Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Nurse
Location: Kenya
Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)
Job Responsibilities
- Provide technical assistance to MoH and CHPs towards implementation of integrated community case management and integration with uncomplicated acute malnutrition.
- Support training and mentorship for Community Health Volunteers on Integrated Community Case management implementation (ICCM), Basic modules, Community based Management of uncomplicated acute malnutrition (CMAM).
- Coordinate with the health records and information officers to ensure the data submitted by facilities is complete by regular quality checks to ensure completeness of the records of the children in the study.
- Organize and coordinate trainings for CHPs in consultation with County health authorities.
- Supervise routine data collection and commodity accountability by the CHPs in liaison with Community Health Assistants
- Closely work with the principal investigator(s) and provide the necessary requirements they need to successfully implement the research.
- Follow-up visits of all children identified as malnourished by CHPs treated by CHPs at home within.
- QA nurse shall visit the home of the child identified with malnutrition within 24-48 hours to verify classification and management.
- QA nurse together with the CHAs shall verify every 10th child reported with suspected SAM and MAM, pneumonia, malaria cases managed by a CHP at home or referred to a health facility.
- QA nurse shall conduct follow-up visit one week and two weeks after the initial diagnosis and management to assess for treatment failure.
- Shall ensure children discharged as cured from SAM and/or MAM are followed for 6 months and the MUAC and weight are taken every month.
- Ensure Children treated for diarrhoea, malaria and pneumonia will be followed up 2 days after initiating treatment to assess treatment progression and thereafter post-discharge follow up will be done for 3 months.
- Ensure all children on post-discharge follow up will be assessed for ICCM conditions, MUAC and weight every month.
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- With the support of MEAL team ensure project performance is tracked and quality standards adhered to.
- Ensure the compilation of quality and timely activity and monthly reports for the project.
- Document the process of implementation, lessons learnt, case studies and good practice to ensure information is widely disseminated.
- Support regular review meetings with the community health promoters, sub county community strategy focal person and community health assistants.
- Coordinate regular project monitoring and supervision in liaison with the SCHMTs and project MEAL focal person to ensure quality project implementation according to agreed standards.
- Collect and manage complaints and feedback in close coordination with MEAL team.
- Network and coordinate with the relevant sectors and agencies implementing health activities at national and community level.
- Identify areas of synergy in the field with the Ministry of Health and other implementing agencies working with communities.
- Liaise and establish strong links with existing community structures including mother-to-mother support groups, community units, youth groups, village elders and religious leaders.
- Support community dialogue and action days.
Requirements
- Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse
- At least two (2) years’ work experience in health and nutrition programming including monitoring and evaluation.
- MUST be registered with Nursing Council of Kenya.
- Fluency (written and verbal) in English, Swahili, and Local dialects in Mandera County.
- At least two-year working experience in a health facility.
- Mature, responsible, dependent, highly organized and motivated persons
- Willing to work in a rural set up and perform household visits on a daily basis.
- Good inter-personal, report writing and communication skills.
- Strong capacity to work with initiative, flexibility and without close supervision.
- Ability to meet strict deadlines.
- Strong research and data analysis skills.
- Experience in community mobilisation within the development context.
- Experience working with programmes on community health strategy and community health services delivery is an added advantage.
- Good understanding and experience working with MOH and county health departments, health stakeholders, opinion leaders and integration of donor funded programmes into county plans.
- Experience in training and capacity building.
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of organizations.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathise with children.
- Good knowledge of the nutrition and health field.
- Proficiency in intermediate computer skills especially basic office applications including MS office (word, excel, PowerPoint, outlook) is a MUST.
- Good presentation and persuasion skills.
- Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
- Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment.
- Ability and willingness to frequently travel and stay at the field.
- Experience in project and donor report writing is an added advantage.
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles
Application Closing Date
28th April, 2024.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
