Marie Stopes Uganda (MSU)
Job Title: Clinical Officer (5 Vacancies:
Duty Station: Kampala, Soroti, Lira, Masaka, Kabale, Uganda
Reports to: Centre Manager
About MSU:
Marie Stopes Uganda (MSU) is a marketing-focused, results-oriented social business that uses modem management and marketing techniques to provide family planning and reproductive healthcare across every district of Uganda. We aim to contribute 15 points to Uganda’s contraceptive prevalence rate by 2015 saving and improving many thousands of Ugandan lives. MSU has 25% of the market share in modem contraceptives and, In 2010/2011, safely delivered 50,000 babies and contributed 4 points to Uganda’s contraceptive prevalence rate. MSU has enjoyed 20% year on year growth since 2007 MSU is part of a global network, Marie Stopes International (MSI), and subscribes to MSI goal and mission, to prevent unwanted births and to ensure individual’s rights to Children by Choice not Chance.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Client care
Provide comprehensive client counseling on reproductive health and other health matters
Take necessary step 3 to ensure that all centre clients are treated with sensitivity, reaped, and consideration
If complaints are raised, be able to effectively manage and resolve them.
2. Budgetary Control
In partnership with the centre manager;
Carefully monitor medical stock supplies required and utilized at the centre for maximum efficiency.
Take steps to ensure that medical supplies are adequate, but not excessive.
3. Technical Excellence
Based on client history, examination, laboratory test reports and findings and above all client needs, prescribe appropriate drugs.
Perform appropriate procedures that including Intravenous Therapy, Tubal Ligation. Vasectomy. Norplant IUD insertion, Pap smear, MVA procedure and VCT.
Ensure responsible follow up and treatment of complications Follow the Ugandan Clinical Guidelines for appropriate management of most conditions and illnesses
Refer complicated conditions to a hospital for further management.
Ensure that the highest standards of reproductive health and general clinical services (including HIV/AIDS services) are achieved, as laid down in the Marie Stopes Partnership Manual.
In collaboration with the center manager, ensure that the centre complies with MSI policies and protocols for vocal local, infection prevention and emergency preparedness (including resuscitation).
4. Record Keeping and Reporting
In collaboration with the Center Manager;
Ensure that all company/corporate clients claim forms are duly completed and signed by you immediately after treatment of each individual client
Ensure that all claim forms are checked for errors and correctness before submissions to SO.
Ensure that SO reporting and record keeping guidelines for all clients are adhered to.
Promotional and External relations Activities
5. In consultation with Center Manager
Conduct outreach activities including VSC, CHW network development
Fully participate in planned promotional activities including radio programs and MSI-U condom social marketing activities.
Represent MSU in ail meetings held with the DDHS, as well as representing MSU on district training and workshops.
Maintain good working relationship with district authorities in conjunction with the Center Manager and provide Feedback to the Centre Manager on outcomes of such meetings.
Team development
Ensure that team members are updated on new drugs and technological and SRH developments.
Work hand in hand with the Centre Manager tor technical support, clinical updates and daily running of the centre.
Participate in district training where appropriate and inform the Centre Manager of additional skills gained or required by lean members.
Develop and implement work plan activities in consultation and collaboration with the Centre Manager.
Support the Centre Manager in ensuring that all team members contribute creatively, meaningfully and actively to the development and implementation of the work plans.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
The applicant should hold a Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Community Health
2 years active service in a Clinical setting
Valid Medical Practicing License Computer Literacy (MS Packages)
How to Apply:
If interested in working with Marie Stopes Uganda, Please send a CV and Cover letter by email to jobs@mariestopes.or.ug or post to the Senior Manager, People and Development. Plot 1020, Kisugu- Muyenga, P.O Box 10431, Kampala-Uganda, quoting the position title. Marie Stopes Uganda is an equal opportunities employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Mane Stopes Uganda is thankful to all applicants for their interest but only candidates who meet alt requisite criteria and are short listed will be contacted.
Deadline: Friday 29th November, 2013 by 6pm
