Medical Officer ((Short-Term)

Relevant Experience:

• One-year house job and registration with PMDC is mandatory
• Experience in IPC implementation and training will be an asset
• Candidate should be a motivated, passionate, organized, and proactive communicator, with experience working in teaching/community setting.
• Be experienced in community engagement/mobilization and partnership working in a community health environment.
• Positive and proactive with the ability to motivate, engage and support the team.
• Adept in communication; A confident and approachable communicator who adapts the message to fit the needs of the audience and ability to ‘see the bigger picture in problem-solving for community cohesion.
• Previous experience of working with IPC project will be an added advantage. 

Job Description:

• Responsible to promote and demonstrate Infection Prevention and Control practices through visual aids and relevant IEC material.
• Conduct engagement sessions among health care workers at far-flung health care facilities and communities.
• Expected to promote community engagement and community sessions on Infection Prevention and Control.
• Implementation of different project activities through Mobile Van Unit (MVU) to promote Infection Prevention and Control Practices.
• Attending local health forums/groups/meetings regularly where required to represent IPC, promote IPC and maintain local partnerships (this will involve some public speaking/presenting to small/medium groups of people.
• Attending all relevant team meetings including district team meetings and community engagement meetings providing engagement updates and contributing to quarterly reports as directed by the project lead.
• Supporting with communications strategies e.g. public open events, training and awareness raising sessions, communications materials, social media, etc.
• Center of excellence monitoring and supporting supervision on IHHN developed IPC checklist to improve IPC practices and Program assessment on IPCAF Tool including weekly report submission on supportive supervision.
• Develop a monthly reporting on IPC checklist, prepare IPC Committee meeting minutes and quarterly report on IPCAF tool.
• Support the DFP in conducting district stakeholders/coordination meeting on IP Waste management committee meeting.
• Assess the health facilities assessment with DFP and MEAL officer to identify the gaps in IPC practices and prepare the training material accordingly
• Orient the Youth Volunteers on Community sessions and support the team in community activity
• Arrange and conduct the IPC orientation session at COE for HCWs on regular basis
• Support the district team in arranging the MVU session
• Development of MVU route plan, activity plan and visit reports
• Any other task assigned by supervisor