We particularly encourage applications from women as they are currently under-represented within MSION at the management level.

Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSION) is a results-oriented Social Business, which uses modern management and marketing techniques to provide reproductive health care and allied services. MSION’s goal is to meet the needs of underserved Nigerians and dramatically improve access and use of a range of reproductive health services. MSION is part of Marie Stopes International’s Global Partnership which is in over 37 countries worldwide.   

The core responsibility of the position of the Clinical Services Provider is to use your: 

￭ initiative        ￭ energy          ￭ persistence               ￭ results orientation

￭ drive             ￭ integrity         ￭ enthusiasm               ￭ commitment to personal development       

To further MSI’s partnership mission: enabling individuals to have children by choice not chance.

Marie Stopes International is establishing a new country programme in Nigeria to meet the reproductive health needs of underserved Nigerians and dramatically improve access to and use of appropriate services. The Outreach Midwife is a key member of the Clinical Services Team and is responsible for ensuring smooth delivery of outreach services.

Your responsibilities as an Clinical Service Provider shall include –

General Responsibilities:

• To give high quality MSION focused core clinical services in the assigned Clinic of excellence.
• To uphold Marie Stopes Clinic policies and procedures, principles of responsibilities, and applicable state, federal and local laws.
• Exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, and co-workers.
• Show courtesy, compassion, and respect to all within the clinic environment, providing a safe and therapeutic environment for patients and staff.
• To participate fully in MSION Institutional strengthens and Capacity Building activities where appropriate.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Conform to the critical service standards established for the clinic and the medical team.
• Provide therapeutic patient care in accordance with the patients care code, established by the physician, within scope of practice.
• Assisting with and contributing to development of nursing care within the clinic.
• Deliver requested service while counselling patients to full knowledge of service to be provided before uptake.
• Assisting physician or other medical staff personnel with examinations and treatments by providing support to patient, chaperoning and other assistance as directed or required.
• Within scope, evaluates patient's condition by observing signs, symptoms, and reactions to therapy, to identify unexpected and/or significant findings, initiate appropriate emergency procedures, as necessary.
• Ensure proper management and maintenance of all clinical supplies and equipment.
• Documents patient signs, symptoms, observations, and therapeutic treatments to patient's medical record.
• Dispense prescribed drugs to patients with written and verbal instructions on usage.
• Ensures cleanliness of nursing module, patient room, and environment and proper functioning of patient care equipment by visual inspection, routine testing, and other related methods.
• Ensure proper sterilisation of clinic instruments on a daily basis.
• Proper supervision of the IPO in maintaining the Infection Prevention policy.
• Support in ensuring the adequate and time requisition of items, stock management and record keeping.

Communication and Administration

• Ensure formal communications with the various health partners are properly documented
• Follow up on all client complaints relating to any of the MSION services and make recommendations.
• Make proper use of available information systems in MSI to facilitate service delivery & trainings
• Assist the team with interviews relating to clinical issues to protect MSION reputation.
• Collate information/data on services provided in the field.
• Manage and properly account for all MSION resources and properties at the clinic
• Support the marketing team by providing technical advice to clients at the small and large group activations periodically

Qualifications:

• Current NMCN License
• BCLS Certification.
• Have a clinical certification in Midwifery.
• Must have proven experience to work with minimum supervision

Skills and Experience

• Possess a minimum 3years post-graduation experience in a Midwifery position, in an established healthcare system.
• Experience with working in sexual and reproductive and maternal health will be an added advantage
• Excellent provider-client interaction skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Articulate and analytical with attention to detail
• Possess working knowledge of health delivery system in Nigeria
• Must have requisite experience to work with minimum supervision.