TITLE:
ARV Nurse
ARV Nurse
TEAM/PROGRAMME:
Health
Health
LOCATION:
Kirehe District (Mahama Refugee Camp)
Kirehe District (Mahama Refugee Camp)
GRADE:
4
4
CONTRACT
LENGTH: one year
LENGTH: one year
CHILD
SAFEGUARDING:
SAFEGUARDING:
Level
3:
the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either
frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one
month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting
country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police
checking/vetting process staff.
3:
the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either
frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one
month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting
country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police
checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE
PURPOSE:
PURPOSE:
In
the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected
to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours
accordingly.
the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected
to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours
accordingly.
SCOPE
OF ROLE:
OF ROLE:
Reports
to: Program Coordinator – HIV/TB
to: Program Coordinator – HIV/TB
Staff
reporting to this post: NA
reporting to this post: NA
Budget
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Role
Dimensions:
Dimensions:
KEY
AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
•
Ensure cordial reception of patients
Ensure cordial reception of patients
•
Ensure good patient registration
Ensure good patient registration
•
Implement a nursing care plan specifically to every patient
Implement a nursing care plan specifically to every patient
•
Properly complete and regularly records, drugs, and mark all important data for
proper monitoring of the patient (Height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, …)
and other items requested by the physician
Properly complete and regularly records, drugs, and mark all important data for
proper monitoring of the patient (Height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, …)
and other items requested by the physician
•
Distribute drugs(ARTs) as prescribed by the physician on duty shift
Distribute drugs(ARTs) as prescribed by the physician on duty shift
•
Encourage patients to adherence. firmly to an HIV regimen—taking HIV medicines
every day and exactly as prescribed.
Encourage patients to adherence. firmly to an HIV regimen—taking HIV medicines
every day and exactly as prescribed.
•
Educate patients about side effect of medication
Educate patients about side effect of medication
•
Lifelong ART initiation
Lifelong ART initiation
•
carry out home visiting along with social worker
carry out home visiting along with social worker
•
Assist departments to develop their individual service operational quality
improvement plans
Assist departments to develop their individual service operational quality
improvement plans
•
Participate in gathering patient satisfaction survey data from admitted
patients
Participate in gathering patient satisfaction survey data from admitted
patients
•
Management of equipment and materials within ART department
Management of equipment and materials within ART department
•
Occasionally, participates in departments meeting and assessment of services,
to implement recommendations from data analysis for quality improvement.
Occasionally, participates in departments meeting and assessment of services,
to implement recommendations from data analysis for quality improvement.
•
Condom distribution refer for HIV positive cases
Condom distribution refer for HIV positive cases
•
Reporting timely any challenge related to the further management of the
patients to in charge of ART department and physician in charge.
Reporting timely any challenge related to the further management of the
patients to in charge of ART department and physician in charge.
•
Any task requested by line manager
Any task requested by line manager
BEHAVIOURS
(Values in Practice)
(Values in Practice)
Accountability:
•
holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving and role modelling 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.
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, takes
responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to
do the same
sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes
responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to
do the same
•
widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and
motivates others
widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and
motivates others
•
future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
•
builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues,
Members and external partners and supporters
builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues,
Members and external partners and supporters
•
values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
•
approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
•
develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
•
willing to take disciplined risks.
willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
•
Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of
integrity
Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of
integrity
QUALIFICATIONS
A
qualified Registered Nurse registered
qualified Registered Nurse registered
EXPERIENCE
AND SKILLS
AND SKILLS
Essential
Desirable
•
At least two (2) years working experience working with international NGO.
At least two (2) years working experience working with international NGO.
•
Excellent liaison abilities and good communication skills (French, Kiswahili
and English preferred).
Excellent liaison abilities and good communication skills (French, Kiswahili
and English preferred).
•
Willingness to work in resource poor environment and be culturally sensitive.
Willingness to work in resource poor environment and be culturally sensitive.
Additional
job responsibilities
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.
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
Opportunities
The
role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI
Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI
Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child
Safeguarding:
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.
need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous
background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from
abuse.
Health
and Safety
and Safety
The
role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health
and Safety policies and procedures.
role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health
and Safety policies and procedures.
CHILD
SAFEGUARING POLICY:
SAFEGUARING POLICY:
Any
employee, consultant, contractor or the supplier undertaking an activity on
behalf of SCI must sign the Child Safeguarding – Declaration of
Acceptance Form] and comply with the SCI’s Child
Safeguarding Policy which is a statement of SCI’s commitment to preventing
abuse and protecting children with whom it comes into contact. This
extends not only to children with whom SCI and its partners work directly, but
also includes children whom staff are responsible for. SCI believes that
the situation of children must be improved through the promotion of their
rights supported and demonstrated by all members of staff. Save the Children
International’s Code of Conduct sets out the standards which all staff members
must adhere to.
employee, consultant, contractor or the supplier undertaking an activity on
behalf of SCI must sign the Child Safeguarding – Declaration of
Acceptance Form] and comply with the SCI’s Child
Safeguarding Policy which is a statement of SCI’s commitment to preventing
abuse and protecting children with whom it comes into contact. This
extends not only to children with whom SCI and its partners work directly, but
also includes children whom staff are responsible for. SCI believes that
the situation of children must be improved through the promotion of their
rights supported and demonstrated by all members of staff. Save the Children
International’s Code of Conduct sets out the standards which all staff members
must adhere to.
Interested
candidates should send an application letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in
English, including 3 names of professional referees to HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org.
The deadline for receiving applications is 10th April 2017.
candidates should send an application letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in
English, including 3 names of professional referees to HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org.
The deadline for receiving applications is 10th April 2017.
*Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
