Clinical Services Manager-Kakuma
Sector: Health
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full Time
Description
Working under the guidance and supervision of the health team
leader, the clinical services manager is responsible for the services offered
in the curative sector in Kakuma refugee camp.
He/she shall be expected to monitor and ensure improvement and maintenance of health performance indicators as per SPHERE/UNHCR/WHO standards in the Camp.
Key Responsibilities
Programming
He/she shall be expected to monitor and ensure improvement and maintenance of health performance indicators as per SPHERE/UNHCR/WHO standards in the Camp.
Key Responsibilities
Programming
- Identify
health program opportunities by assisting health staff to carry out
assessments; draft health sector proposals and budgets
- Formulate
clinical services program goals, objectives and intervention strategies,
in collaboration with the health team leader
- Develop
an annual clinical services program workplan
- Provide
overall coordination of all the departments under clinical services
program i.e. pharmacy, laboratory, clinics, hospital e.t.c.
- Conduct
periodic field visits to the health program facilities and ensure that
program implementation strategies are compatible with overall program
goals and objectives
- Provide
overall support to the program’s facilities, ensuring appropriate
availability of supplies and personnel
- Ensure
chronic clinics within the facilities function appropriately
- Coordinate
consultancy visits for the clinical services program to the camp
- Conduct
assessments of status of health sector in target areas and verify
reports of infectious and epidemic diseases
- Coordinate
referrals of refugee patients as per UNHCR referral guidelines
- Coordinate
all maternal audit meetings and prepare the resultant report
Human resource
- Monitoring
and supervising both national and refugee staff to ensure work is
performed efficiently
- Prepare/
oversee call lists and coverage plans for staff in the clinical services
program as appropriate
- Routinely
monitor staff performance according to their job description and provide
written feedback in a timely manner
- Oversee
continuous training programs for the health staff as well as organizing
trainings with consultants as per the annual work-plan & budget
- Review
personnel issues and concerns of medical staff and assist with determining
and implementing solutions
- Determine
personnel needs for field level activities and in consultation with the
health team leader identify positions to be filled
- Participate
in recruitment of health staff as appropriate
- Orientate
new field staff members on personnel health and safety issues unique to
the area
- Ensure
all new clinical services program staff undergo sufficient orientation on
the program
- In
coordination with the health team leader and project coordinator validate
staff who require medical evacuation
- Recommend
promotions, disciplinary action of health staff to the health team leader
and project coordinator
- Provide
direct supervision to the hospital matron, the laboratory in charge,
pharmacist and medical officers.
- Foster
integration of the clinical services program with other health sector
programs within IRC Kakuma.
Supply chain
- Supervise
the monitoring of stock levels and expiration dates for clinical services
supplies and ensure appropriate stocks of essential supplies are
maintained
- Monitor
utilization of IRC issued clinical services supplies; monitor and track
IRC clinical services sector assets
- Review
of all clinical services purchase requisitions
Monitoring and reporting
- Monitor
health indicator trends and ensure appropriate action is taken
- Attend
meetings concerning overall health program issues
- Keep
the health team leader informed of all developments through regular
reports
- Attend
all health coordination meetings and management meetings in the field.
- Compile
weekly, monthly reports and donor reports.
Finance and grant management
- Prepare
spending plans for the program based on the available budget
- Attend
and participate in monthly budget review meetings, with records of updated
expenditure records and spending plans
- Ensure
adherence to the clinical services budget by reviewing expenditure
- Provide
recommendations and interventions to correct any identified deviations
that impact on budget adherence
Key Result Areas
- Maintenance
of health indicators within required standards (UNHCR/SPHERE/WHO)
- Availability
of supplies for the clinical services program at all health facilities
- Appropriate
staff coverage for the clinical services program
- Timely
reporting of all notifiable diseases seen within the health facilities
- Efficient
budget tracking and management for the clinical services program
Minimum requirements:
- Degree
in Medicine and surgery from a recognized institution
- A
Masters in public health is an added advantage
- Registered
with The Kenya Medical and Dentists Practitioners board
- Proficiency
in Ms Excel and Ms Word is a must
- Required
Experience & Competencies:
- Experience
in tropical medicine or public health in developing countries
- Experience
in health program design and management
- Experience
in managing teams
- Strong
communication skills: oral, written and presentation
- Ability
to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds
- A
mature person of high professional integrity, able to work under stress
- Knowledge
of international minimum standards in health program service delivery,
including SPHERE, WHO and UNHCR
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply.
International allowances are not available for this
position.
Salary and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO
Sector.
To Apply:
Community Health Program Officer
Sector: Health
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full Time
Description
Based in Kakuma Refugee Camp, the Community Health Program (CHP) officer reports directly to the CHP Manager, he/she will be expected to work within the integrated community health program and collaborate with the Clinical, Environmental Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS sectors to implement the program activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Liaise
with appropriate sectors to ensure outbreak prevention, control and
response measures targeting communicable diseases are in place at all
times in Kakuma camp.
