International Consultant (National Clinical Mentorship Program, Health), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Consultant Medical & Health Programme & Policy

Overview

Develop national clinical mentorship program strategy and guideline for health

You have:

• Master’s in public health with 8+ years work experience with UN and GOB partners
• Field experience in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health programs
• Experience in developing national guidelines and strategies on RMNCAH
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with diverse stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Technical support experience in healthcare improvement project

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Background:

Bangladesh has made substantial progress in improving reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and reducing morbidity as well as mortality, advances that are globally recognized. However, the quality of the clinical healthcare services focused on RMNCAH is still a concern. According to the Bangladesh Demographic & Health Survey (BDHS) 2017- 18 report, the neonatal mortality rate is 30 deaths per 1,000 live births, the infant mortality rate is 38 deaths per 1,000 live births, the child mortality rate is 7 deaths per 1,000 children and the under-5 mortality rate is 45 deaths per 1000 live birth. According to SVRS- 2020 maternal mortality ratio is 163 per 100000 live births. The neonatal mortality rate of the country contributes 67% to under- five mortality. Bangladesh aims to reduce neonatal mortality to 12 or fewer deaths per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to 25 or fewer deaths per 1,000 and maternal mortality ratio to 70 or fewer deaths per 100000 live births by 2030. To achieve sustainable development goals, we need to address quality healthcare services through clinical mentoring which is an important and valuable tool that helps address knowledge gaps, build clinical capacity, and achieve better public health outcomes in countries where expertise and resources are limited, and it starts at the point where the initial training ends.

Clinical mentorship is a system of practical training and consultation that fosters the ongoing professional development of mentees to deliver sustainable high-quality clinical care. Clinical mentoring should be seen as part of continued professional development required to create competent care providers and driven by the learning needs of mentees. So, it is high time to develop the national clinical mentorship program’s strategy and guideline with a costed action plan for the smooth implementation of the national clinical mentorship program for improving quality healthcare services focused on RMNCAH area to equip health care providers with the clinical knowledge, skills, and attitudes to achieve competence and confidence in the provision of quality healthcare.

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

The consultant will perform the specific tasks in collaboration with QIS, DGHS, DGFP, DGNM, DGME, Director of MIS of DGFP and DGHS, Director Hospitals and Clinics of DGHS, MOHF, OGSB, BNF, BPA, BPS, UN partners and other development partners and professional bodies working for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health.

The specific scope of work is as follows:

Deliverable 1: Update the existing national clinical mentorship program concept paper developed by QIS and disseminate through stakeholder consultation workshop and incorporate the comments to develop final concept paper and submit to MOHFW for endorsement

1. Review the draft national mentorship program concept paper and edit/update it focused on RMNCAH areas incorporating existing reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health strategies and guidelines with SOP, tools, and protocols for clinical quality improvement of healthcare providers by identifying mentor and mentee;
2. Technical assistance to QIS/DGHS/MoHFW for facilitating technical consultation meeting/workshop to review and validate the draft concept paper and finalize the documents by incorporating the comments from the meeting/workshop and submitted to MoHFW for endorsement;

Deliverable 2: Development of the national clinical mentorship program strategy and guideline

1. Literature review and desk review with stakeholder’s interviews of the key stakeholders and consultation with key partners and stakeholders (QIS, DGHS, DGFP, DGNM, DGME, Director of MIS of DGFP and DGHS, Director Hospitals and Clinics of DGHS, MoHFW, OGSB, BNF, BPA, BPS, UN partners and other development partners and professional bodies) to validate the challenges and gaps identified and proposed strategies to address them;
2. Review the existing learning from clinical mentorship by different organizations and incorporate best practices with existing SOP, tools, protocols, and guidelines for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health at national, divisional, district and upazilla level and service delivery strategies for primary, secondary and tertiary level including urban service delivery platforms.
3. Provide technical support to QIS/DGHS/MoHFW for facilitating technical consultation meeting/workshop to review and validate the draft strategy document, national clinical mentorship program strategy and guideline with the collaboration of national clinical mentorship core committee and submission to the ministry for endorsement.

