Medair is an international humanitarian organization established in 1988. Medair has been operating in Afghanistan since 1996 with programs mainly in the Health, Water & Sanitation, and Livelihoods sectors with significant reconstruction activities in remote areas. Current projects are Water & Sanitation, Food Security, & Disaster Risk Reduction.

An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Tirinkot district.  The project intends to improve and extend WASH services including water supply infrastructure and hygiene practices to improve outcomes for vulnerable families.

An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Uruzgan, which has been significantly affected by drought and conflict conditions. Building upon Medair’s decades of experience in the Central Highlands and Kandahar, the project intends to improve and extend the utilization of lifesaving preventive and curative nutrition and health services by mothers, PLWs, and children U5; to increase access to clean water, to reduce vulnerability to water-related and other preventable diseases, and to improve and increase food security for the most vulnerable families through food voucher distributions.

Overall Purpose:

The MD, as senior clinical lead of the Returnees Response Team, is responsible for delivering integrated health and nutrition services to the returnees. This includes providing outpatient consultations for women, men, and children while supporting midwives and nurses to ensure the delivery of high-quality care in accordance with national guidelines and best practices.

The role involves overseeing the implementation of key services such as Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI), reproductive health services—including antenatal care (ANC), postnatal care (PNC), and family planning (FP)—as well as injury and trauma care., Additionally, establishing and maintaining effective referral pathways is also a critical part of the role, aimed at strengthening connections between project locations and existing secondary or tertiary health care facilities.

Responsibilities:

• Provide outpatient consultation for women/men and children under 5, including IMNCI. Provide clinical lead supporting IMNCI nurse and midwife to manage cases and ensure high quality of care delivered.
• Direct involvement in clinical care delivered in the BHC; treatment of childhood illness, vaccination screening, RH (ANC, PNC & FP), injury and trauma care as first aid support including first dosage of treatment and urgent referral in the assigned locations.
• Ensure all staff in the BHCs are following national guidelines and organizational protocols.
• Coordinate with existing Community Health structures (Health Shura, CHWs, NEWs, FHAGs) in the assigned catchment areas if permitted by authorities.
• Ensure daily data collection process is followed for all curative health activities
• Establish appropriate clinical referral pathways from each staticsite to appropriate facilities
• Ensure medicine stock management at clinic site correctly managed and submit time stock requests to logs team for medicine, supplies and equipment
• Any other activities not listed in the JD but requested by line manager and Health & Nutrition Project Manager.

Supervisory responsibilities:

• Provide daily clinical supervision of health activities at the assigned BHCs.
• Coordinate with staff and check patient flow and organize the team and the site efficiently and according to quality standards.
• Oversee the implementation of IMNCI, RH, injury and trauma care, and support community health activities, establish referral pathways to strengthen links between project locations and existing static health facilities in project areas of operation.
• Assist with on-the-job training of health team and nutrition staff in managing co-existing illnesses, triage, and thorough assessment and referral
• Ensure adherence to the organization’s values and professional behaviour of all nutrition staff and take the lead in resolving problems if needed.
• Support PSS staff with referral and follow up of cases requiring referral to Mental Health PHC consultation or specialised care.

Technical responsibilities (involvement as needed):

• Provide medical assessment of children and women provide attending for PHC services and provide appropriate medical treatment following national protocols, IMNCI and RH guidelines.
• Examine children admitted to nutrition programme for co-existing illnesses/IMNCI or complications, and provide appropriate medical treatment or referral according to IMCI guidelines.
• Review complicated IMNCI cases and especially children under 6 months and take the final decision on referral to the hospital.
• Review complicated RH beneficiaries and take final decision on their referral.
• Ensure appropriate education and counselling is given to the beneficiaries and care takers.
• Ensure treatment is given according to guidelines and protocols approved by National MoPH.

Quality management:

• Ensure accurate record keeping of all activities at the static health facility.
• Submit required daily, weekly, and monthly reports. Carry out required quality checks according to provided checklists.
• Clinical supportive supervision and on the Job training to BHC team and community staff.

External representation:

• Liaise with stakeholders providing health in the same location, especially for referral.
• In collaboration with the Health Manager and other BHCs operating in the same district ensure staff of referral facilities are informed of all aspects of the program including referral pathways.
• Assist in mapping of villages and communities that have poor access to health and nutrition services.
• In collaboration with the Health Manager establish referral pathways to appropriate health facilities, paediatric and inpatient facility.
• Provide feedback to the Health Manager, Health & Nutrition Project Manager on community specific challenges and barriers.

Logistics:

• Prepare regular stock requests to ensure sufficient stock (medicine, medical supplies, and non-medical supplies) is available at each assigned BHC team location.
• Support and provide guidance to Pharmacy Assistant in safe storage of all medicine’s medical supplies and equipment.
• Monitor expiration dates to ensure stocks are used prior to their expiration date.
• Report any suspected or identified fraud cases at the Health and Nutrition site to the Project Manager

Education: Graduate from recognized medical faculty BPHS /PHC related training, IMNCI, RH, Immunization in Practice training, Master Degree Preferred. Pediatrician, RMNCH, IMNCI and RH trainer is desirable.

Relevant experience:

• Minimum 5 years relevant post graduate experience
• Experience in implementation of IMNCI and RH activities
• Experience implementing BPHS/PHC/ IMNCI/ EPI programs
• Working/implementing in BHC team
• Working with an international organization

Languages: Pashto oral and written skills, Good command of English.

Computer: Strong MS Excel, MS Word and ODK, Proficiency data analysis and reporting and Familiar with DoPH, PHC, and HMIS reporting.

Organizational capacity: Ability to organize a static health facility efficiently and orderly, coordinating team members and beneficiaries, identifying bottlenecks, and providing solutions. Ability to work with community leaders to arrange clinic sites, access, and security.

Team building: Willingness to cover tasks of other team members when needed and Good training and coaching skills.

Adaptability: Ability to work under pressure and Ability to plan work efficiently and delegate or fill gaps if needed.

Problem solving & initiative: Excellent problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented attitude and Able to recognize and resolve team conflicts productively.

Character: Respectful attitude towards team members and beneficiaries. Honest and dependable, with strong anti-fraud principles and high level of integrity. Flexible in working hours.

Communication skills: Maintains clear and consistent communication with line manager and other team-members. Willingness to listen and consider differing opinions.

Interested applicants should apply and forward their applications through the online JOB APPLICATION FORM which can be found under the submission email. The link should be copied, pasted, and opened on a new page.

Note: Please indicate the position title and vacancy number in your application letter. Applications received after the closing date or without the exact position title and vacancy number will not be given consideration. After submitting the online application, if some applicants do not immediately receive an automatic email from Medair, they shouldn't worry about their submission. When you open the link. please use the dropdown menu and choose the title of the position.

Note 2: Applicants must be resident of the mentioned locations (Spin Boldak or Takhtapol Districts).