MHNT Health Officer/Team Leader – Habru woreda

Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) orintensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Fraud, Bribery, and Corruption policy and code of conduct. The key responsibilities include understanding and complying with the SCI policies and procedures, not committing any act of fraud, bribery, or corruption, understanding risks in their area/role, and implementing mitigation measures, report any suspected fraud, bribery, or corruption immediately, declare conflicts of interest in accordance with internal procedures and complete mandatory training related to ethics and anti-fraud measures

The Mobile Health and Nutrition Team (MHNT) Lead is responsible for the overall planning, coordination, implementation, quality assurance, monitoring, and reporting of integrated mobile health and nutrition services in the assigned woreda. The post holder provides technical leadership to the MHNT, ensures the delivery of quality primary health care and nutrition services in line with national and regional guidelines, supports capacity building of health workers, ensures effective management of medicines and supplies, strengthens referral linkages, and maintains accurate program documentation and reporting to achieve project objectives and improve health and nutrition outcomes for vulnerable communities

Reports to: Health and Nutrition coordinator

Dimensions:

Number of direct reports:  

• Responsible for overall planning, implementation and M&E of mobile Health and nutrition activities in the assigned woreda.
• Coordinate and facilitate implementation of mobile health and Nutrition activities, site selection and prepare weekly movement plan.
• Responsible to Provide daily adult medical consultation at outreach site as per the plan
• Oversee Provision of  basic health and nutrition services including community IMNCI/ICCM, safe motherhood, emergency services, referral, health education, EPI as per national and Somali RHB Mobile health and nutrition guideline
• Facilitate essential drugs, supplies and therapeutic products for the team and the selected health facilities
• Facilitate training and work closely with MOH staffs at Health posts, Health center and hospital and district level.
• Organize daily, weekly and monthly over view and reports of OTP, EPI, health education and medical consultations through using mobile Health and nutrition standards.
• Ensure referral system and linkage between services and with the health facilities
• Oversee adherence to medical and nutritional treatment protocols and procedures for children and infants.
• Provide onsite training to HEW and nurses.
• Ensure Job aids are available in Health posts (HEW quick reference, Look up table, report format, tally sheet, Plumpnut and drug stock control balance form)
• Mentoring and assisting HEW in decision of        patients  who are at severe risks and need to be transferred to nearby hospital
• Participate in capacity building training, in health education sessions and ENA/BCC application
• Follow up absentees/defaulters and keep current record of both beneficiaries and the staff (CHAs. volunteers).
• Responsible to monitor performance of  the MHNT and each team member against the sated  plan weekly and monthly and take appropriate action to improve performance of the team.
• Fill monthly program quality monitoring check list  and report clinical score card quarterly to health and nutrition coordinator
• Work any tasks assigned by the line manager and the organization.

Accountability:

• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honesty encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity