La Chaîne de l’Espoir is an international NGO founded in 1994. Its mission is to strengthen health systems to give everyone, especially children, the same chances of survival and development. We work in 28 countries with a comprehensive approach, focusing on children, mothers, and disadvantaged communities:

• Prevention and screening from an early age, particularly through school health programs
• Care and surgery, to meet the most urgent needs of children and their mothers.
• Strengthening the medical and surgical workforce thanks to our international network of experts.
• Construction and equipment of hospital structures adapted to local needs.

La Chaîne de l'Espoir has been present in Afghanistan since the early 2000s. In 2005, it built the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) in Kabul, a non-profit paediatric hospital, to provide high quality medical and surgical care to young patients. Since 2006, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has been responsible for the overall management of FMIC, with La Chaîne de l'Espoir providing medical support and access to the most vulnerable populations. In 2016, the hospital expanded with the opening of gynaecology, obstetrics, and neonatology services, becoming the French Medical Institute for Mother and Child (FMIC). Services for adults have also been developed in recent years. The goal of La Chaîne de l’Espoir is to increase access to healthcare in particular for the most vulnerable Afghans. To do so, La Chaîne de l’Espoir:

• Trains and supports the medical, paramedical, and technical teams through short- and long-term volunteer missions.
• Provides free surgical treatment at FMIC and social care for the most vulnerable children and women coming from all the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, through the "Women and Children’s House" (WCH) project.

Given the evolution of the situation in the country, marked by a possible collapse of public services (particularly in the health sector) in 2022, La Chaîne de l'Espoir is continuing its support for the most vulnerable Afghan children and women within the framework of the Women and Children House (WCH) project. For the past two years, La Chaîne de l'Espoir has also been working in the Kabul camps in partnership with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). The project includes awareness-raising activities, consultations, identification of surgical care needs, and referral of patients to the FMIC for free care.

Responsibility 1: Patient Transport:

Activities 1.1: Safely and efficiently transport patients from OPD to Vital Signs Room, Radiology, Laboratories, and other hospital areas.

Activities 1.2: Assist patients in and out to go from registration area to OPD and from OPD to other departments like laboratory, X RAY, ultrasound and pharmacy

Activities 1.3: Equipment and Supplies: to take care of CDE equipment inside CDE corner like printer and other thing in absence of data worker

Responsibility 2: care taker and CDE beneficiaries support

Activities 2.1: support for patients undergoing similar procedures (e.g., imaging tests) to reach easily and do not walk around the hospital

Activities 2.2: Assist with co patient to find all relative places inside hospital and back to CDE office

Activities 2.3: arrange and seek transportation equipment (wheelchairs, stretchers) clean and in good working order.

Responsibility 3: Collaboration:

Activities 3.1: Work closely with nursing staff, doctors, and other healthcare professionals to ensure timely and efficient patient transport.

Activities 3.2: • Respond promptly to transport requests from various hospital departments.

Responsibility 4: Patient Safety and Confidentiality:

Activity 4.1: Adhere to hospital safety protocols, including infection control measures and safe lifting techniques.

Activity 4.2: Maintain patient confidentiality and dignity at all times.

Responsibility 5: Emergency Response:

Activities 5.1:    Assist in any emergency situations by transporting patients or equipment quickly and efficiently as directed by CDE nursing team

Activities 5.2: introduce himself to each CDE patient care taker that I am CDE porter and this is CDE corner and these are CDE nursing team to assist you

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent (preferred). Basic life support (BLS) or CPR certification (preferred, but training may be provided). On-the-job training or previous experience in a healthcare or hospital setting (preferred).

Experience

• Experience of 2 years as a porter in a hospital (private or public) or with humanitarian NGOs

Technical skills

• Able to perform manual handling tasks, including lifting and pushing heavy equipment and patients.
• Able to interact with patients, families, and healthcare staff in a compassionate and professional manner.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and respond quickly to urgent requests.
• Willing to assist colleagues and contribute to a supportive hospital environment.

Languages

Fuency in Dari, Pashto and English written, spoken and read

Computer skills

Computer literacy with command of Pack Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Personal Skills

Rigor, flexibility, adaptation, initiative taking, good team leader, excellent communication, and interpersonal skills.

Only those interested qualified candidates who meet essential job requirements should submit their CVs and cover letters online to afg.recruitment@chainedelespoir.org

Please indicate your name in the title of your email plus vacancy number (CDE-Porter-10-2024).

Only short-listed candidates will be invited for a written test and interview.