Summary of Position

Supervising the clinical activities and guaranteeing the quality of midwifery care in the department, according to MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards in order to provide a high-quality Mother and Child Health (MCH) care to the population

Essential Job Duties

• Supervising, supporting and evaluating the team under his/her responsibility particularly midwives, midwife assistants and other related staff in her team such as cleaners. Planning and organizing their work (areas, days, absences, visits, holidays, etc) and coaching them in their work with special focus in following all appropriate protocols and procedures
• Ensuring teamwork and a professional relationship between maternity and other departments.
• Supervising the clinical activities in all the maternity departments and activities such as ante-natal consultations, delivery and after delivery follow up, post-natal consultations, family planning consultations, new-born vaccinations and liaising with the Medical Doctor about the patients who need special care times, visiting hours, etc.
• Ensuring that the staff on duty knows, implements, and always follows the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control in the medical premises ensuring high standards of hygiene in the working environment
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained, cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols, reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service.
• Being responsible for the department-related pharmacy activities (stock and consumption monitoring) as well as maintenance of the medical equipment
• Being responsible for ensuring that all the administrative procedures, patients’ data and documents are filled in correctly and registered for compiling monthly reports reflecting the activity in the department.
• Being responsible for ensuring that the maternity staff is able to identify, receive and provide care to the victims of SGBV and following the protocols

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

As part of the 2025 Medical Strategy, one of the main pillars in Korem project will be the support of comprehensive PHCU activities in Ofla and Raya Alamata Woredas through MC activities (including BeMONCs and SV/GBV care).

• Identify training needs, organize and coordinate trainings, coaching and supervision about midwifery care in BeMONCs facilities for MOH and MSF health care providers.
• Strong understanding and focus of SV/GBV and comprehensive care for survivors.
• Supervise the set-up of care pathway for SV/GBV activities in MC sites in line with MSF SV guidelines, MSF standards and procedures.
• Ensure implementation of SAC.
• Provision of remote consultations to the MC sites. Supervise appropriate referral pathway when CEmONC services are needed.
• Strong knowledge managing complicated obstetric cases independently.
• Ensure and supervise the implementation of protocols by all staff he/she oversees, to improve the quality of the healthcare given to the population.
• Manage the proper distribution of drugs and use of material, keeping track of consumption patterns and supply orders; to ensure a rational and appropriate use of resources.
• In collaboration with HP team, participate in community activities in the MC sites to increase awareness of SRH related topics and identify gaps/challenges for population to access care in the PHCUs.