Senior Staff Nurse

Job Description

Title: Senior Staff Nurse

Company Name: Partners in Health and Development (PHD)

Vacancy: 2

Age: At least 25 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Teknaf)

Salary: Tk. 59545 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Nursing
• Diploma in Nursing

• Diploma in Nursing from a recognized institution.

• Preferred Qualification Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSc Nursing) preferred.

• Licensing Requirement Valid registration with Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council (BNMC).

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 25 years

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of clinical nursing experience required.

• At least 2 years in a supervisory or senior nursing role preferred.

• Experience in maternal, newborn, and child health is highly desirable.

• Humanitarian or refugee health experience is an advantage.

Skills

• Strong clinical knowledge in nursing care, EmONC, IMCI, and emergency response.

• Leadership and team supervision ability.

• Good documentation and reporting skills.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work in high-pressure, resource-limited environments.

• Basic computer skills (data entry and reporting).

Key Values & Competencies

• Compassionate, respectful, and patient-centred care.

• Integrity, accountability, and professionalism.

• Strong teamwork and leadership in clinical settings.

• Adaptability in emergency and humanitarian contexts.

• Commitment to quality improvement and patient safety.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to work in shifts (nights, weekends, and holidays).

• Ability to work in camp-based, challenging environments.

• Willingness to respond during emergencies and outbreaks when required.

Duty Station: Mother and Child Hospital (MCH), Camp 21, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar

Purpose of the Position

The Senior Staff Nurse is responsible for leading and ensuring high-quality, patient-centred nursing care across OPD, IPD, maternity, newborn, and emergency units in a 24/7 Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) providing CEmOC services for Rohingya and host communities in Camp 21.The role focuses on:

• Ensuring safe, evidence-based, and quality nursing care in line with national MP-EHS, EmONC standards, and WHO/GoB guidelines.

• Supervising and supporting nursing teams to ensure efficient clinical service delivery.

• Strengthening maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes through early identification, stabilization, referral, and continuous care.

• Promoting respectful, gender-sensitive, and inclusive care for women, newborns, children, adolescents, and vulnerable populations.

Clinical Leadership & Service Delivery

• Lead triage and prioritization of patients, ensuring timely emergency response and patient flow management.

• Supervise nursing care in OPD, IPD, maternity, newborn, and emergency units.

• Ensure correct implementation of IMCI, EmONC, and nursing protocols for patient assessment, treatment, and referral.

• Oversee administration of medications (oral, IM, IV) and ensure safe nursing practices.

• Supervise postnatal, antenatal, and newborn care including monitoring for danger signs and complications.

• Support emergency care procedures including oxygen therapy, IV cannulation, resuscitation support, and stabilization.

• Ensure proper coordination with Medical Officers, Midwives, Lab, Pharmacy, and Nutrition teams.

Maternal, Newborn & Emergency Care Supervision

• Supervise labour room and maternity care activities, ensuring adherence to safe delivery and infection prevention standards.

• Oversee pre-operative and post-operative nursing care and ensure safe patient transfer and recovery monitoring.

• Ensure newborn care practices including thermal care, breastfeeding support, and danger sign monitoring.

• Support emergency response and escalation of critically ill patients.

Supervision, Mentorship & Capacity Building

• Provide daily supervision, guidance, and mentorship to staff nurses and junior staff.

• Ensure proper shift management, duty allocation, and continuity of care through structured handovers.

• Conduct on-the-job coaching and support for skill development of nursing staff.

• Participate in and facilitate clinical trainings, refresher sessions, and case reviews.

Infection Prevention & Patient Safety

• Ensure strict adherence to IPC protocols including hand hygiene, PPE use, and safe clinical practices.

• Supervise waste segregation, cleaning, and sterilization of clinical areas.

• Promote safe injection practices and maintain clean, safe patient care environments.

Documentation, Reporting & Stock Management

• Ensure accurate completion of nursing documentation, registers, IMCI forms, partographs, and treatment records.

• Oversee timely reporting of daily, weekly, and monthly service data.

• Monitor stock levels of medicines, consumables, and emergency supplies and report shortages.

• Ensure proper handover documentation during shift changes.

Referral & Continuity of Care

• Ensure timely identification and referral of critical cases following standard protocols.

• Supervise safe transfer of patients within facility or to higher-level care.

• Provide patient and caregiver education on treatment, follow-up, and danger signs.

Quality Improvement & Coordination

• Participate in clinical meetings, audits, MPDSR reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.

• Support implementation of clinical guidelines and service improvement plans.

• Coordinate effectively with multidisciplinary teams for integrated patient care.

Safeguarding & Humanitarian Responsibilities

• Uphold Child Safeguarding, PSEA, and organizational Code of Conduct.

• Ensure confidentiality, dignity, and survivor-centred care for all patients.

• Respond appropriately to emergencies, outbreaks, or humanitarian crises as required.

Other Duties

• Perform any other responsibilities assigned by Medical Officer, Senior Clinical Staff, or Project Coordinator.

• Monthly Gross Salary: BDT 59,545,/= (Only)

• Bonus and other benefits: 10% of the monthly gross salary.

• Other Benefits: Office hours, annual leave, increments, will be provided as per the organizational policy and Recruitment & Human Resource Management Policy of Partners in Health and Development (PHD), subject to project budget availability.