The MENTOR Initiative is a UK registered charitable, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization working
globally to relieve human suffering from tropical diseases. With support from BHA-PUI, USDA and UNF, The
MENTOR Initiative is implementing Emergency Control of Malaria amongst high malarious areas in Borno state.
The MENTOR Initiative works in close partnership with the MoH in Nigeria to build technical capacity and
effective planning and responses to malaria and other VBDs.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 30 th of November 2024
General information
Position Title: Nurse
Country: Nigeria
Base: Maiduguri/Jere with field visits to other locations in Nigeria
Duration: 6 Months (Renewable depending on the availability of funding) Start Date: As soon as possible
Reporting to: Medical Officer
Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge Requirements :
– Recognised nursing and/or midwifery qualification.
– Clinical background with experience in primary health care, Integrated community case management, malaria and vector borne
disease control programmes
– Experience in community & public health, Nutrition in emergencies an advantage
– Previous experience in coaching, capacity building and training of health care workers
– Knowledge of Clinical protocols including Integrated Community Case Management of Childhood illnesses (iCCM), and National
Guidelines for Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Malaria in Nigeria
– Primary healthcare systems and community health provision in Nigeria, including organisation and involvement in Mobile Clinics
and outreach consultations
– Medical data reporting and surveillance
– Previous experience of supervising staff preferred
– Previous experience of working with an INGO/NGO preferred
Languages:
Fluency in English and Kanuri mandatory. Knowledge of Hausa is a distinct advantage
Other Skills: Good organisational skills, Excellent communication skills, Good management skills, Ability to work both
independently and with a team.
The MENTOR Initiative is a specialist tropical disease control INGO, working with the Borno State Ministry of Health to reinforce
and build capacity for the establishment and maintenance of effective lifesaving health services, including surveillance and control
of life-threatening vector borne diseases.
The MENTOR Initiative is seeking an experienced Nurse er to work in Maiduguri-Borno State as part of an Emergency Response
Program to ensure access to improved lifesaving disease prevention and health services for vulnerable communities in Borno
State.
Summary of duties and responsibilities
Preparation of the medical site
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– Install the furniture and the material before the start of each mobile clinic
– Prepare all the necessary drugs, material and equipment for mobile clinics and ensure that everything is ready before
starting the activities
Realization of the patients triage and taking vital signs
– Prepare all the necessary drugs, material and equipment for mobile clinics and ensure that everything is ready before
departure to the field.
– Keep always the nurse tools clean and organized
– Do the triage of the patients with the medical doctors and give an MDM number to the patients needing a medical
consultation
– Take weight, temperature and BP for all the patients who have been registered
– Give deworming drugs to all the targeted children according to the protocol
– Ensure patient confidentiality is respected and treat all the patients with respect and dignity
– Identify medical emergencies and refer them immediately to the medical doctor
Realization of paramedics acts including vaccination
– Follow the basic medical rules of hygiene when performing paramedics acts
– Realize malaria rapid diagnostic tests according to necessity and/or prescription
– Urine dipstick tests to the patients according to necessity and/or prescription
– Haemoglobin test according to prescription
– Make dressings according to standard protocols
– Do injections according to necessity and/or prescription
– Ensure the cleaning and sterilisation of dressing material on a daily basis
– Check the immunization status of the children and proceed to proper immunization of targeted children according to EPI
calendar
– Evaluate the right quantity of vaccines and consumables per day
Health education sessions
– Give health education sessions to the patients in the different waiting areas
– Spread main messages about health education for the following topics: hygiene, safe water, nutrition, immunization
(explain vaccination importance to mothers and caregivers, explain immunization schedule, ensure that all mothers or
caregivers have understood adverse event following Immunization), antenatal care, post-natal care, assisted delivery,
family planning, ARI, diarrhea, malaria, cholera,
Collection, computerization and analysis of weekly epidemiological data
– Perform the daily data collection regarding paramedics acts
– Participate to the weekly computerization and analysis of the paramedics data
Reporting and attendance to different meetings
– Prepare weekly activities report to submit to Team Leader
– Participate in a pro-active way in MENTOR internal meetings (medical, security…)
– Participate to all the trainings organized by MENTOR
Others
– Give suggestions to improve the functioning of mobile clinics
– Participate to the loading and unloading of the vehicles and to the setting up of the mobile clinics
– Participate to weekly physical inventory of mobile clinic pharmacy
– Be flexible in performing his/her duties to ensure that beneficiaries are getting good quality services
– Perform other additional duties on request of the team leader
– Inform immediately the security focal point in case of any security problem in the field
Adhere to the agreed MENTOR Code of conduct on Ethics and Integrity and safeguarding including Whistle blowing
policy.
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As the MENTOR Initiative is working in a constantly changing humanitarian aid environment, reasonable specific work duties may
be requested that may not fit into the above job description, but which will help promote over all programs goals and aims.
Similarly, while work on weekend will not normally be required, requests to do so should be regarded as falling within the 40hr
working week stipulated within the MENTOR-Initiative’s standard working contract, of which this job description forms a part.
INTERESTED CANDIDATED ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY BY E-MAIL TO: [email protected] ON OR
BEFORE 30 TH NOVEMBER 2024 WITH “NURSE” IN THE SUBJECT.
FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. THE MENTOR INITIATIVE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION,
INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING).