- Raise
awareness and improve knowledge, among refugees, agency staff and host
communities working with or engaging with refugees to prevent occurrence
and spread of infectious diseases in Kakuma refugee camp.
- Train
health staff and community health promoters on Standard case definitions
and ensure that community surveillance systems are linked with the health
facilities.
- Liaise
with appropriate staff to ensure availability of appropriate supplies for
control and prevention of communicable illnesses.
- Liaise
with clinical services staff and ensure Standard Case Definitions
are available in all consultation rooms
- Conduct
active surveillance of communicable diseases. Investigate outbreaks
establishing etiologies, mechanisms for diagnostic testing and the
effectiveness of response measures. Ensure contact tracing is done and all
suspected outbreaks are reported within 24 hours.
- In
liaison with the CHM, coordinate outbreak coordination meetings within the
health sector.
- Ensure
proper surveillance investigations, reporting, specimen collection and
transport of samples of communicable disease outbreaks.
- Maintain
appropriate knowledge and skills amongst health staff to control and
prevent outbreaks.
- In
the event of an outbreak liaise with the health facilities and prepare
daily line list and send to the CHM.
- In
liaison with the CHM, periodically review disaster preparedness plans on
diseases prone to out breaks at the Kakuma Refugee Camp.
- Ensure
adequate coverage of childhood immunizations of >95% through
supervision of EPI centers, provision of adequate supplies and antigens at
all times.
- Conduct
periodic supervision sessions in vaccinating facilities and document the
findings.
- Ensure
cold chain is maintained throughout, spot check the EPI fridge to ensure
no expired antigens or VVM 3 & 4 is left in the fridge. Keep the records
for future reference.
- Ensure
medical screening and immunization of children under five years is done at
reception center and for new arrivals in the community.
- Prepare
weekly epidemic monitoring report and submit to PHO
- Prepare
monthly EPI report and submit to CHM
- In
liaIson with CHM ensure vitamin A & de-worming supplementation for
children under five years is done twice yearly.
- In
liason with CHM coordinate camp wide immunization campaigns in response to
outbreaks
- Carry
out any other duties assigned as delegated by the program manager
Key Result Areas
- Specific
responsibility area Kakuma 1
- Coordinate
and supervise the activities of all the Community Health Promoters (CHPs)
and their supervisors to ensure that each is assigned to specific
households and persons.
- Attend
facility meetings weekly and give guidance to the CHPs on issues raised.
- Contribute
to the maintenance of a high quality and motivated team of polyvalent
Community Health Promoters (CHPs) by participating in formal and on-job
training sessions, performance appraisal and feedback and ensuring that
staff discipline and adherence to organizational policies is in place at
all times.
- Perform
mentorship sessions to the CHPs allocated to you and compile a report on
the same biweekly.
- Work
with community health committees to ensure that the community members
actively participate in preventive and health promotion activities at the
community level and support Community Health Promoters in their day to day
activities.
- Participate
in camp wide surveys and medical campaigns.
- Liaise
with the mental health and the CBR officer to ensure community
rehabilitation indicators are met.
- Liaise
with the other sectors to ensure community based indicators are met.
Capacity building
- Organizing
training of staff (both refugee and national) on integrated disease
surveillance and response.
- Liaise
with the CHP team to develop a curriculum and an IRC training manual for
CHPs.
- Ensure
a class of CHPs is trained and qualifies yearly
- Liaise
with CHP team to perform supervision monitoring of all CHPs twice annually
Administrative responsibilities:
- In
liaison with CHM Maintain ongoing collaboration and consultation with CDC,
IOM, MOH, UN agencies, NGOs and refugee populations.
- Prepare
orders for sector activities and maintain inventories for the same.
- Contribute
to program budget management by tracking expenditures and participating in
monthly budget review meetings.
- Support
the counterpart in preparation of program staff payrolls and duty rosters.
- In
liaison with CHM compile weekly and monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
Minimum requirements:
- Diploma
in Community Health Nursing or any other relevant qualification.
- Registered
with the relevant body
- At
least 3 years of relevant work experience in Public Health field.
- Strong
communication skills; oral, written and presentation skills.
- Team
player.
- Ready
to work in difficult environmental conditions
- Must
be flexible and culturally sensitive
- Experience
of working in a resource poor setting and/or camp environment is an added
advantage
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply. International
allowances are not available for this position. Salary and employee benefits
are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.
