Main purpose
Provide obstetrical care to pregnant women and their babies, doing follow up before, during and after delivery, according to MSF obstetrical and reproductive health protocols, universal hygienic and newborn caring standards and under supervision of a specialist doctor, in order to ensure their health conditions and avoid post-delivery complications.
Accountabilities
- Ensuring the implementation and continuity of antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, obstetrical care, neonatal and comprehensive care in accordance with MSF Reproductive Core Package of Activities and reinforce the implementation of standardised protocols.
- Where PMTCT is implemented, ensuring implementation of the PMTCT protocol in the ANC/delivery and PNC consultations (pre counselling, test and post counselling
- Assessing the feasibility for referral of pregnant women form the TBAs to the OPD/MCH for medical evaluation and/or complicated deliveries.
- Guaranteeing a regular and ongoing supply of drugs and equipment required for maternity activities (including monitoring/consumption control/ordering of orders.
- Properly following up all new born babies from delivery until discharge, informing mothers and relatives about importance of breast feeding, vaccination and possible complications resulting from harmful traditional practices.
- Ensuring patients’ right to privacy and confidentiality is respected
- Participating in the organisation of the ward in collaboration with other midwifes and the maternity ward supervisor. Ensure transfer of relevant information to the next shift team (specially identifying risk cases)
Requirements
Education:
- Essential Diploma midwifery
Experience:
- Experience is same position or similar in a health facility is required
- Having worked in MSF or other NGO’s
Languages:
- Fluent in Arabic
Good command in English is an asset
Deadline for receiving job applications is 30th January 2022
If you are confident about your qualifications meeting the requirements, please send your cv’s to msfocb-eastmosul-recruitment@brussels.msf.org and mention the job title Midwife in the subject line or drop your application in closed envelope and mention the job title “Midwife” in your envelope and put it on the CV box at the MSF OCB Office in East Mosul.