Deliverable 3: Development of national clinical mentorship action plan after the endorsement of national clinical mentorship program strategy and guideline

1. Develop a national action plan and implementation modalities with the collaboration of the key stakeholders and consultation with key partners and stakeholders (QIS, DGHS, DGFP, DGNM, DGME, Director of MIS of DGFP and DGHS, Director Hospitals and Clinics of DGHS, MOHF, OGSB, BNF, BPA, BPS, UN partners and other development partners and professional bodies) for smooth implementation;
2. Identify the modalities for the institutionalization of a national clinical mentorship program with implementation research and strengthening monitoring and evaluation mechanism to sustain the national clinical mentorship program;

Work Assignment Overview

Tasks/Milestone:

Deliverables/Outputs:

Timeline

Deliverable 1: Update the existing national clinical mentorship program concept paper developed by QIS and disseminate through stakeholder consultation workshop and incorporate the comments to develop final concept paper and submit to MOHFW for endorsement

Total 15 days working for 01 months

• Review the draft national mentorship program concept paper and edit/update it focused on RMNCAH areas incorporating existing reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health strategies and guidelines with SOP, tools, and protocols for clinical quality improvement of healthcare providers by identifying mentor and mentee;

Document reviewed for updating the concept paper and a draft outline developed.

Inception report submitted to UNICEF outlining the methodology of works and timeline for the whole assignment.

10 days

• Technical assistance to QIS/DGHS/MoHFW for facilitating technical consultation meeting/workshop to review and validate the draft concept paper and finalize the documents by incorporating the comments from the meeting/workshop and submitted to MoHFW for endorsement;

Draft concept paper reviewed by a technical working group through technical workshop/meeting and feedback incorporated and send it to the ministry for endorsement

05 days

Deliverable 2: Development of the national clinical mentorship program strategy and guideline

Total 45 working days for 03 months

• Literature review and desk review with

stakeholder’s interviews of the key stakeholders and consultation with key partners and stakeholders (QIS, DGHS, DGFP, DGNM, DGME, Director of MIS of DGFP and DGHS, Director Hospitals and Clinics of DGHS, MoHFW, OGSB, BNF, BPA, BPS, UN partners

and other development partners and professional bodies) to validate the challenges and gaps identified and proposed strategies to address them;

Document reviewed and

stakeholder’s interview for development of the draft outline strategy and guideline

15 Days

• Review the existing learning from clinical mentorship by different organizations and incorporate best practices with existing SOP, tools, protocols, and guidelines for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health at national, divisional, district and upazilla level and service delivery strategies for primary, secondary, and tertiary level including urban service delivery platforms;

Drafted strategy and guideline updated with new evidence through existing learning

10 days

• Provide technical support to QIS/DGHS/MoHFW for facilitating technical consultation meeting/workshop to review and validate the draft strategy document, national clinical mentorship program strategy and guideline with the collaboration of national clinical mentorship core committee and submission to the ministry for endorsement;

Drafted strategy and guideline reviewed by technical consultation meeting/workshop and incorporated the feedback to finalize the documents and send it to the ministry for endorse

20 days

Deliverable 3: Development of national clinical mentorship action plan after the endorsement of national clinical mentorship program strategy and guideline

Total 30 working days for 02 months

• Develop a national action plan and implementation modalities with the collaboration of the key stakeholders and consultation with key partners and stakeholders (QIS, DGHS, DGFP, DGNM, DGME, Director of MIS of DGFP and DGHS, Director Hospitals and Clinics of DGHS, MOHF, OGSB, BNF, BPA, BPS, UN partners and other development partners and professional bodies) for smooth implementation;

Drafted National Action Plan through consultative meeting/workshop with the key stakeholders and partners

20 days

• Identify the modalities for the institutionalization of a national clinical mentorship program with implementation research and strengthening monitoring and evaluation mechanism to sustain the national clinical mentorship program;

Finalize the action plan with implementation modalities by incorporating the feedback from partners and stakeholders and sending it to the ministry for endorsement

10 days

Total 90 workdays

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

Professional Work Experience:

• Master’s in public health with At least 8+ years progressively responsible work experience with UN and GOB partners
• Working experience in developing countries
• Field experience in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health program

Specialized Technical Expertise / Experience:

• Recent experience of developing the national guideline, strategy, and national plan on RMNC&AH, particularly in a developing country like Bangladesh. Preference would be given to deserving candidates having similar experiences of developing the National MNCH Strategy and Action Plan, particularly in Bangladesh.
• High level of initiative and ability to influence policymakers in MOH&FW and other ministries, collect information from multiple sources, summarize and identify gaps while proactively seeking ways to fill in the gaps.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural working environment with a team comprising of MOH&FW, QIS, DGHS, DGFP, DGNM, DGME, OGSB and other professional bodies with UN agencies on RMNC&AH, Quality Improvement and other health strategies, action plans and guidelines.
• Excellent written skills with experiences of developing similar kinds of strategic documents in English and verbal communication skills, with strong interpersonal and presentation skills.

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