IRC leading the way from harm to home.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
IRC leading the way from harm to home.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
To Apply:
http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH02/ats/careers/apply.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1
Community Health Program Officer
Sector: Health
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full Time
Description
Based in Kakuma Refugee Camp, the Community Health Program (CHP) officer reports directly to the CHP Manager, he/she will be expected to work within the integrated community health program and collaborate with the Clinical, Environmental Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS sectors to implement the program activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Liaise
with appropriate sectors to ensure outbreak prevention, control and
response measures targeting communicable diseases are in place at all
times in Kakuma camp.
- Raise
awareness and improve knowledge, among refugees, agency staff and host
communities working with or engaging with refugees to prevent occurrence
and spread of infectious diseases in Kakuma refugee camp.
- Train
health staff and community health promoters on Standard case definitions
and ensure that community surveillance systems are linked with the health
facilities.
- Liaise
with appropriate staff to ensure availability of appropriate supplies for
control and prevention of communicable illnesses.
- Liaise
with clinical services staff and ensure Standard Case Definitions
are available in all consultation rooms
- Conduct
active surveillance of communicable diseases. Investigate outbreaks
establishing etiologies, mechanisms for diagnostic testing and the
effectiveness of response measures. Ensure contact tracing is done and all
suspected outbreaks are reported within 24 hours.
- In
liaison with the CHM, coordinate outbreak coordination meetings within the
health sector.
- Ensure
proper surveillance investigations, reporting, specimen collection and
transport of samples of communicable disease outbreaks.
- Maintain
appropriate knowledge and skills amongst health staff to control and
prevent outbreaks.
- In
the event of an outbreak liaise with the health facilities and prepare
daily line list and send to the CHM.
- In
liaison with the CHM, periodically review disaster preparedness plans on
diseases prone to out breaks at the Kakuma Refugee Camp.
- Ensure
adequate coverage of childhood immunizations of >95% through
supervision of EPI centers, provision of adequate supplies and antigens at
all times.
- Conduct
periodic supervision sessions in vaccinating facilities and document the
findings.
- Ensure
cold chain is maintained throughout, spot check the EPI fridge to ensure
no expired antigens or VVM 3 & 4 is left in the fridge. Keep the
records for future reference.
- Ensure
medical screening and immunization of children under five years is done at
reception center and for new arrivals in the community.
- Prepare
weekly epidemic monitoring report and submit to PHO
- Prepare
monthly EPI report and submit to CHM
- In
liaIson with CHM ensure vitamin A & de-worming supplementation for
children under five years is done twice yearly.
- In
liason with CHM coordinate camp wide immunization campaigns in response to
outbreaks
- Carry
out any other duties assigned as delegated by the program manager
Key Result Areas
- Specific
responsibility area Kakuma 1
- Coordinate
and supervise the activities of all the Community Health Promoters (CHPs)
and their supervisors to ensure that each is assigned to specific
households and persons.
- Attend
facility meetings weekly and give guidance to the CHPs on issues raised.
- Contribute
to the maintenance of a high quality and motivated team of polyvalent
Community Health Promoters (CHPs) by participating in formal and on-job
training sessions, performance appraisal and feedback and ensuring that
staff discipline and adherence to organizational policies is in place at
all times.
- Perform
mentorship sessions to the CHPs allocated to you and compile a report on
the same biweekly.
- Work
with community health committees to ensure that the community members
actively participate in preventive and health promotion activities at the
community level and support Community Health Promoters in their day to day
activities.
- Participate
in camp wide surveys and medical campaigns.
- Liaise
with the mental health and the CBR officer to ensure community
rehabilitation indicators are met.
- Liaise
with the other sectors to ensure community based indicators are met.
Capacity building
- Organizing
training of staff (both refugee and national) on integrated disease
surveillance and response.
- Liaise
with the CHP team to develop a curriculum and an IRC training manual for
CHPs.
- Ensure
a class of CHPs is trained and qualifies yearly
- Liaise
with CHP team to perform supervision monitoring of all CHPs twice annually
Administrative responsibilities:
- In
liaison with CHM Maintain ongoing collaboration and consultation with CDC,
IOM, MOH, UN agencies, NGOs and refugee populations.
- Prepare
orders for sector activities and maintain inventories for the same.
- Contribute
to program budget management by tracking expenditures and participating in
monthly budget review meetings.
- Support
the counterpart in preparation of program staff payrolls and duty rosters.
- In
liaison with CHM compile weekly and monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
Minimum requirements:
- Diploma
in Community Health Nursing or any other relevant qualification.
- Registered
with the relevant body
- At
least 3 years of relevant work experience in Public Health field.
- Strong
communication skills; oral, written and presentation skills.
- Team
player.
- Ready
to work in difficult environmental conditions
- Must
be flexible and culturally sensitive
- Experience
of working in a resource poor setting and/or camp environment is an added
advantage
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply. International
allowances are not available for this position. Salary and employee benefits
are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.
IRC leading the way from harm to home.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
IRC leading the way from harm to home.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
To Apply:
http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH02/ats/careers/apply.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1