Clinical Services Manager-Kakuma
Sector: Health
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full Time
Based in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, the clinical services program
manager shall be responsible for the overall designing and implementation of
the clinical services program in Kakuma refugee camp.
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
