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Health Supervisor

Date Posted: Oct 26, 2023
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Job Detail

  • Location:
    Laghman
  • Type:
    Full Time/Permanent
  • Shift:
    Rotating Days
  • Career Level:
    Entry Level Staff
  • Positions:
    1
  • Vacancy number:
    PU-AMI/HR/LAG/002210
  • Experience:
    3 Year
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Salary:
    As per Company salary scale
  • Degree:
    MD Degree
  • Apply Before:
    Nov 08, 2023

About PU-AMI

PU-AMI (known globally as Première Urgence Internationale, PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. PU-AMI’s teams are committed to support vulnerable communities and populations, those marginalized, hit by conflict, natural disaster or economic downturns. PU-AMI’s main objective is to contribute to reduction in morbidity and mortality, and provide emergency relief to those in immediate need in order to help them regain their dignity.

Afghan mission is the oldest of PUI missions, with the first medical intervention launched in 1979 just after the Soviet troops crossed the country’s borders. PU-AMI teams currently deliver the integrated health care, combined with nutrition, psychosocial support; water, sanitation and hygiene (wash), as well as trauma services. The organization implements projects mainly in eastern parts of the country, and increasingly in the South-East Region. Since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, PU-AMI has also positioned itself as one of the main actors in preparedness and response to the pandemic, implementing health and wash-cantered activities at health facilities and community level in Kabul and beyond.

Globally, PUI provides assistance to around 6 million people in 23 countries and across 5 continents: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, and Europe.

Job Description

Responsibilities and particular assignmentsمسؤلیت ها و وظایف مشخص  

HEALTH SUPERVISOR is responsible for overall supervision of mother and child health activities in the targeted HFs where PU-AMI establishes midwives accommodation.  

HEALTH SUPERVISOR will ensure quality of the services through regular field visits and giving feedback to field staff and reporting to line manager. 

HEALTH SUPERVISOR is responsible to supervise the planned activities in the selected HFs, to promote institutional deliveries in the targeted health facilities, and provide on the job training to midwives to improve the quality of care for RmNCH services. 

S/he will assist in the design of curriculum and implementation of trainings for midwives and other staffs related to their jobs. 

HEALTH SUPERVISOR is also responsible for crosschecking of RmNCH data at Health facilities level to ensure consistency and accuracy. 

S/he will ensure coordination/communication on the field level among the HFs staff and with other stakeholders involved in the program such as community, CHWs and others.  

Objective 1: Project Supervision and Monitoring 

Activities/Main duties: 

  • HEALTH SUPERVISOR will do regular field supervision and monitoring visits to ensure quality in all the three targeted HFs of Laghman province.  

  • Project Health Officer will update his/her line manager with the field visit reports and action plans. 

  • S/he will ensure provision of feedback along with action plan to the HF staff following each visit. 

  • HEALTH SUPERVISOR will identify challenges in the quality of implementation then will do follow up with line manager to find a suitable solution. 

  • HEALTH SUPERVISOR will do follow up on the proper implementation of the planned activities as per project’s plan in the targeted HFs. 

  • S/he will do follow up on the referral cases which are not possible to be handle on this HF level and reasons of the referral. 

  • Identify any challenge and problem in term of cash provision for referral. 

  • Ensure the fund is available in the HF level for deserve women. 

  • Attend local health committee (LHC) meetings to present the project to the respected community and aware the community about the available services provides through WHI supported project.  

  • HEALTH SUPERVISOR will ensure the set-up of all delivery rooms according to RMNCH standard. 

Objective 2: Data collection and follow up 

Activities/Main duties: 

  • HEALTH SUPERVISOR will provide support in the data collection tools designing and the good reporting towards mother and child health indicators.  

  • In partnership with the MEAL department, HEALTH SUPERVISOR will ensure the accuracy of the data with direct monitoring and supervision. 

  • In partnership with the MEAL department, HEALTH SUPERVISOR will do follow up of the data collection and will archive original copies of the reports on both HF and office level. 

