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Nurse

Area: Programme

Location: 03-Teknaf & 05-Ukhiya

Closing date: 17 August 2024

Nurse

Vacancy:

08

Job Category:

Programme

Job Level:

Entry

Job Type:

Full time

Job Location:

03-Teknaf & 05-Ukhiya

Area / Headquarters:

Site Office

Workplace:

Work at office

Role Type:

Staff

Job Context:

HI is looking for some Nurse for its “Inclusive specialized services for vulnerable persons including persons with disabilities in Cox's Bazar Rohingya camps and host communities (Phase 2, Year 3) project funded by BPRM.

Job Location: Teknaf- 03 & Ukhiya- 05

Type of Contract: Fixed-Term

Duration of the Contract: Tentatively from 01 September 2024 to 31 August 2025.

Line Manager: Team Manager

Under the responsibility of the Team Manager a Nurse contributes to providing door to door step primary health care services especially antenatal care and postnatal care check-ups, family planning, dressing of wound infections, treatment of skin infections, first-degree burn, diarrhea & other basic treatments and data collection, screening of patients, health promotion and ensure necessary referrals to other health facilities for Rohingya community.

Responsibilities:

Mission 1: Operational implementation

Objective 1: Identification of beneficiaries

  • Contribute to the identification of persons with medical needs through house-to-house visits;
  • Medical screening of beneficiaries, including history taking and examination of vital signs;
  • Assessment of the main medical needs of the person and refer to internal or external wings where needed;
  • Guide SRH volunteers, during the identification and mobilization exercise;
  • Identify and follow up with clients for success stories or case study documentation while providing service;

Objective 2: Nursing care

  • Provide treatment and care for minor wounds and bedsores, care for skin infections, dressing for burns and fractures, and management of initial stages of acute watery diarrhea.
  • Provide follow-up care, as necessary;
  • Provide health promotion messages, including advice to pregnant and breastfeeding women, family planning, and hygiene promotion;
  • Assist the patients in understanding their condition, provide recommendations and educate the patient, their family members, or caregiver to understand self-care skills and answer their questions or confusions regarding health practices;
  • Collect data and related information to update beneficiary files on the Survey CTO on the spot;
  • Refer patients to internal departments and/or external health facilities by maintaining close collaboration with them.
  • Collect and document success stories & good practices related to SRH services & inclusion and share them with the team manager and technical officer of SRH.

Objective 3: Sexual and Reproductive Health services

  • Provide a rationale for decisions that affect care and enable them to make informed choices about their sexuality sexual and reproductive health and family planning;
  • Provide quality maternal and newborn health services, including maternal health care counseling on three broad aspects such as general counseling, birth planning counseling, and advice on family planning, breastfeeding, and immunization after delivery;
  • Maintain records of SRH & Family planning-related materials and statistics as required;
  • Monitor community awareness sessions of SRH community worker volunteers and ensure that appropriate messages are being delivered to the community by them on topics, maternal and child health care, family planning, sexual and reproductive health and rights, STD/HIV, SGBV, and other emergency breakdowns to reduce the vulnerability of women and adolescent children among family and community, including persons with disabilities and most vulnerable population.
  • Supervise the activity of community health workers by providing continuous guidance and support and educating them on different SRHR topics to ensure the quality of their services;
  • Support the awareness raising activity of community leaders, and majhi’s on different SRHR-specific topics.

Objective 4: Referral and Follow-up

  • Support the Team Manager in mapping the existing health services in the area of intervention;
  • Ensure internal/external referrals with regular follow-up of beneficiaries to obtain proper services, and collect feedback from beneficiaries on services provided- for documentation.
  • Maintain strong communication with the focal person of other health facilities and ambulance services providers of the respective camps for easy referral of cases during emergencies;
  • • Communication and association with other members of the mobile unit team, regarding internal referrals (MHPSS, Protection, Rehabilitation, and other social workers) ensuring a comprehensive approach;
  • Support in the development of IEC material as per project need;
  • Be responsible and accountable for the patient's care while referring them to the selected secondary and tertiary health facilities for providing health care services or support;
  • Proper documentation of client’s data and reporting within time.

Objective 5: Conduct

  • Demonstrate an ethical and professional practice;
  • Respect the confidentiality of the beneficiaries and colleagues;
  • Complies with all health hygiene and safety procedures to ensure the safety of own as well as others in the workplace;
  • Respect and promote HI’s standards and Policies and immediately report to the line manager if any disrespectful approaches toward HI policies are seen among the teams or partners;
  • Report any incident or act that causes any harm to the beneficiary or others in the team;
  • Always interact with children in the presence of their parents or caregivers;
  • Always take consent from the beneficiary before performing any physical examination, wound care management, or mobilizations.
  • Always respect a refusal of treatment and/or feedback and complaints from the beneficiary;
  • Work with the best of your knowledge and abilities to offer a good quality of nursing care and treatment.

