🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) – Healthcare Educator for Midwifery

MSF BELGIUM VACANCY:  

MIDWIFERY CLINICAL MENTOR 

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to  people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based  on need irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. MSF is therefore guided by the principles of neutrality and  impartiality. These principles must apply to all MSF staff. 

Job Details 

Title of position: Healthcare Educator for Midwifery (Level 8)

Status of position: Regular Position

Location: MSF Academy at MSF Hangha Hospital, Kenema

Main Purpose 

The main objective of the Healthcare Educators is to ensure the facilitation, mentoring and implementation of the MSF Academy learning activities in the selected MSF projects in the country according to MSF’s protocols, standards and procedures and ensure the  delivery of quality medical care for patients and their communities and improve the health condition of the population.

The Healthcare Educator prepares, organizes and delivers learning activities in the clinical areas and trains the learners in the MSF  projects as part of a continuing education process. The Healthcare Educator will also be required to propose adaptations to training  content, to deliver and evaluate it, as well as to assess the acquisition of skills by the learners.

Main Responsibilities 

• Implements on the long-term clinical mentoring activities and tools, monitors MSF Academy Midwifery activities – in the projects,  according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures (can involve various departments)
• Participates in the Training of clinical Facilitators (TOF) and Training of clinical Mentors (TOM) as part of their induction • Provides active clinical mentorship to the assigned learners by facilitating mentoring sessions and providing side-by-side teaching to the  learners based on the training objectives, the specific trainee needs and the material provided by MSF Academy, with largest  percentage of time in the ward, coaching and training at the bedside
• Monitors closely the progress of the learners and provides regular feedback to the L&D Midwifery Manager. Performs assessment of  learners using competency gap assessment
• Regularly visits the hospital and attends relevant meetings to collaborate with projects in implementing best practices taught in the  curriculum
• Plans learning sessions, support the project in allocating learning time and collaborate with L&DMidwifery Manager to update and share  the chronogram
• Keeps the database up to date, ensures proper storage of confidential learning documents and reports according to the L&D Midwifery  manager’s instructions

MSF Academy 

The MSF Academy for Healthcare aims to professionalize the training of health care workers in MSF projects. Midwifery care is one of  the main priorities to health care provision. MSF has the ambition through professional medical training to bring a positive contribution  to the Human Resources for Healthcare situation in Sierra Leone.

The curriculum is competency based and covers the Midwifery Curriculum. The training includes didactic classroom sessions and  bedside mentoring

Context Specific Responsibilities 

• Carries out supply management on the project (orders, follow-up of the stock, storage conditions, inventories, consumption, security of  the stock, etc.) for the training activities
• Contributes to the assessment of the transference of the learning in the workplace, using tools and methodologies in collaboration with  the L&D manager for Midwives and Maternity nurses (including observation, reporting, questionnaires, learning portfolios). • Coaches, guides and supports the Midwives and Maternity Nurses and through their functions ensures good patient care practices as  well as quality of care in the department providing guidance, on-the-job training, bedside support and essential feedback to all Midwives  and Maternity Nurses in the department.
• Actively identifies the nurses’ learning and development needs and brings them forward to the Learning & Development Midwifery  manager.
• Knows, promotes, implements and follows up on the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection  control, security rules and other protocols and procedures in the medical premises and ensuring high standards of hygiene of his/her  working environment.
• Works collaboratively with the L&D Midwifery Manager and gives continuous feedback / reports.
• Collaborates with national team supervisors on training needs for the department while also liaising with the L&D Midwifery Manager  • Respects patient confidentiality and works within a professional sphere of practice at all times
• Consistently works towards their own personal and professional development.

Requirements 

Education (essential): 

• Professional diploma/degree in Midwifery sciences
• State Registered Midwife

Education (desirable):

• Training of Trainer or any other pedagogy or education certificate/diploma is an asset
• Any additional medical specialization is an asset

Experience (essential):  

• Five years’ experience as healthcare profession (if possible, in different services)
• At least 2 years’ experience working as a Midwife in a hospital structure, including working in delivery  room

Experience (desirable):

• Experience in mentoring, preceptorship, tutoring or clinical supervision
• Experience in facilitation
• Experience as a clinical instructor in university Midwifery programs / teaching hospital is an asset
• Previous work experience with MSF or other international healthcare organizations is an asset

Language: English, Mende, Krio 

Knowledge: 

• Strong Clinical skills and knowledge on Midwifery care
• Anatomy and physiology knowledge
• Pedagogical knowledge / Clinical Mentoring Methodology
• Computer literacy (word, excel, PPT and internet)

Application Details 

Applicants should submit: Application letter, CV, copy of certificates/diplomas, copy of labor card, copy of work  certificates from previous employment – no original documents to be submitted 

Applications can be submitted to: MSF Kenema Hospital (Hangha), & MSF Belgium Office in Freetown. Applications can be submitted via email: [email protected]

Application deadline: Friday 07 April 2023 at 5 PM– no late applications will be accepted Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further recruitment process.

Please note that MSF does not reimburse transportation cost if applicants are asked for a test or interview. Please indicate “Vacancy Midwifery Clinical Mentor” and NAME on the envelope/subject. 

MSF does not charge fees for receiving any applications or participating in any recruitment process.