  • S/he will make sure daily use of data collection’s tools and their proper filling. 

  • S/he will make sure that the collected data after its analysis, showed on the charts monthly wise and recommendations for improvement are provided.  

  • S/he will make sure that mother and child health care reports are receiving timely to the MEAL team. 

  • Provision of quarterly data for health cluster presentation. 

Objective 3: to improve quality of the mother and child health services 

Activities/Main duties: 

  • HEALTH SUPERVISOR will ensure his/her self from the privacy of the delivery and other services related to mother and child health (MCH) care. 

  • S/he will ensure that the medical protocols and MoPH policies are respected by medical staff in their daily practice. 

  • During the visit, s/he will ensure that infection prevention is respected in daily practice for the MCH unit.  

  • S/he will make sure that the patients files linked to MCH are properly filled such as registers, cards… 

  • S/he is responsible for continue need assessment either for the equipment/tools or for the capacity building of the staff. 

  • S/he will do follow up of the planned trainings for the staff of the targeted 3 HFs (midwife, doctors etc.). 

  • S/he will support the staff with the provision of on-the-job trainings on their daily procedures.  

  • S/he will make sure that PU-AMI provided kits, drugs and equipment are properly used and maintained. 

  • S/he will provide support to the HF staff to ensure a good coordination among the HF staff to enhance quality of the services. 

  • Preparation of training plan for CHWs and its follow up. 

Objective 4:  Coordination on the base and field level. 

Activities/Main duties: 

  • Coordinate project progress in each step with line manager and other concerned team members. 

  • Providing relevant feedback and recommendations based on direct observations. 

  • Keep community involved in the project implementation and about its progress  

  • Report any problems or delays to the project officer in a timely manner. 

  • Attending required meetings if asked for with the relevant agencies (PHCC, clusters, LHC, BPHS implementer and others)  

  • Preparation of action plan for any external visits/feedbacks and their regular follow up through monthly progress report. 

  • Keeping close coordination with the BPHS implementer in the province for any decision on the HF level. 

  • Planning and organizing regular meetings with the HFs staff for feedback to the staff and their instruction in the required areas. 

Objective 5: Reporting and documentation 

Activities/Main duties: 

  • Preparation of weekly, monthly or quarterly report as per the project’s scheme. 

  • Provision of ad-hoc base reports for some specific issues such as security, challenge against the project progress and so on.  

  • Preparation of filling and documentation system for the projects 

  • Ensure record keeping system for the HFs and project.  

Job Requirements

Qualification/ Requirements تحصیلات و شرایط لازمه

  • MD degree from a recognized government or MD degree from private university.  

  • At least 3 years of experience in BPHS/EPHS particularly in MNCH section. 

  • Strong knowledge/familiarity in the eastern region particularly Laghman province. 

  • Experience in the provision of trainings. 

  • Good knowledge of MNCH standards 

  • Strong capacity of supervision, monitoring, communication and reporting.  

  • Excellent knowledge of local languages Pashto, Dari 

  • Good knowledge of English for the reporting purpose. 

  • Rigorous, Autonomous, Adaptable and Polyvalent. 

Note: Only the highest 15 qualified candidates with a maximum number of years work experience participants, will be shortlisted for the process; and not necessarily all candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria 

Submission Guideline:

Dear candidates, 

To apply for this vacancy, please use the following link 

 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3gmQ1amq47e3zbgekiKkoYSkqjSrygvSowZ6s6ZB_VzB-0g/viewform  

If the link above does not work by clicking on it, please copy and paste it in the browser address bar. 

Make sure to press submit at the end of the application. 

Note 

You are allowed to apply only before closing date 

Due to large number of applicants we are unable to provide individual feedback. 

Only short listed candidates whose application responds to the criteria will be contacted. 

Academic certificates/diplomas. These will be requested if called for interview.  

Submission Email:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3gmQ1amq47e3zbgekiKkoYSkqjSrygvSowZ6s6ZB_VzB-0g/viewform

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