Adhoc Personnel for Health Facility Assessment at Jhpiego - John Hopkins University - NAIJA STICK

Adhoc Personnel for Health Facility Assessment at Jhpiego - John Hopkins University

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• Nigeria continues to bear one of the highest burdens of maternal, newborn and child mortality globally. 

Many of these deaths are preventable through the provision of high-quality, evidence-based reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health plus nutrition (RMNCAH+N) services, timely referral, and functional emergency obstetric and newborn care.

• To support the Government of Kebbi State in improving the quality of RMNCAH+N services, UNICEF, through Jhpiego, is implementing the project titled: “Strengthening Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health plus Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) Quality of Care in Primary Healthcare Care Facilities of Kebbi State.”
• The project will strengthen the quality of maternal and newborn healthcare services across 10 MAMII-priority Local Government Areas (LGAs) through health system strengthening, quality improvement (QI), supportive supervision, mentorship, Maternal and Perinatal Death, Surveillance and Response (MPDSR), emergency referral systems, and capacity building of healthcare workers.
• As part of the project inception activities, Jhpiego will conduct a comprehensive baseline Health Facility Assessment (HFA) to determine the readiness of participating facilities to deliver quality RMNCAH+N services.

The Assessment will cover:

• 108 Primary Health Care Centres (one PHC per ward).
• 10 General Hospitals (one per participating LGA).
• Kalgo Medical Centre (KMC).
• A total of 119 health facilities will therefore be assessed.

Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of Jhpiego, the Health Facility Assessors will conduct standardized assessments of assigned health facilities using the approved electronic Health Facility Assessment Tool.

The Personnel shall:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of assigned health facilities.
• Verify infrastructure, equipment, medicines and commodities.
• Observe service delivery areas.
• Review facility registers and records.
• Interview facility managers and healthcare workers.
• Verify implementation of RMNCAH+N Quality Improvement structures.
• Assess emergency obstetric and newborn care readiness.
• Assess referral systems and emergency transport arrangements.
• Assess MPDSR committee functionality.
• Assess infection prevention and control measures.
• Assess availability of adolescent-friendly services.
• Assess nutrition service readiness.
• Upload complete and accurate electronic assessment data daily.
• Participate in daily debriefing meetings.
• Ensure confidentiality and integrity of all data collected.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, Public Health, Health Sciences, Health Information Management or related field.

Experience:

Minimum three years of experience in health facility assessments, RMNCAH+N programmes, surveys, monitoring and evaluation, or quality improvement.

• Experience using electronic data collection platforms (ODK, KoboCollect,  SurveyCTO or REDCap).
• Experience in maternal and newborn health programmes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent interviewing skills.
• Knowledge of EmONC and RMNCAH+N.
• Good analytical skills.
• Ability to work in remote communities.
• Strong report-writing skills.
• Familiarity with Kebbi State health system is an advantage.

Remuneration

• Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Location: Kebbi

Deadline: Not Specified 

How to Apply 

Interested Applicant can apply via this link 

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