobilizer
Duties Will Include:
- Ensure that set targets for his/her team in the area of operation are shared out to the teams and ensure the same is met.
- Coordinate all social mobilization activities in the division which include organizing for all the divisional social mobilization activities in coordination with the District Social Mobilization Coordinator and the clinical teams.
- Enhance teamwork amongst the Divisional Peer Educators under his/her jurisdiction.
- Carry out mapping of the Division of operation together with the District Mobilization division, number of males in the target group, number of circumcised males, identification of all upcoming activities as per the community calendar the project may need to take part in within the division.
- Community liaison officer in the District/Division of operation. Divisional Mobilizer will be expected to be key contact people for NRHS in their areas of operation. They will strive to build goodwill between NRHS and the community. As such, they must have contacts of the county administration and in their districts/division and continuously cultivate good relations with them.
- Participate in the process of identifying the Peer Educators to review strategies and share on best practices.
- Ensure tracking and reporting of all mobilization activities in the Division, including number of materials supplied, targets set, challenges experienced and best practices noted.
- Ensure follow ups on agreed activities/strategies.
- Perform other tasks as directed by the Head of Mobilization.
Required Minimum Qualifications & Experience:
- Ability to lead, motivate and work in a team
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Diploma-level qualification in social work and community development or related studies
- 2 years experience in community mobilization or Ministry of Health community structures
- Preferably a resident of the division
Nurse
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Explain the MC protocol to the patients.
- Scrub patients for the surgery.
- Liaise with the cleaners to ensure that theatre is cleaned after and in readiness for circumcision of patients i.e. maintain and ensure sterility of the theatre environment.
- Ensure the cleanliness and sterilisation of the instruments that are used in the circumcision before and after circumcision in liaison with the cleaning staff.
- Conduct training for Ministry of Health Personnel and any other medical personnel during the society’s sessions with these parties.
- Assist the Surgeon or Clinical Officer in theatre cases.
- Maintain a regularly updated inventory of all surgical instruments and consumables.
- Take an active role in the training of other Nurse in the MC project.
- To screen patients and ensure that they are fit for surgery.
- To ensure proper patients’ record keeping and accurate entry of data before and after surgery.
- To give health education on preparation of surgery and post operative care.
- To dispense pre-medication and post-operative analgesics.
- Ensure patient safety before surgery, during surgery and immediately after surgery.
Required Minimum Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum of 3 years relevant work experience in a recognized institution/organization.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- A diploma in nursing from a recognized institution
Desirable attributes:
- Confidentiality
- Stress tolerance
- Attention to detail
- Able to work with limited supervision
- Proactive and reliable
Counselor
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide voluntary HIV testing and counseling if need be, conduct a brief genital exam to assess circumcision status and to establish eligibility.
- Explain the roll-out protocol and procedures of the MC to the clients.
- Discuss return appointments for circumcision.
- Administer consent to eligible clients.
- Provide counseling on HIV risk-reduction behaviour.
- Conduct interviews on socio demographic, behavioural and health information.
- Educating MC clients on risks and benefits of MC.
- Provide Voluntary HIV counselling and testing to MC clients.
- Explain to the client the general procedure of MC session.
- Discuss return appointments for MC clients.
- Administer consent to eligible clients.
- Provide counseling on HIV-risk-reduction behaviour (ABC).
- Conduct interviews on socio demographic, behavioural and health information.
- Offer on-going counseling to MC clients, guardians/parents.
- Offer appropriate referral options to the clients.
- Any other official duties that may be assigned to your supervisor.
- Ensure all the necessary logistics are ready 24hours before the day of the surgery.
- To implement and monitor infection prevention standards preop, intraop and post op.
- To assist in Basic life support to clients during emergency.
- Any other official duties assigned to you by your immediate supervisor.
Required Minimum Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum of 3 years relevant experience in a recognized institution / organization.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- A diploma in Counseling from a recognized institution
Desirable attributes:
- Confidentiality
- Stress tolerance
- Attention to detail
- Able to work with limited supervision
- Proactive and reliable
Applications Should Include:
- A cover letter detailing current work, prior experience and qualifications in the areas described above, telephone and e-mail contact
- A current CV
- Names, telephone and e-mail contacts of at least 3 professional referees
Applications are submitted electronically to humanresources@nrhskenya.org stating the job title on the subject of the email.
Submission should be sent on or before: 31st October, 2014 at close of business.