Nurse-OTP/TSFP
Job Description
Title: Nurse-OTP/TSFP
Company Name: Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO)
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Degree in Nursing/Paramedic.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO) started its journey in 1988 with a noble vision to stand in solidarity with the poor and marginalized. Being a peoples` centered organization, ESDO envisioned for a society which will be free from inequality and injustice, a society where no child will cry from hunger and no life will be ruined by poverty. Near about three decades of relentless efforts to make this happen, ESDO has embraced new grounds and opened up new horizons to help the disadvantaged and vulnerable people to bring meaningful and lasting changes in their lives. During this long span, ESDO has adapted with the changing situation and provided the most time-bound services especially for the poor and disadvantaged. A community focused and people centered approach has been adapted by ESDO while consideration was given to the national policy and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as its guiding principle. ESDO is one of the most dynamic organizations expanding its development interventions across 283 upazilas under 49 districts of Bangladesh covering over 10 million poor and vulnerable people.
∎ As partnership with Concern Worldwide, ESDO is implementing the Integrated Nutrition Interventions for Malnutrition Treatment and Prevention in Rohingya Camps, Cox’s Bazar. ESDO is inviting applications from interested qualified candidates for the position. Only ready to join applicants are invited to apply.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Nurse-OTP/TSFP will be responsible for overseeing all medical assessment and treatment of severe and moderately malnourished children and pregnant and lactating women (PLWs) within Out-patient therapeutic feeding programs (OTP) and the targeted supplementary feeding (TSFP) programs Cox Bazaar following the standard protocol. S/He will identify at risk children and provide appropriate treatment and referral. S/He will also be expected to provide counseling and nutritional education to caregivers to ensure children receive proper treatment for severe acute malnutrition both at the site as well as at home through tracking their progress in liaison with the outreach teams. S/He will be responsible to perform other activities requested by his/her supervisor based on project need.
∎ Main duties & responsibilities:
∎ Conduct clinical assessment to all children receiving treatment at the OTP and TSFP Centres.
∎ Provide consultations to assess children’s overall health and nutrition status, referring children for additional health and nutrition services if appropriate.
∎ Verify anthropometric measurements and classification of children under the age of five and PLWs within OTP/TSFP services and Identify children responding poorly to treatment and recommending home visits.
∎ Provide systematic treatment (antibiotics, deworming tablets and micronutrient supplements) to malnourished children & PLWs and ensure measles vaccination who are eligible in accordance to the approved treatment protocols.
∎ Ensure follow up to at-risk, relapse, non-response beneficiaries through home visits in liaison with the outreach teams.
∎ Identify and refer, if needed, PLW beneficiaries within the nutrition sites/ to IYCF Corner, ANC, PNC, Delivery, EPI and psychosocial support.
∎ Ensure that services are delivered with maximum efficiency and professionalism and that beneficiaries are treated with respect at all times.
∎ Support effective coordination, particularly ensuring strong linkages with BSFP& IYCF activities.
∎ Enable a friendly collaborative working culture within the team, actively sharing information and knowledge to enable the team to ensure effective learning and sharing across the team.
∎ Support Nutrition site Supervisor to prepare and compile monthly and weekly report and capturing the best practices.
∎ Be aware of, understand and comply with all of ESDO’s and Concern’s policies and procedures (P4, finance, logistics, HR, security management etc.
∎ Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Country Director or the line manager.
∎ Accountability
∎ In line with commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):
∎ Actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);
∎ Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;
∎ Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behavior is disseminated among programme participants and communities.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 35 years
∎ Only females are allowed to apply
∎ Around 2 years’ progressive experience in a similar/related activities. (For highly technical candidates, experience is considerable).
∎ Technical knowledge on Community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), C-MAMI and IYCF/E programming.
∎ Having good knowledge on Rohingya refugee programmes will add value.
∎ Demonstrate ability to think and manage strategically, plan and meet deadlines
∎ Good command and Fluency in Bengali and English (optional).
∎ Knowledge of standard computer software if possible.
∎ Pro-active with an ability to think analytically, identifying opportunities and mechanisms to broaden programming.
∎ Results oriented.
∎ Excellent planning and organizational skills.
∎ Ability to problem solve and good decision making skills.
∎ Strong team player.
∎ Ability to work in challenging environments.
∎ Sound Technical knowledge on medical assessment.
∎ Good reporting and communication skills
∎ Ability to work in team, respect team decisions and support multi-cultural team members.
∎ Must have a ‘hands on’, practical mentality, be self-driven and very self-motivated.
∎ Must be well organized.
∎ Very high attention to detail.
∎ Cultural and political sensitivity.
Salary:
∎ Tk. 52900 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Two festival bonuses @ 50% of one month gross salary per year & Boishakhi Allowance @10% of gross salary.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 7 Mar 2022
Company Information:
∎ 28 Feb 2022
∎ Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO)
∎ Address : Collegepara (Gobindanagar), Thakurgaon-5100 Bangladesh
∎ Web : www.esdo.net.bd
Category: NGO/Development
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