Midwife Supervisor

Job Description

Title: Midwife Supervisor

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

Vacancy: 01

Age: At least 18 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 108000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Diploma in Midwifery

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 18 years
• Only Female

• Diploma in Midwifery (3-year course) is essential.

• Registration as a Midwife with the Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council (BNMC) is mandatory.

• Minimum two (2) years of experience as a midwife in the Maternity IPD is essential.

• At least six months experience in a supervisory or team lead role within a maternity IPD is desirable.

• Experience in similar position in an NGO is desirable.

• English and Bangla languages are essential.

• Rohingya Dialect is desirable.

• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) is desirable.

• Results and Quality Orientation

• Teamwork and Cooperation

• Behavioral Flexibility

• Commitment to MSF Principles

• Stress Management

Job Context:

Supervising the clinical activities and guaranteeing the quality of midwifery care in the department, according to MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards in order to provide a high-quality Mother and Child Health (MCH) care to the population.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supervising, supporting and evaluating the team under his/her responsibility particularly midwives, midwife assistants and other related staff in her team such as cleaners. Planning and organizing their work (areas, days, absences, visits, holidays, etc) and coaching them in their work with special focus in following all appropriate protocols and procedures.

• Ensuring teamwork and a professional relationship between maternity and other departments.

• Supervising the clinical activities in all the maternity departments and activities such as ante-natal consultations, delivery and after delivery follow up, post-natal consultations, family planning consultations, new-born vaccinations and liaising with the Medical Doctor about the patients who need special care times, visiting hours, etc.

  • Ensuring that the staff on duty knows, implements and follows, at all times, the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control in the medical premises ensuring high standards of hygiene in the working environment

  • Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained, cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols, reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service.

  • Being responsible for the department-related pharmacy activities (stock and consumption monitoring) as well as maintenance of the medical equipment

  • Being responsible for ensuring that all the administrative procedures, patients’ data and documents are filled in correctly and registered for compiling monthly reports reflecting the activity in the department.

• In certain contexts, being responsible for ensuring that the maternity staff is able to identify, receive and provide care to the victims of the SGBV in collaboration with the Obs & Gyne MD and following the protocols.

• Provide clinical supervision of all Inpatient Department (IPD) maternity activities.

• Ensure quality of care through on-the-job training, clinical mentoring, and supportive supervision, including night and weekend shifts as required (2–4 times per month or as needed). Quality of care includes clinical management, patient support, and effective communication.

• Coordinate with the laboratory and Health Promotion (HP) teams regarding blood donor management and patient referrals.

• Supervise and regularly review patient documentation and medical records within the IPD.

• Strengthen the capacity of Maternity Support Workers (Mammas) through training, coaching, and supervision.

• Develop and implement on-the-job training and clinical observation plans for midwives.

• Oversee pharmacy and medical stock management within the maternity department at Jamtoli Health Facility.

• Manage duty rosters and HR-related administrative matters for Maternity Support Workers (Mammas).

• Collaborate with the Outpatient Department (OPD) Midwife Supervisor on roster planning and workforce allocation across IPD and OPD.

• Provide Coverage of the OPD midwife supervisor when needed.

• Supervise data entry, reporting, and monitoring of IPD maternity activities

• Ensure timely follow-up of referral outcomes and accurate data entry.

• Manage departmental procurement requests and additional supply orders.

• Organize and facilitate monthly meetings for midwives and Maternity Support Workers in collaboration with the OPD Midwife Supervisor.

• Monitor and follow up on the maintenance and functionality of laboratory and biomedical equipment used in the IPD.

• Supervise Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) activities conducted within the health facility.

• Provide technical support to TBAs through community supervision visits in collaboration with the HP team and through capacity-building activities.

• Monitor referral-related challenges, collect relevant data, and share findings with the Midwifery Activity Manager (MwAM) for follow-up and action.

• Medical allowance,Weekly 2 holidays
• Festival Bonus: 2

• Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents based on Health Care Policy- Locally Hired Staff (LHS).

• Salary is not negotiable.

• Income tax deduction at source will be applicable based on the current income tax rule.

• Festival bonus entitlement is effective upon completing one (01) year of uninterrupted service with MSF.There are no provisions for relocations.