Job Description

Title: Midwife

Company Name: Jhpiego Bangladesh

Vacancy: 4

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum of Diploma in Midwifery from a renowned institution accredited by Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council.
∎ Valid registration and licensure as a Diploma Midwife in Bangladesh.
∎ Familiarity with government healthcare policies, programs and guidelines.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1973 at Baltimore, Maryland, USA with the mission to create and deliver transformative health care solutions that save lives. In partnership with national governments, health experts and local communities, Jhpiego builds health providers` skills and develops systems that save lives now and guarantee healthier futures for women and their families. Since inception, Jhpiego worked to save lives and improve health has reached people in more than 150 countries worldwide. Currently, it runs active programs in more than 35 countries across the globe.
∎ NOTE: Due to the high volume of applications received, we will only contact applicants who are being considered. We will shortlist on rolling basis. Thank you for your understanding.
∎ Job Purpose: The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has been providing assistance to the Government of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh through United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to strengthen midwifery- led SRHR care in Bangladesh. Under this initiative, Jhpiego likes to collaborate with the Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP) to establish a model midwifery-led care unit at Shahid Shamsunnesa Arju Moni Mother and Child Welfare Centre, Hazaribagh, Dhaka. Four midwives will be recruited and deployed to provide 24/7 NVD services along with other maternity care and SRH services.
∎ Department / Project: UNFPA
∎ Duty Station: Shahid Shamsunnesa Arju Moni Mother and Child Welfare Centre Hazaribagh, Dhaka.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide high quality pre-conception services, antenatal care (ANC), postnatal care (PNC), essential newborn care (ENC), reproductive and adolescent health care.
∎ Identify risk pregnancy/ danger sign, communicate doctors/ consultants of the facility for comprehensive emergency obstetrict care and/or refer to the appropriate higher centre.
∎ Provide basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care.
∎ Conduct normal vaginal delivery.
∎ Provide postpartum family planning counseling and services.
∎ Ensure appropriate/ rational use of medicines/ drugs.
∎ Ensure supply, storage, use and maintenance of MSR, instruments and update stock-ledger regularly.
∎ Documentation and reporting of maternal and neonatal health care services.
∎ Ensure proper waste management, environmental cleanliness, and infection prevent practices.
∎ Provide post abortion care (PAC), post abortion family planning (PAFP) services
∎ Provide health education to the adolescents, newly married couples, and postpartum women regarding hygiene practice, prevention of sexually transmitted infections and gender-based violances (GBV).
∎ Collaborate with community health workers for awareness, promote healthy practices and strengthening referral systems.
∎ Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, case discussions and training sessions.
∎ Contribute to the development and implementation of clinical protocols and guidelines.
∎ Carry out any other tasks assigned by the supervisor and senior management team.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Support to antenatal care.
∎ Counseling, deliveries conducted, high-risk pregnancy identification.
∎ Emergency obstetric care, complication management, postpartum family planning, health education, collaboration with community health workers, patient record keeping.
∎ Medical history maintenance, quality improvement.
∎ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
∎ Ability to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
∎ Compassionate, patient, and culturally sensitive approach to care.
∎ Proficiency in local languages and basic computer skills (MS Word, Excel, internet).
∎ Minimum 3 years of work experience in midwifery services.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per company policy.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 18 Jun 2023

Company Information:
∎ 11 Jun 2023
∎ Jhpiego Bangladesh

Category: Nurse

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Source: bdjobs.com

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