Midwife Assistant & Midwife AT Médecins Sans Frontières

Médecins Sans Frontières a non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.

POSITION : Midwife Assistant

Job Purpose

Assist the midwife during labour and all sexual and reproductive health activities, according to his/her instructions and MSF protocols, in order to ensure hygiene, care and comfort of all patients.

Job Description (Shortened)

• Assist the midwife during delivery and antenatal; postnatal and family planning consultations, in order to receive and install the patient, providing them the information required, helping in taking, monitoring and interpreting the parameters, etc.
• Follow hygiene and safety protocols at all times, during delivery, consultations, etc., ensuring the cleanliness and tidiness of all facilities, material, linen, equipment, and carrying out the sorting and waste disposal.
• Inform patients and their relatives throughout their stay.
• Set up health education sessions, according to needs.
• Ensure comfort of bed-ridden patients: washing, installation for eating meals, changing position, etc.
• Refer to the midwife in case of any abnormal change in patient’s health status and other problems occurring.
• Ensure good transfer and transport of patients between the different services and departments.
• Transport samples to the laboratory and collect the results.

Requirements

• Education: Certified CHEW
• Experience: With at least 2 years experience in Community Midwifery
• Languages: Mission language essential (English). Local language desirable.
• Competencies: Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, service,

POSITION : Midwife

Job Purpose

• Provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the patients/beneficiaries health conditions.

Job Description (Shortened)

• Ensure the implementation and continuity of antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, obstetrical care (BEmONC 1 and CEmONC 2), neonatal and comprehensive abortion care, management of victims of sexual violence, reproductive tract infections and Fistula care in accordance with MSF Reproductive Core Package of Activities and reinforce the implementation of standardised protocols.
• Assess the feasibility for referral of pregnant women form the TBAs to the OPD/MCH for medical evaluation and/or complicated deliveries. .
• Properly follow up all newborn babies from delivery until discharge, informing mothers and relatives about importance of breast feeding, vaccination and possible complications resulting from harmful traditional practices.
• Ensure patients’ right to privacy and confidentiality is respected ,respect medical confidentiality
• Participate in the organisation of the ward in collaboration with other midwifes and the maternity ward supervisor. Ensure transfer of relevant information to the next shift team (specially identifying risk cases)
• According to MSF protocols in force, conduct normal deliveries independently Manage obstetric emergencies; identify cases needing referral and send them in time, clean up the newborn, executing and registering first neo-natal medical acts (cutting and cleaning the umbilical cord, vaccination, etc.),detecting possible anomalies/infections of the newborn

Requirements

• Education: Essential Midwifery qualification or specialization, Registered Midwife Certification (Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria)
• Experience: Essential working experience of at least two years in midwife activities related jobs
• Languages: Mission language essential (English). Local language essential (Hausa or Kanuri)
• Competencies: Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, service, 

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's, qualifications and a cover letter with contact details to: msff-abuja-recruitment@paris.msf.org or in MSF Office in Abuja. Application subject should be identified with “Midwife Assistant”.