Mission 2: Emergency Preparedness and Response

  • Contribute to the program’s emergency preparedness initiatives, and in an emergency, adapt his/her working arrangements to contribute to an effective humanitarian response from HI.

Educational Requirements:

  • 3 years diploma in Mid wife/Nursing. "You are cordially requested not to apply if you don’t have the academic qualifications mentioned in the job advertisement."

Additional Requirements:

  • Age Minimum 18 years

  • Both males and females are allowed to apply

  • 0-1 year experience in working on the same thematic preferably in development and humanitarian context.
  • Must have a valid registration number issued by Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council to provide services.
  • Previous working experience in NGO will add more value.
  • Experience in humanitarian and multidisciplinary context;
  • Have sound knowledge in MCH, FP, Nursing care and Wound management;
  • Proficient computer literacy, especially MS Office- MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and Outlook);
  • Physically fit and has ability to work under pressure and in an emergency context;
  • A dedicated team player with strong interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills, both in English and Bangla;
  • Familiarity with chittagongian dialect;
  • Sensitized on issues related to child protection, gender-based violence, and safeguarding;

Required Expertise:

  • Cox's Bazar Context

  • Emergency Preparedness and Response

  • Multisector Humanitarian Projects

  • Remote community settings

  • Rohingya Camp Settings

Required Skills:

  • Achieving Goals

  • Adaptability

  • Assessment

  • Contextual understanding of the community

  • Cultural Sensitivity

  • Emergency response

  • Frameworks and references

  • Office and collaborative tools

  • Stress Management

  • Teamwork

  • Technical Capacity

  • Time Management

  • Work Under frequently Changing Contexts

  • Work Under High Pressure

  • Work Under Unstable Contexts

Salary:

TK. 47439 to 51663

Additional Salary Info:

Special Attention: "You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration, and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement do not match your expectations."

A hardship allowance will be added to working in Cox's Bazar District only.

Salary will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and budget availability.

Compensation & Other Benefits:

  • Festival Bonus: 02

  • Gratuity/End of Service Benefits

  • Leave: Sick leave, Annual leave, Casual leave, Event Leave and Compensatory Leave

  • Maternity Coverage for Staff & Dependents

  • Medical Coverage for Staff & Dependents including General/Outpatient, Hospitalization, Dental, and Optical

  • Mobile Allowances

  • Per diem

  • Provident Fund

  • Staff Group Life Insurance

  • Weekly Holiday: 02

Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.

Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities as per the HI policy.

Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.

Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.

Published on:

14 August 2024

Deadline on:

17 August 2024

Special Instruction:

Read attentively before applying:

Special Note: "The advertised positions will be contingent upon contract award."

“Only eligible Internal candidates whose contract is finishing soon will be given priority and preference”.

“Application without No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the current line manager will not be counted as eligible applications to receive”. “Only shortlisted candidates will be notified”.

Each eligible individual internal candidate can only apply for one position. In case of more than one application from one eligible individual internal candidate, the application will be disqualified for all applied positions.

As per the HI-Recruitment policy, only eligible and interested candidates should apply with NOC, Cover Letter, and Resume (only soft copy). The deadline to receive the applications is Saturday, 17 August 2024 on or before 11:59 PM

Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified, potential, matched female candidates and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply and will be preferred in cases of similar qualifications to other candidates.

HI promotes and upholds the principles of equal opportunities and policies (PSEAH, Child Protection, etc.). HI has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners. Recruitment for all jobs in HI includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.

HI is committed to a safe workplace for everyone to grow professionally regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, or race. HI extends this commitment to equality and Do No Harm to all staff, volunteers, partners, and beneficiaries. The humanitarian principles focus on equity and inclusion, with a solid commitment to these values. A competitive candidate will uphold and implement these values personally and professionally.

Any persuasion by the person, phone, email, or other means in this regard will automatically disqualify the candidate. The selected employee should clearly understand that all final offers of employment are contingent upon a successful reference check, The pre-employment screening will be performed for all selected applicants. 

Job Summary

  • Published on: 14 August 2024
  • Vacancy: 8
  • Employment Status: Full time
  • Experience: 1 year(s)
  • Gender: Both
  • Age: Minimum 18 years
  • Job Location: 03-Teknaf & 05-Ukhiya
  • Salary: 47439 to 51663
  • Application Deadline: 17 August 2024