Job Description
- The Centre Midwife will be responsible for providing high quality core MSIG clinical services in the assigned centre of excellence. She will be required to support the Midwife / Centre Manager to maintain high quality clinical services and to promote a congenial and professional atmosphere towards all clients. The Centre Midwife will report to the respective Centre Manager (Senior Midwife) in the region.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist to oversee the work schedules of all clinical team working within the centre.
- Efficiently provide clinical services including long-acting family planning methods.
- Ensure proper maintenance of all clinical products and equipment
- Promote and maintain a welcoming, friendly, professional, and efficient atmosphere towards all clients in the centre to ensure client satisfaction at all times.
- Counsel and assist clients to make informed FP/SRH choices when necessary.
- Ensure that clinical complications at service delivery points are minimized or professionally managed when they occur.
- Provide core MSIG Clinical services including: IUCD, Implant insertion, MSP and MSMP.
- Support the Centre Manager (Senior Midwife) to monitor monthly centre results and make appropriate recommendations to meet centre set targets.
- Assist with all clinical trainings at the centre level.
- Counsel and assist clients to make informed family Planning/sexual Reproductive Health decision
- Keep and manage records of all centre activities including minutes of centre team meetings
- Assist the Centre Manager (Senior Midwife) to ensure formal communications with the various health partners where appropriate
- Support with the entry of all service data into the organisation Electronic Health Record system and other MSIG database as required
Required Skills or Experience
- Must have a recognized clinical qualification in Midwifery.
- Must be registered with a recognized local clinical professional body in Ghana and be of good Standing
- Must have requisite experience to work with minimum supervision
Skills and Experience
- At least Three (3) years post-graduation experience in a Midwifery position
- Experience of working in Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Be well versed in Ghana Health Service clinical policies, protocols and standards
- Excellent provider-client interaction skills
- Work experience with Ghana Health Service and/or an INGO
- Articulate and analytical with attention to detail
- Knowledge of health delivery system in Ghana
- Must be multi-skilled and able to work with minimum supervision.
- Sympathetic to women and men seeking Family Planning and Reproductive Health services
- Be able to work on own initiative and at longer periods.
- Customer focused with good interpersonal skills to engage with people at all levels –government, donor and community
- Passionate about maternal health and the vulnerable
- Motivates team members to deliver high quality service and result
- Team player, self-motivator and able to motivate others to achieve results
- Pro-choice and pro-family planning
How To Apply For The Job
To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.
Closing Date: 23rd January, 2023