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- Experience 2 years
- Location Borno
- City Maiduguri
Main Purpose
- Implement gynecological and obstetrician procedures, performing any other prior treatment required, during or immediately after a woman has given birth in order to improve women’s reproductive health and to reduce pregnancy, delivery and neonatology risks.
- This will be done in accordance with MSF policies, protocols and universal hygiene standards and in multidisciplinary collaboration with other medical doctors and midwife services,
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide health care related to gynaecology and obstetrics to patients, including prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
- Ensure the implementation of MSF clinical policies, tools, guidelines and protocols related to gynaecology and obstetrics in order to minimize clinical risk and to extend best reproductive practices.
- In collaboration with other medical colleagues, carry out the collection of quantitative gynecological data and ensure exhaustive use of management tools in order to improve gynecological results and to share knowledge among other field specialists.
- Plan and supervise the HR associated processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal/external communication) of the gynecological staff in order to ensure both an efficient sizing and the amount of knowledge required, to improve people’s capabilities and their active participation in influencing the targeted population using preventive practices. This will be done in close coordination with the HR department.
- Supervise the maintenance and running of the gynecological equipment and drug consumption, preparing new orders when required and ensuring its rational use as well as that pharmacy stock levels are permanently updated and available. This will be done in cooperation with the pharmacist and logistic staff, the management.
MSF Section / Context Specific Accountabilities
- Providing Emergency Obstetric Care in OT based on implemented MSF standard in collaboration with the hole operating theater team (anesthetists and OT nurses) and maternity department ensuring Caesarean Section indications well known and applied to patients going to OT;
- Ensuring the capacity building of staff working in maternity and OT for the correct medical management of patients form the admission up to the discharged passing buy labour room, delivery room and postpartum ward;
- Supporting the OPD in terms of medical managed when a specific care (ultrasound scan, gynecological consultation, etc.) is needed for SGBV cases, Family Planning
- Conducting the ward round every day with Medical Doctors for the correct follow up of post op patients by using carefully MSF protocols;
- Responding positivelly on calls made either by midwives or medical doctors when a medical technical support is needed at any time as per MSF standard implemented at projection level;
- Participating actively on medical meetings organised by the department and supporting the medical team during the mortality review;
- Ensuring good collaboration between maternity and OT team. Before sending patient to OT, the maternity team should communicate to the OT team for the preparedness of the room. On the other hand, once the post op follow up is done, before the patient is referred from recovery room to post partum, the OT team should communicate to the maternity team.
- Ensure in collaboration with medical activity manager (MTL) the implementation of MSF clinical policies, tools, guidelines, and protocol related to gynecology and obstetrics to minimize clinical risks and to the extend best reproductive oractices.
- In colaboration with other medical colleagues, carry out the collection of quantitative gynecological data and ensure exhausive use of management tools.
- Participate in collaboration with the midwife manager the maintenance and running of the gynecological equipment and drugs consumption, preparing new orders when required and ensure its rational use as well as that pharmacy stock level are permanently updated and available.
- Participate in the mortality review process / Near miss (record in the dedicated tool, analysis and presentation), and participate in the analysis and review of medical errors
- Participate in anyother project or organizational activities as deemed Necessary
Minimum Required Skills and Qualifications
Education:
- Essential, obstetric Gynecology specialist diploma/Degree
Experience:
- Essential at least 2 year certified work experience in Obs/ Gynaecology
- Desirable previous experience with MoH, MSF or other NGO’s in developing countries
- Languages: Essential English and Hausa
Competencies
- Essential computer literacy (Word, Excel)
- Strategic Vision, Leadership, People Management and Development, Service Orientation, Teamwork and Cooperation.
