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Partners In Health Surgical Community Health Officer Sierra Leone PIH Jobs 2024

Partners In Health looking for “Surgical Community Health Officer”. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree may apply on or before 11-Jul-24.

The Partners In Health has published a job vacancy announcement on 28/06/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Surgical Community Health Officer to be based in , Sierra Leone. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: Partners In Health

Job Title: Surgical Community Health Officer

Duty Station: , Sierra Leone

Country: Sierra Leone

Application Deadline: 11-Jul-24

About the Company:

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based in our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health and the support to education, training and mentorship to Health care workers and students is one of our pillars for the Health care system strengthening.

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Our Work In Sierra Leone:

Partners In Health (PIH) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals.

Position Overview

PIH-Sierra Leone is supporting the Ministry of Health and Sanitation in the implementation of the five-year World Bank funded QEHSSSP health systems strengthening project that will implement a comprehensive Hub-and-Spoke approach in 5 districts in Sierra Leone through focused investments in staff, stuff, space, systems and nutrition.

Through the project, Partners in Health, in the leadership of Ministry of Health and Sanitation, will be supporting 3 health facilities in the district (Jojoima, Buedu and Bandajuma) through comprehensive health systems strengthening approaches to develop these sites as sites for comprehensive Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child Adolescent Health and Nutrition services. As a Surgical CHO in Sierra Leone, you will work collaboratively with the specialist surgeon, the local district health authorities at the Jojoima CEMONC centre, in order to provide clinical care and to strengthen the health system for surgical care. You will advance PIH’s current Health systems strengthening efforts by managing and actively supporting clinical will provide training on infection disease control and will develop clinical learning programs for hospital staff, focusing on safe patient care to meet national and international standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work in collaboration with the Surgeon and Surgical MO to provide comprehensive surgical care for Jojoima Centre, according to current guidelines.
• Provide surgical clinical care for patients throughout their clinical course: from referral to diagnosis, outpatient and inpatient management.
• Carry out daily rounds on different surgical wards with clinical and nurses.
• Perform on call duties in collaborations with others clinicians assigned to surgical department, in order to ensure continuous coverage.
• Perform clinical Teaching, mentorship and capacity building of clinicians, nurses and students.
• Support the theatre teams and others surgical teams in different aspects of daily surgical care.
• Support to implement and maintain the infection Prevention Control protocols by directly supervising care the care in surgical wards, minor, main theatres and wound care clinic.
• Work in collaboration with the MoHS staff to provide the best surgical care to all the patients.
• Ensure and maintain the surgical database in collaboration with the MEQ team.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and HarassmentAt Partners In Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners In Health’s PSEAH policy. Partner In Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.Education and Work Experience Requirements

• Certified CHO with two years of relevant training in surgery as part of a “SACHO” program.
• Certified regular CHO with at least 5years working experience can also apply
• At least two years of experience, at least 1 of which is in conduction of Caesarean Section.
• Experience in managing high risk pregnancies and complicated deliveries
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner.
• Ability to work well in a team, be dependable, flexible, time conscious and hard working.
• Able to consistently produce high quality work.
• A strong commitment to social justice and health as a human right.
• Fluent in verbal and written English.
• Computer Literate
• Willing to live and work fulltime in Kailahun, Sierra Leone.
• Currently working in Kailahun, especially in QEHSSSP supported hubs will be an advantage
• Must not hold dual employment

Social JusticeWe are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all.Method of applicationInterested candidates are required to apply through our website: www.pih.org/employment. In your application, please ensure to include names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three (3) referees not later than 5:00pm GMT (Midnight) on Thursday 11th July 2024 .