Clinical Officer – Surveilance Officer, Medicins Sans Frontiers – Holland Vacancy Announcement

•          Implementing diagnosis, prescription and prevention procedures that fall under the scope of his/her competencies applying medical knowledge, asking appropriate questions to patients and following protocols in force as well as using laboratory services when necessary, in order to ensure a correct implementation of the medical treatments and to refer patients when appropriate.

•          Participating in the planning and supervision, in close coordination with other supervisors, the HR processes (sizing, staff shifts, recruitment, training, evaluation, development and communication) of the team in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required, improve people triage capabilities, their motivation and commitment and their active participation in teaching the targeted population on therapeutic and preventive protocols.

•          Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service. List item

•          In cases of emergency, carrying out first aid care and treatment according to protocols in order to reduce mortality rates

•          Recording in the individual patient’s card and registration books, all performed medical activities (drugs prescribed, lab results, vaccination status, epidemiological activity, doses, etc.) keeping data traceability in order to ensure patients treatment continuity.

•          Participating in data collection and reporting when required

•          Knowing and implementing Patient Therapeutic Education (PTE), i.e. keeping contact with all patients, providing them information regarding their health state and responding to their questions.

•          Knowing and promoting the proper application of Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit and Sexually Gender Based Violence (SGBV) protocol.

Along with the accountabilities mentioned earlier, this position would also have additional duties as needed by the project.

·         Support the epidemiologist in identifying, triaging, verifying, and assessing signals/alerts including participation in EOC and cluster meetings.

·         Communicate with the MOH and other relevant stakeholders at each level to triangulate information on identified priority alerts.

·         Document information of each identified alert into alert management tool (AMT).

·         Ensure, promote and maintain confidentiality regarding all data/information registered.

·         Collect and enter all data into the appropriate data management system while ensuring quality of data.

·         Ensure accuracy of the medical data entered into the project’s database on a regular basis, according to MSF protocols and carry out regular back-ups.

·         Perform or support data entry, cleaning and creating appropriate reports, during outbreak response.

·         Know and ensure proper use of software used for recording (i.e. Excel, Epi Info, R, Power BI, ODK and DHIS2 etc.).

·         Provide technical support to data entry operators/medical personnel, etc. and respond to their training needs. This includes working with MoH data entry operators or surveillance focal points and requires flexibility, negotiation skills, and interpersonal skills.

·         Provide regular statistical reports for the medical team and assist in periodic surveillance reports productions like weekly epidemiological bulletin, feedbacks, medical reports, monitoring and evaluation reports, presentations, and ad hoc reports on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis. As well as informing the superior of any missing information, major changes or big differences in data

·         Participate in public health emergencies responses and investigations like epidemic/pandemic response, health and nutrition emergency response and the likes.

·         Guide activities of medical staff for surveillance and/or active case finding, including ensuring understanding of the need for consistent case definitions and data recording during epidemic/pandemic response.

·         Support the Epidemiologist in recruitment/ HR needs of the surveillance/medical team when needed.

·         Collaborate with the Medical Activity Manager (MAM) to ensure the staff’s health and carry out specific tasks.

·         Execute other responsibilities as required by the supervisor.

·         Be ready, able, and willing to deploy for outbreak responses.

·         Be able to move locations in terms of activities across Somali Region, including overnight stays (multiple) outside of Jigjiga. Assessment and intervention locations could be in remote locations with basic living conditions.

·         Demonstrate flexibility and a lead-by-example approach given the dynamic nature of the project.

–          Starting gross salary(N+0)  47,231 ETB

–          Medical cover: as per the organization policy

OR Nursing diploma with masters of public health

·       Desirable: Bachelor of public health with Masters of public health

·       Desirable: Experience in field epidemiology (epidemiological surveillance, humanitarian emergency response, outbreak investigation) and operational research/surveys.

·       Essential: Mission language (English)

·       Desirable: Skills using statistical software’s, data collection, management and visualization tools (R, Epi Info, Power BI, ODK and DHIS2).

•          Teamwork and Cooperation L2

•          Behavioural Flexibility L2

•          Commitment to MSF Principles L2

•          Stress Management L3