MSF Switzerland Outreach Team Supervisor Job Opening in Kenya 2015

 

Medecins Sans Frontieres – Switzerland, Dadaab Programme
Vacancy: Outreach Team Supervisor
Based in Dagahaley Refugee Camp

Project Summary: The objective of our project is to provide primary and secondary level of health care to the Refugees in Dagahaley refugee camp.  MSF provides a full package of medical care through 4 primary health care units and 1 hospital (100 beds) with 24 hour emergency and OT.

Health services include curative, preventative, nutritional activities and emergency preparedness and intervention with partners.

Package: Attractive salary package on offer with additional benefits including comprehensive health cover. Supportive learning environment within a large, dynamic International Medical Humanitarian Organization with dedicated career paths for staff.

Contract duration: 1 Year (renewable)

Main Tasks:

  • First foremost, the team supervisor is a nurse, thus is able to ensure the function of nurse, (refer to it) and to help when there is a need for it.
  •  Help the community and individuals to select and practice behaviours that will positively impact their health by information, education and communication (I.E.C).
  • Ensure or coordinate all medical and administrative tasks related to patient follow up and referral inside the camp to health post or hospital
  • Participates in events that will have impact on community i.e. campaigns, research, MSF population census
  • Plan the need in activities, coordinate and ensure a good course of those activities in and evaluate these activities
  • Supervise and ensure that the CHW and TBA create awareness of existing health services, daily screening, educate the society on health seeking behaviours, refer and find defaulters.
  • Management of his/her team: weekly schedule, annual leave, absences…etc and problem solving and conflict resolution among the team
  • Daily supervision of CHWS and TBAS and on their work activities and organisation in collaboration with HEAD OF OUTREACH
  • Participate in CHWS and TBA training
  • Participate in the evaluation of the staff
  • Ensure and follow up  of  referrals whether new, absentees OR defaulters in both health posts and hospital programmes  i.e. E.P.I, MENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND HOSPITAL WARDS
  • Participate in the development of the plan of action
  • Actively monitor and report medical activities (correctly fill in patient files, forms, statistics, reports) and analyse these statistics.
  • Ensure a relevant transfer of information to the next duty team.
  • Report immediately to the technical referent any problem arising in the service, especially the loss/ robbery/damage of medical equipment or medicines.
  • Perform any other activities as per request or per program evolution
Requirements:
  • nurse diploma, state recognized, for general health services
  • Must be have a licence to practice in Kenya
  • 2 years’ experience as nurse
  • A minimum 6 months experience with MSF (or 2 years experiences in this function outside MSF)
  • A significant ability for management
  • Good communication skills, ability to listen, flexibility, ability to work with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural people, open-minded, rigour
  • Ability to live and work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment.
  • Persons with the right to work in Kenya and with ability to speak Somali are encouraged to apply
If you meet the above requirements, please send your CV, motivation letter outlining HOW you fulfill each of the requirements in bullet points, copies of certificates/diplomas and current registration documents on or before 20th January 2015, to msfchkenya@gmail.com or by  mentioning on the envelope the position applied for to:

The Medical Coordinator
MSF-Switzerland, Kenya Mission
P.O. Box 25091 – 00603
Lavington, Nairobi

or deliver the application to:
Deputy Field Coordinator
MSF Office – Dagahaley Refugee Camp

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.



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