Requisition ID: req59181 Job Title: Midwife (National Female Only) Sector: Health Employment Category: Regular Employment Type: Full-Time Open to Expatriates: No Location: Kunduz, Afghanistan Work Arrangement: Job Description General Duties + Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs. + Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs. + Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and provide guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions. + Provide support and mentorship to other health clinical staff, providing on-the-job training where needed. Specific Duties: + Provide direct clinical care, working closely with the other health clinical staff to ensure the delivery of high quality comprehensive primary healthcare services. + Triage, screening, and assessment of patients. + Performs basic and assisted delivery care. + Performs any needed neonatal and obstetric resuscitation activity. + Ensures timely supported referrals to the nearest Emergency Obstetric Care centre. + Refers STI cases to the medical doctor. + Identifies survivors of sexual assault and refers them for registration, counselling, and clinical care support. + Provides antenatal and postnatal care in line with relevant standards and protocols. + Delivery of hygiene promotion, health education and patient/care giver counselling. + Ensure adherence to infection prevention and control measures in line with COVID guidance + Ensure accurate recording of information in the clinic registers, and timely completion of summary reports. + Carry out duties as per duty roster + Ensure patient confidentiality is respected, and that all consultations are conducted in a dignified and respectful manner Qualifications + Qualified Midwifery diploma/certificate and registered with the Ministry of Health + At least 2 years clinical midwifery experience. + Previous experience and training in sexual gender-based violence and clinical care for sexual assault survivors and advantage, Work with and support community volunteers to provide health promotion, community mobilization and awareness raising. + Ensure regular inventory and consumption tracking of medical drugs and supplies. + Work with relevant staff to ensure prompt requesting of medical drugs and supplies. + Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with the local health representatives. + Skills to provide sensitive and appropriate medical counselling. + Excellent communication skills, good spoken and writing of concise reports in English. + Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment, displaying patience, compassion, and diplomacy. + Ability to be innovative, flexible, adaptive, and willingness to work out of hours, sometimes throughout the night. + Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high-pressure situations. + Ensure all patient consultations are documented and patient records completed. + Submit reports in a timely manner. + Fluency in English, Pashto/Dari + Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and internet) + Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background