Midwife(Afghan Females Only)
Provide comprehensive primary healthcare services as a midwife
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Overview
Provide comprehensive primary healthcare services as a midwife
You have:
- Qualified Midwifery diploma/certificate and registered with the Ministry of Health
- At least 2 years clinical midwifery experience
- Fluency in English, Pashto/Dari
- Previous experience and training in sexual gender-based violence and clinical care for sexual assault survivors is an advantage
- Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and internet)
- Ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment
- Skills to provide sensitive and appropriate medical counseling
- Ability to live in challenging conditions
- Excellent communication skills, good spoken and writing of concise reports in English
Job Description
General Duties
1. 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. 2. Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs. 3. 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. 4. Provide support and mentorship to other health clinical staff, providing on-the-job training where needed.
Specific Duties:
6. Provide direct clinical care, working closely with the other health clinical staff to ensure the delivery of high quality comprehensive primary healthcare services. 7. Triage, screening, and assessment of patients. 8. Performs basic and assisted delivery care. 9. Performs any needed neonatal and obstetric resuscitation activity. 10. Ensures timely supported referrals to the nearest Emergency Obstetric Care center. 11. Refers STI cases to the medical doctor. 12. Identifies survivors of sexual assault and refers them for registration, counseling, and clinical care support 13. Provides antenatal and postnatal care in line with relevant standards and protocols. 14. Delivery of hygiene promotion, health education and patient/care giver counselling. 15. Ensure adherence to infection prevention and control measures in line with COVID guidance 16. Ensure accurate recording of information in the clinic registers, and timely completion of summary reports. 17. Carry out duties as per duty roster 18. Ensure patient confidentiality is respected, and that all consultations are conducted in a dignified and respectful manner
Qualifications
- Education: Qualified Midwifery diploma/certificate and registered with the Ministry of Health - Years of Experience: 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, 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.
- Technical Competency: 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.
- Communication and reporting skills: Ensure all patient consultations are documented and patient records completed. - Submit reports in a timely manner.
- Fluency in English, Pashto/Dari
- Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and internet) - Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background
Potential interview questions
| Describe a challenging situation you faced while providing patient care and how you handled it. | This question assesses your problem-solving skills and ability to remain calm under pressure. | Share a specific example that highlights your critical thinking and patient-centered approach. |
| How do you ensure that you maintain patient confidentiality during consultations? | This question evaluates your understanding of patient privacy and ethics in healthcare. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What steps do you take to ensure quality care is delivered in a team setting? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you provide an example of how you have dealt with a cultural sensitivity issue in your work? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to provide health education to patients and their families? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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