Background

Save the Children International has been working in Rwanda since 1994 in partnership with the Government of Rwanda and local stakeholders to promote a bright future for children, with experience working in all 30 districts of the country.

The main areas of focus are education, child protection, child rights governance and health and nutrition in humanitarian and development contexts. Our intention is to work to the highest standard for the children that we serve – a mission which we take seriously. We are a learning organisation that is extremely committed to constantly adapting and improving the way in which we work, with children’s and community’s voices at the heart of this.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Midwife will work to contribute to an improvement in the overall health center especially in MNCH&RH department including ASRH services of the targeted refugee population of Mahama Camp through the provision of quality primary health care.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Head of MNCH & RH

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide comprehensive Antenatal care to pregnant women attending ANC services.

• Welcoming all the pregnant women coming for the ANC services into health facilities.
• Conduct screening for all pregnant women in accordance with the ANC protocol and guidelines.
• Provide all services given in ANC including screening for all mothers.
• Identify all Risk factors associated with the pregnancy and refer appropriately and take actions.
• Provide Iron supplementation, and ensure the mothers are immunized with TT toxoid as per the protocol.
• Register all the required information on the ANC Registers and ANC cards as per protocol.

2. Provide Postnatal care as per the protocols to all women attending PNC clinic.

• Conduct screening for all lactating women attending Post- Natal care in accordance with the protocol and guidelines.
• Provide Vitamin A supplements as per protocol to lactating women.
• Provide and Reproductive health and Nutrition counselling and health education on importance of lactation.
• Send the caretaker to EPI department for immunization.

3. Family planning and Post Abortion Care (FPPAC)

• Provide Family planning services as per protocols and Rwandan guidelines.
• Explain to the FP clients all the methods available and allow them to make personal choices.
• Screening all the FP clients for STI and other medical complications.

4. Delivery Room and Emergency Obstetric Care.

• Conduct Normal deliveries in line with all guidelines.
• Monitor labour using partograph in Line with all guidelines provided to monitor deliveries.
• Respond to all cases of Obstetric emergencies in line with the protocols in consultation with the doctor and other medical staff.
• Identify, stabilize and refer all cases of emergency obstetric complications with the help of the doctors and other medical staff.

5. Infection control and universal precautions.

• Adhere to international standards in infection control and waste management.
• Ensure aseptic techniques in provision of RH services.
• Sterilize and disinfect all the instruments used during delivery and other obstetric services.

6. Health Education.

• Providing health education at the reproductive health waiting area.
• Participate in provision of one to one health education to all patients during consultation and services delivery

7. Provision of ASRH activities

• Provide Clinical services at YFS such as FP, OPD consultation and VCT
• Community supervision of CFM and Pere Educators
• Provide ASRH education for youth

8. Other tasks provided by the line manager.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered midwife

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Diploma in midwifery with valide lecense of practice recognized by NCNM Rwanda
• Experience in working in PHCU’s and health center/hospital setting.
• Excellent liaison abilities and good communication skills (French, Kiswahili and English preferred).
• Having working with Save the Children will be an added value
• Have Health Related training certificates in MNCH&RH

Desirable:

• Language skills in Kinyarwanda, English and French
• 2 years of experience working in maternal newborn child health and reproductive health (MNCH&RH)
• Have an experience of working in humanitarian context
• Have an experience in Ante Natal care, Postnatal care, family planning and ASRH services provision

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

• Provide comprehensive Antenatal care to pregnant women attending ANC services.
• Provide Postnatal care as per the protocols to all women attending PNC clinic.
• Provide Family planning and Post Abortion Care (FPPAC)
• Provide Delivery Room and Emergency Obstetric Care.
• Ensure infection control and universal precautions.
• Provide Health Education.
• Provision of ASRH activities
• Other tasks provided by the line manager.

• Excellent liaison abilities
• Good communication skills (French, Kiswahili and English preferred)
• Experience in working in PHCU’s and health center/hospital setting
• Experience in Ante Natal care, Postnatal care, family planning and ASRH services provision
• Language skills in Kinyarwanda, English and French

• Registered midwife
• Diploma in midwifery with valid license of practice recognized by NCNM Rwanda
• Health Related training certificates in MNCH&RH