Midwife

Job Description

Title: Midwife

Company Name: Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

Vacancy: 7

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Diploma in Nursing in Midwife
∎ Midwifery Diploma is essential
∎ Valid BNMC Registration is essential (please provide registration number in your application)
∎ Desired Bachelor in Midwifery
∎ Essential working experience of at least two years in midwife activities related jobs
∎ Previous working experience in NGO will be valued
∎ English communication skills essential
∎ Bangla communication skills essential
∎ Chittagonian / Rohingya is desirable
∎ Results and quality orientation.
∎ Teamwork and Cooperation
∎ Behavioural Flexibility
∎ Commitment to MSF Principles
∎ Cultural awareness

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in more than 70 countries worldwide. We deliver emergency medical care to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural or manmade disasters. MSF first worked in Bangladesh in 1992.
∎ MSF stands against all forms of discrimination on whatever basis - gender, age, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, political opinion, legal status, or any such arbitrary and false distinction.
∎ MSF has an opening for
∎ MIDWIFE (7 Positions)
∎ Location: Goyalmara/Unchiprang
∎ Announcement date: June 11th 2019
∎ Deadline for applications: June 25th 2019
∎ Desired Starting date: ASAP

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide obstetrical care to pregnant women and their babies, doing follow up before, during and after delivery, according to MSF obstetrical and reproductive health protocols, universal hygienic and newborn caring standards and under supervision of a specialist doctor, in order to ensure their health conditions and avoid post-delivery complications.
∎ • Ensuring 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 standardized protocols.
∎ • Where PMTCT is implemented, ensuring implementation of the PMTCT protocol in the ANC/delivery and PNC consultations (pre counselling, test and post counselling
∎ • Collaborating with the medical doctor and /or nurse in the management of Sexual Violence cases
∎ • Assessing the feasibility for referral of pregnant women form the TBAs to the OPD/MCH for medical evaluation and/or complicated deliveries.
∎ • Ensuring hygiene and sterilization criteria (including universal precautions) are met according to MSF specifications.
∎ • Performing cleaning and minor maintenance for biomedical equipment used. Following the user manual and protocols and alert supervisor in case of malfunctioning.
∎ • Guaranteeing a regular and ongoing supply of drugs and equipment required for maternity activities (including monitoring/consumption control/ordering of orders.
∎ • Properly following 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.
∎ • Ensuring patients’ right to privacy and confidentiality is respected
∎ • Supervising that administrative procedures of admissions and hospitalizations comply with MSF protocols , as well as verify patients are properly informed and receive the documents required (birth certificate, vaccination card, etc )
∎ • Participating in the organization 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 and reporting them to the doctor, in order to ensure successful interventions
∎ • Participate in the supervision of the use of drugs, facilities and obstetric material, in order to ensure, in accordance with number of patients and prescriptions, a rational use as well as pharmacy stock levels are permanently updated, kept under appropriate conditions and above minimum safety point.
∎ 1 BEmONC = basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care = Administration of antibiotics, oxytocics, anticonvulsants, manual removal of the placenta, removal of retained products following abortion, assisted vaginal delivery, preferably with vacuum extractor and newborn care including neonatal resuscitation.
∎ 2 CEmONC = comprehensive obstetric and neonatal care = the full package of BEmONC Plus; surgery (caesarean section, hysterectomy, laparatomy), safe blood transfusion and care to sick and low birth weight newborns.
∎ • Collaborate with mental health team whenever needed.
∎ • Participating in data collection and documentation of department activities. and keeping supervisors informed .
∎ Community engagement: when requested by supervisor, visit the community in order to support Traditional Birth Attendants and /or Health Promotor team in health education and care of both pregnant, post-delivery and SGBV.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ We encourage local candidates to apply for this position
∎ Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

Salary:
∎ 6 months contract - renewable. Salary according to internal MSF salary grid. 2 annual leave days per month worked. Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents. No relocation allowance shall be provided.

Application Deadline: June 25, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
∎ Address : 5th Floor, Khawaja Palace, Plot N. 76, Ro-11, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bagladesh.
∎ Business : Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in many countries worldwide. MSF has been working in Bangladesh since 1992. MSF was awarded the prestigious `Nobel Peace Prize` in 1999 for its pioneering humanitarian activities since 1971 in several continents.

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Send your CV to: [email protected]

Read Before Apply: Please send your resume (CV), motivation letter, work certificates, diplomas and other relevant documents by June 25th stating specifically the position you are applying for (MIDWIFE) and its code (MWF0619) with your name to [email protected]. • All incomplete applications or those not clearly labelled will be rejected.• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews/testing.• Application documents are non-returnable; please do not submit original documents.• No applications will be accepted after the deadline.• Only Bangladesh citizens will be considered for this position.• No monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruitment process. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts. Any illicit solicitations can be reported to the justice system. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts and will stop collaboration with any workers involved in such acts.