Nurse Mentor/Psychology :

Job Summary

Location : Harare
Type of contract : Fixed Term Contract
Start Date :February 2023
Immediate Supervisor :Nursing Team Supervisor

Objective of the Post
Support and mentor City of Harare Nurses in providing comprehensive nursing care to adolescents on Sexual Reproductive Health and Mental Health Support, treatment, and follow-up of patients according to doctors’ prescriptions, in order to ensure the quality and continuity of care for adolescents

Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities
• Mentoring COH and Epworth nurses on ASRH services at Edith Opperman, Matapi and Epworth site clinics
• Provide health care services for Mbare project activities (3 sites, outreach clinic and in the community) including contraceptive, ANC, PAC, MHPSS and OPD.
• Offer and conduct PITC testing, including internal referral/linkage for further management and follow up at OI/ART department for HIV- positive tested.
• Identify and refer adolescents to the mental health nurse, asses their psychological state and support additionally refer to social worker internally or other external health facility according to their needs.
• Screening for STI and offer treatment
• Data collection, record keeping, analysis and reporting
• Participate in Health promotion activities/exhibition if required in community outreach and schools’ programs
• Participate/Contribute in planning and conducting adolescent focus group discussion, “teen mums ’clubs” and “HIV patients’ adherence clubs”.
• Ensuring an appropriate written/oral handover and reporting any problematic exceptional cases that may arise

Qualifications and Experience

Educational and professional background
• Degree/Diploma in Nursing and registration with the Nurses Council of Zimbabwe
• Degree/Diploma in Psychology/Counselling or equivalent
• Certificate in HIV testing and experience in providing long term contraceptives is an added advantage
Professional and Personal Requirements
• Minimum 3 years work experience in clinical management of reproductive health.
• Experience in SRH including Long-Acting Contraceptive, perinatal care and OPD.
• Experience in adult and pediatric HIV and AIDS clinical management, monitoring patients on
• Management and participation in Emergency response.
• Experience working with young people predominately adolescents and diagnosis of minor ailments
• Experience working in partnership with MoHCC and other health services stakeholders
• Working experience with an international NGO is an asset
• Microsoft Office packages, proficiency in data collection tools, programmatic indicators, and reporting
• Good oral and written English language and any local language

How to Apply

Qualified, experienced and interested candidates meeting the above criteria should forward their motivation letters and comprehensive CVs on or before 3rd February 2023, to The Finance and Human Resources Manager, MSF–Belgium, 125 Mushongandebvu Walk, Mbare, Harare or by email to [email protected]

N.B. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Please note that MSF-Belgium, Zimbabwe Mission does not solicit any organization or individual to recruit on their behalf. No fee is charged throughout the recruitment, selection, and placement process. Canvassing will lead to disqualification of candidate