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| FHH midwife | |||
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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Balkh, |
| Categories | Health Care, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2024-04-02 | Close Date | 2024-04-14 |
| Vacancy No | HR1062-AFGA/303 | Gender | Female |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | Based on project |
| Education | Diploma at Midwifery ( Registered diploma with MOPH) | Experience | 3-5 years |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | Based on organization salary scale |
About Company
About Afghan Family Guidance Association |AFGA: Afghan Family Guidance Association (AFGA) is an Afghan non-governmental, not-for-profit and non-political organization established in 1968. AFGA has been working in the field of Reproductive health and Rights since its inception and has recently become an associate member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). AFGA activities were suspended due to war and conflict in the country for ten years (1992-2002) and resumed its activities in 2002 with financial support from International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). IPPF is an alliance of 151 family planning associations known as Member Associations which has projects in over 180 countries. IPPF continues to be the largest civil society provider of reproductive health information and services in the world
Job Description
Job Summary:
Under overall supervision of FHH supervisor, the FHH midwife will be responsible to provide 24/7 RMNCAH services in FHHs. She will be contributing to health services provision in the community-based health facility with more focus on reproductive health. As per project donor (UNFPA) and AFGA strategic plan, the FHH midwife will be contributing to health services access improvement through close engagement with targeted community through health shura members, family health action group (FHAG) and CHWs.
Specific Responsibilities:
Providing 24/7 health services on community base through FHHs particularly to women during pregnancy, delivery and post-partum phase.
• Contributing to the provision of efficient and respectful health caring to people particularly women at the age of child bearing and girls.
• Practicing evidence-based midwifery care through applying her knowledge and skills to met the needs of women and their families.
• Providing high quality reproductive health, family planning, PSS, breast and cervical cancers counseling to the client during their admission to FHH.
• Maintain, update and improvement of professional and personal knowledge and skill to provide quality, acceptable and accessible services to the clients.
• Providing appropriate supervision and advance care to women during pregnancy, delivery and post-partum phases.
• Conducing regular meetings with women and their family members regarding FHHs activities, providing health promotion activities and receiving community feedback regarding FHH available services and further services improvement.
• Provision of regular and scheduled health education to the community members particularly women regarding most relevant health issues (breast feeding, hygiene promotion, family planning, etc.)
• Performing normal and assisted delivery by herself to ensure the quality lifesaving services are available to all.
• Performing new born care and services in FHH as per standard procedures. • Contributing to the services of basic emergency obstetric care management and referral services in FHH.
Job Requirement
• Graduated of well-known institute or university of midwifery.
• Obtained MoPH mandatory exam score and verification.
• Certified from basic relevant trainings (family planning, IP, HMIS, PAC and etc.).
• At least 3-5 years midwifery progressive and proven experience with health services provider national and international NGOs.
• Skill and ability of HMIS formats registration and report extraction.
• Good communication skill in the area of health services provision.
• Ability of using KOBO and other online/ offline application for data entry and reporting.
• Having basic knowledge of English midwifery terminology is preferred. • Ability to work 24/7 in the FHH without off hours.
• Local candidates are preferred for the position.
Submission Guideline
Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position by reffering to below link. In addition, they can also attach their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.
http://hrmis.afga.org.af/Applicant/Apply/AFGA_512516987