Save the Children Midwife Supervisor Jobs 2024 – South Sudan NGO Jobs

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Save the Children Midwife Supervisor Jobs 2024 – South Sudan NGO Jobs.

Save the Children South Sudan looking for “Midwife Supervisor”.

Applicants with a Diploma may apply on or before 09th April 2024.

The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.

The Save the Children has published a job vacancy announcement on 22nd March 2024 for qualified South Sudanese to fill in the vacant post of Midwife Supervisor to be based in Walgak, South Sudan.

Key Areas of Accountability

Provide quality evidence-based antenatal care (ANC) to mothers by:

Taking a thorough history and performing ongoing physical assessment and examinations at each antenatal visit.
Providing appropriate micronutrient supplementation.
Providing intermittent presumptive treatment of malaria and worms.
Providing relevant health education, including breastfeeding, labor & birth and emergency preparedness.

Provide quality evidence-based newborn/post-natal care to mothers by:

Taking history and performing a physical examination.
Facilitating immediate and prolonged skin-to-skin contact and early breastfeeding when appropriate.
Observe for danger signs/complications and seek appropriate help/support.
Conducting post-natal examinations, appropriate health education & appropriate documentation.
Encouraging exclusive breastfeeding (for a minimum of 6 months) and rooming in & maintaining warmth.
Preventing infection by taking necessary IPC measures & documentation.
To participate in Primary Health Care activities in the mobile outreach and in Stabilization Centers/mass vaccination campaigns
Ensure proper Record Keeping of all Input and Output and Conduct Inventories on regular basis in the MCH Department
To carry out any other duties and/or responsibilities assigned by her/his immediate supervisor.
To be flexible as required and always on the ready to move at very short notice to areas where emergency response may be needed.
To be accountable, give feedback and appropriate information regarding the requested or ongoing tasks to the person or department, for the duties and performances he/she is carrying, etc.

Eligibility Criteria

QUALIFICATION

Registered (Diploma) or Enrolled Midwife Certificate.
At least 3 years’ work experience.

Essential

Registered (Diploma) or Enrolled Midwife Certificate.
Good Observation, Judgement, Counselling and Communication Skills.
Patient Focused Approach and a Pleasant Personality.
Must be able to speak English while knowledge of AoR local languages in area of operation will be an added advantage.
Teamwork and relation building skills.

Desirable

Knowledge of Akobo West where the post is located.
Willingness to be based in the field with limited basic amenities.
Ability to operate in insecure environment and abide by Save the Children security regulations.
Ability to work for longer hours and many days in often isolated locations and adverse weather conditions.