Midwife ( Afghan Female National Only)
Provide high-quality clinical care and support to patients.
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Overview
Provide high-quality clinical care and support to patients.
You have:
- Qualified Midwifery diploma/certificate and registered with the Ministry of Health
- At least 2 years clinical midwifery experience
- Previous experience and training in sexual gender-based violence and clinical care for sexual assault survivors is an advantage
- Excellent communication skills, good spoken and writing of concise reports in English
- Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment
- Ability to be innovative, flexible, adaptive, and willingness to work out of hours, sometimes throughout the night
- Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high pressure situations
Job Description
Clinical Service Delivery
- Provide direct clinical care, working closely with the other health clinical staff to ensure the delivery of high quality comprehensive primary healthcare services. - Triage, screening, and assessment of patients. - Performs basic and assisted delivery care. - Performs any needed neonatal and obstetric resuscitation activity. - Ensures timely supported referrals to the nearest Emergency Obstetric Care center. - Refers STI cases to the medical doctor. - Identifies survivors of sexual assault and refers them for registration, counseling, and clinical care support - Provides antenatal and postnatal care in line with relevant standards and protocols. - Delivery of hygiene promotion, health education and patient/care giver counselling. - Ensure adherence to infection prevention and control measures in line with COVID guidance - Ensure accurate recording of information in the clinic registers, and timely completion of summary reports. - Carry out duties as per duty roster - Ensure patient confidentiality is respected, and that all consultations are conducted in a dignified and respectful manner
Staff Supervision & Development
- Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and provide guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions. - Provide support and mentorship to other health clinical staff, providing on-the-job training where needed.
Project Management
- Work with and support community volunteers to provide health promotion, community mobilization and awareness raising. - Ensure regular inventory and consumption tracking of medical drugs and supplies. - Work with relevant staff to ensure prompt requesting of medical drugs and supplies.
Monitoring and Reporting
- Ensure all patient consultations are documented and patient records completed. - Submit reports in a timely manner.
Other Duties
- Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs. - Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.
Qualifications
- Qualified Midwifery diploma/certificate and registered with the Ministry of Health - At least 2 years clinical midwifery experience. - Previous experience and training in sexual gender-based violence and clinical care for sexual assault survivors and advantage - Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with the local health representatives. - Skills to provide sensitive and appropriate medical counseling. - Excellent communication skills, good spoken and writing of concise reports in English. - Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment, displaying patience, compassion, and diplomacy. - Ability to be innovative, flexible, adaptive, and willingness to work out of hours, sometimes throughout the night. - Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high pressure situations.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to provide care in a high-pressure situation? | This helps assess your ability to stay calm and effective under stress. | Share an example where you successfully navigated a challenging situation, focusing on your actions and the outcome. |
| How do you ensure patient confidentiality while providing care? | Confidentiality is crucial in healthcare; this assesses your understanding and commitment to it. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to mentor junior staff? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you approach health education and patient counseling? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you provide an example of how you dealt with cultural sensitivity in your practice? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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