Primary Healthcare Officer

JOB TITLE: Primary Healthcare Officer 

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme Operation.

LOCATION: Borno state, Nigeria

GRADE:  

POST TYPE: National

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: 
Level - The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people and, in the overseas context, all posts are considered level posts in view of potential situations that may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.

ROLE PURPOSE:
The Primary Healthcare Officer will ensure the quality of services in the target HF outside MMC/Jere through strengthening capacities on clinical management according to national and WHO guidance and facilitating the integration of services related to newborn and child health.
With the support of the Primary Healthcare Coordinator, He/She will oversee the day-to-day activities/services provided at the PHC centers and will generally support the documentation and stock-management of commodities, medicines/consumables, and data tools. 

SCOPE OF ROLE: 
Reports to: Primary Healthcare Coordinator
Staff reporting to this post: Volunteer Nurses/midwives, 
Budget Responsibilities: none
Role Dimensions: The role is expected to foster relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including Save the Children members, the Country Office Programme Development & Quality team, advocacy, operations, finance, supply chain, HR and admin colleagues, and field offices.
Context: Humanitarian and development
 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 
Duties and responsibilities:
• Provide day-to-day technical and programmatic support related to clinical, nutritional, and integrated medical services at the facility level guided by national guidelines, strategies, and approaches related to the implementation of high-quality medical service programs.
• Across all supported health facilities outside MMC/Jere, ensure accurate clinical triage, clerking, examination, and management of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
• Support MOH staff to determine cases that will require referral to a higher center
• Build the capacity of Existing healthcare workers through on-the-job training and mentoring sessions
• In collaboration with MOH staff, doctors, nurses/midwives lead the conduct of outreach services, providing life-saving primary healthcare services.
• Support MOH staff on rational use of pharmaceutical and medical equipment
• Ensure consumption of pharmaceuticals is monitored.
• Ensure that all the required medical equipment is available and functional at all times across supported facilities 
• Support regular trouble soothing and maintenance of medical equipment and ensure prompt repair or replacement of damaged equipment 
• Oversee the community-level health activities through close coordination with the nurses/midwives and the community health mobilization Assistant.
• Contribute to the development of lessons learned from programs and projects related to Clinical, nutritional, and integrated medical services and apply these lessons to modify existing programs and improve the design of new programs.
• Assist in strengthening a system of reporting on program progress against stated objectives and monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
• Contribute to the development of program strategies, subproject documents, and work plans.
• Ensure the health facility environment is safe for children and mothers
• Ensure compliance with standard medical waste management.
• Works closely with assigned team to ensure activities are implemented according to standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Build the capacity of Existing healthcare workers through on-the-job training and mentoring sessions
• Capacity building for Community Health Workers (CHWs) through organized training.
• Provide oversight for community-level meetings, activities, and other engagements 
• Develop a work plan for PHC services and community-level health interventions according to the expected progress of the project.
• Provide day-to-day mentoring to facility health workers 
• Support regular integrated joint supervision of health facility
• Comply with SCI Global Medical procedure and tool and ensure prompt medical incidence reporting 

Network and coordinate with the relevant sectors:
• Establish good relationships with the State, Local Government Area authorities, and community stakeholders. Establish a network with the other actors in the working area (I/NGO) Establish a good understanding of the programs within the state and community Establish links and meetings with the community leaders and different groups existing in the working area. 
• Coordination and participation in health sector coordination, assessment/ survey groups, and filing of meeting minutes Support, and actively participate in the sub-health sector group meetings at LGA and state levels constructively. 
• Represent SCI health programs when and if necessary, vis-a-vis donors during their field visits.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills and Behaviors (Our Values in Practice) 
Accountability: 
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling 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), take responsibility for their personal development, and encourage others to do the same 
Widely shares their vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others 
Future orientated think strategically 
Collaboration: 
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members, 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. 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
- Medical Degree (MB, BS), degree in Nursing and Midwifery 
- Valid practicing license 
- NYSC certificate or Exemption certificate
- At least three years of post-graduation experience
- Previous experience with NGOs and humanitarian setting 
- Training and experience in IMCI and SRH programming 
- Experience in the humanitarian context
- Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
- Fluency in English and Hausa.
- Ability to work in partnership with government and other NGO staff
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work within a team setting
- Independence, adaptability, and flexibility with good workload management, multitasking, and ability to meet tight deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
Additional Skills 
- Ability to work effectively both independently (with minimal supervision) and as a member of a team 
- Commitment to gender equity, child rights, community empowerment, and grassroots development approaches 
- Effective planning and organizing skills 
- Effective interpersonal skills 

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.
Equal Opportunities:
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI’s global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Gender Equality Policies, supported by relevant procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
Health and Safety:
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.