Senior Registered Nurse Midwife

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The story

Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) is a locally registered NGO first established in 1994. It is the largest indigenous provider of disability and rehabilitation services in the country.

CCBRT aims to empower people with disabilities and their families, improve their quality of life, and ensure access to medical and rehabilitative treatment. Committed to

preventing disabilities wherever possible, CCBRT is also engaged in extensive maternal and newborn healthcare (MNHC) capacity

building activities in the Dar es Salaam region and is currently constructing a Maternity and Newborn Hospital (MH)

Are you the person that we are looking for to help us build a skilled nurse midwife team at the new MH?

Do you have the drive and energy to make your mark on the future of post-natal services

in maternal and newborn healthcare

the new CCBRT MH in Dar es Salaam?

The role

As a Senior Registered Nurse Midwife you will provide on -site mentoring, coaching and training in government facilities on post -natal care. You will support the implementation of standard operating procedures for post-natal care and

coordinate and follow up capacity building activities on Perinatal Care and Kangaroo Mother Care.

Seniority for us means leading by example, and you will promote scientific problem solving

and manage relationships by maintaining partnership sand collaboration swith relevant

stakeholders (health professionals and medical professional organisations, and partners in the municipal and regional offices).

You will also provide support towards the training of staff ahead of the opening of CCBRT

’s Maternity and Newborn Hospital, as  well as developing policies, implementation plans and standard operation procedures for the future  new MH

.

The candidate

 ·Should hold a BSc. in Nursing or Advanced Diploma in Midwifery, with a minimum 2 years working experience in post-natal maternity ward

·Will have experience in Kangaroo Mother Care

·Possesses good knowledge of and working experience in the Tanzanian health system, and is registered with the Nurses’ Council of Tanzania

·Has good written and oral communication skills in both Swahili and English

·Is a multi-tasker with proven ability to mobilise teams, a flexible worker and has a commitment to service improvement

·Is computer literate, self-motivated, takes initiative, and works with professionalism

If you are interested, please submit your curriculum vitae with 2 references and a maximum 1-page covering letter telling us why you believe you are the right person for the role, and why you want to work for CCBRT in particular. We are an equal opportunities

employer and encourage people with disabilities to apply.

Please send your application via email to:

recruitment.ccbrt@ccbrt.org

Please indicate job reference number: 2016-27 | DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 31stAugust2016