Medical Officer - Larkana
(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 weekly 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 and coordinate with HF In-charges
• Development of MVU route plan, activity plan and visit reports
• Any other task assigned by supervisor

Note:  “Indus Hospital & Health Network is an employer that does not tolerate Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.” 

Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.