Save the Children Clinical Intern Opportunity

Save the Children Clinical Intern Opportunity
March 20, 2015 Job Description
Clinical Intern – Kenya Country Office
Team / Programme: Signature programme
Location: Bungoma
Grade: Internship
Post Type: 3months contract
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.
In February 2014, we completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own. Save the Children now has an operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Nairobi, Turkana and Wajir.
We work through partners in many other parts of the country. We have a staff complement of around 300 staff and an operating annual budget of approximately US$25 million this year.
SCI Kenya is in the process of implementing a signature maternal and new born health (MNH) programme that is expected to significantly contribute to achievement of Kenya’s MDG 4 and 5 targets.
The programmatic model will actualize continuum of care approach mixed with an integrated package of quick wins, a minimum community health care package and a strengthened health system approach to maternal and newborn health programming across Save the Children’s Theory of Change.
Save the Children will work with the government of Kenya at both national and county levels and communities to address the maternal and neonatal health challenges in the country in a way that would deliver significant impacts for women and children by the end of the 5 year period
Scope of Role: The Clinical Intern has overall responsibility for working with the facilities to ensure the availability and readiness of health facilities to provide quality maternal and newborn health services which are responsive to the needs and expectations of the target community.
Reports to: Clinical Mentor – BungomaStaff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Programme implementation
Work with clinical mentorship team to ensure that MNH services are available in all health facilities and that the necessary supplies, job aids, protocols and equipment are available to support provision of the services.
Work with the MNH team to ensure that CME’s are conducted regularly in targeted facilities.
Work with MNH team in ensuring proper documentation and filling of procurement processes, filling system.
Work with the MNH team to facilitate dissemination of MNH protocols, guidelines and job Aids in the targeted facilities.
Participate and support CME programs in the supported facilities to ensure MNH topics are covered.
Conduct Technical Support Visits to the health facilities together with the county mentorship team to ensure that maternal and child health services are being provided according to national standards and protocol
Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning
Prepare Field visit reports, schedule and participate in documentation of activities within a stipulated timelines.
Ensure proper documentation of achievements, lessons learnt, and best practises throughout the program implementation.
Representation
Participates and represents SCI in various health coordination forums and at working meetings with partners at field level when necessary.
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
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 others to do the same
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Future orientated, thinks strategically
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:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications and Experience
Trained and registered and currently practicing as a Nurse or Midwife (Kenya Registered Nurse, Kenya Registered Midwife) with experience in maternal and Newborn health
Up-to-date knowledge on maternal and Newborn health including EmONC, essential Newborn care, focused ANC, malaria, immunization, supervision and quality improvement systems
Computer literacy, particularly in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Strong representational and communication skills
Commitment to Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding and other global policies, and to Save the Children’s vision, mission and values.
Understanding of child rights programming.
Competencies:
Has high-level communication skills’, including engaging and informative formal public speaking.
Fluent in English and Kiswahili (both spoken and written). Working knowledge of local language strongly preferred
Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
Sets high standards for quality and consistently achieves project goals.
Maintains and extends an effective network of individuals within the organisation and with government and development partners
Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of possibilities.
Demonstrates and shares detailed technical knowledge and expertise.
Proven ability to work as a team.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory Cover letter to Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org and a copy to lucy.Ntongai@savethechildren.org indicating the Position Code on the subject line by 3rd April 2015 Residents of Bungoma are encouraged to apply and only shortlisted candidates will be