Position: Midwife

Work Station: Cox’s Bazar

About RI: Relief International (RI) is a leading nonprofit organization working in 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.

Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact. Our signature approach — which we call the RI Way—emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships, and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.

Job Summary: The Midwife will assist female patients in all stages of pregnancy, childbirth and post-delivery. He/she will also provide antenatal and postnatal advice and support to women and their families.

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

• Works as part of a multidisciplinary team of international and national staff to provide high quality patient care to an extremely vulnerable population.
• Provides direct patient care and accompany in the management of pre-natal, antenatal, inpatient and follow-up care for women (including deliveries).
• Provide infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counselling to mothers and pregnant women
• Provides comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services including family planning counselling and services to prevent and treat malaria, tetanus, STI.
• Provides reproductive health services and counselling to adolescents in the prevention of teen pregnancy, and sexual violence related injuries.
• Adheres to the relevant Code of conduct and ethics
• Participates in outreach and community health programs (as required)
• Participates in Continuing Professional Development (i.e. trainings, mentoring)
• Plans care of the patient in collaboration with the site doctor.
• Provision of direct nursing care i.e. Administration of IV medications, wound dressings clinical observations etc.
• Maintains all reusable equipment by cleaning and sterilizing appropriately.
• Maintain adequate and correct records of patient care including consumables & instruments utilized (if any)
• Ensure high quality maternal health services at all project sites.
• Works with technical support and M&E teams to collect appropriate baseline data over the life of the project
• Compiles and submits periodic reports
• Ensures adequate infection prevention and control measures are maintained at all times.
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned.

Education/Skill Requirements

• Diploma in Nursing/Midwifery from an accredited academic institution; and recognized & registered by Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council (BMNC)
• At least three (3) years’ experience in relevant clinical fields
• Previous experience in international organization is an advantage. Knowledge and experience with working in the field of refugee health care will be added as advantage.
• Effectively applies knowledge on clinical skills, bedside manner, infection control, administering medication, phlebotomy, maintenance etc.
• Adequate practical knowledge on handling child delivery and its complications.
• Works effectively with local authorities, stakeholders, and beneficiaries.

RI Values:
We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities. We value:

• Inclusiveness
• Transparency and Accountability
• Agility and Innovation
• Collaboration
• Sustainability

Instructions for submission of application: Submit your CV, cover letter & Salary history to [email protected] with two references or submit your application to our Cox’s Bazar Office address at Nur An House,234, Thana road, Bador Mokam  (In front of Post Office) Cox's Bazar-4700

Deadline: 1st December 2017

You may check our website at www.ri.org to know about our organization.