MIDWIFE

MSF Spain is looking for a  Midwife in Gaza to provide obstetrical care to pregnant women and their babies, doing follow up before, during and after delivery, according to MSF obstetrical and reproductive health protocols, universal hygienic and newborn caring standards and under supervision of a specialist doctor, in order to ensure their health conditions and avoid post-delivery complications.

We expect you to share our humanitarian values to offer assistance to people based on need and irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. In MSF we treat our beneficiaries with dignity, and with respect for their cultural and religious beliefs.

Accountabilities:

• Ensuring the implementation and continuity of antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, obstetrical care (BEmONC 1 and CEmONC 2), neonatal and comprehensive abortion care, management of victims of sexual violence, reproductive tract infections and Fistula care in accordance with MSF Reproductive Core Package of Activities and reinforce the implementation of standardised protocols.
• Collaborating with the medical doctor and /or nurse in the management of Sexual Violence cases
• Assessing the feasibility for referral of pregnant women form the TBAs to the OPD/MCH for medical evaluation and/or complicated deliveries.
• Ensuring hygiene and sterilization criteria (including universal precautions) are met according to MSF specifications.
• Performing cleaning and minor maintenance for  biomedical equipment used. Following the user manual and  protocols and alert supervisor in case of malfunctioning.
• Guaranteeing a regular and ongoing supply of drugs and equipment required for maternity activities (including monitoring/consumption control/ordering of orders.
• Properly following up all newborn babies from delivery until discharge, informing mothers and relatives about importance of breast feeding, vaccination and possible complications resulting from harmful traditional practices.
• Ensuring patients’ right to privacy and confidentiality is respected
• Opening of medical files for all antinatal and postnatal patients, initial clinical examination and categorisation according to risk; including but not limited to: personal and family medical history, obstetric history, nutritional assessment, gestational age calculation, vital signs check, foetal vitality, perform and interpret simple blood and urine tests.
• Follow-up of low risk neonates, recognising warning signs and need of referral.
• Extensive knowledge of counselling contraception and breastfeeding support.
• Safe identification of survivors of sexual and gender-based violence and activation of the corresponding circuit.
• Knowledge of prevalent gynaecological pathologies in terms of diagnosis and treatment, to work in collaboration with the specialist physician.