Midwife
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 2 weeks ago
Responsibilities
As a midwife with Doctors Without Border/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), you will be involved in coordinating mother and child health departments in rural clinics, providing reproductive healthcare from mobile clinics or treating patients in a hospital. Your role is to implement and coordinate maternal health programs, supervise and train staff and support with policy development
You will mainly supervise birth attendants and provide training as needed. You may be involved in hands-on assessment and treatment of women in areas where formal health systems are lacking. Midwives are in charge of prenatal and postnatal consultations including counselling for family planning, as well as data collection, analysis and reporting.
Requirements
Full and current registration Minimum two years of post-qualification work experience Experience in medical and surgical termination of pregnancy, management of sexually transmitted infections, management of complicated deliveries in hospital settings, family planning At least six months of clinical experience within the last two years Experience in managing staff in a multicultural team (supervision and training) Excellent command of English Relevant travel or work experience in contexts similar to where MSF works (armed conflicts, disasters, public health emergencies or situations of healthcare exclusion) Available to work six to 12 months
Assets
Relevant experience in HIV, prevention of mother-to-child transmission, neonatal resuscitation, care for survivors of sexual assault, repair of third- and fourth-degree lacerations Knowledge of French or another language (Arabic, Spanish) Course in tropical medicine Proficiency with Microsoft Office software (especially Excel)
MSF Core Competencies
Behaviour flexibility: Level 2 Adapts behaviour to the needs of the situation Teamwork and cooperation: Level 2 Shares information and coordinates with team and others Result and quality orientation: Level 2 Works towards objectives, preserving established standards Commitment to MSF principles: Level 1 Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts MSF’s principles People management: Level 2 Gives feedback and sets limits Cross-cultural awareness: Level 3 Demonstrates an integrating attitude Stress management: Level 2 Manages own stress Understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI): Level 1 Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian contextFamiliarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context
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Director Midwifery Education Program
Found in: Jooble CA O C2 - 6 days ago
Toronto, ON, Canada Toronto Metropolitan University Full timeTheMidwifery Education Programin theFaculty of Community Servicesat Toronto Metropolitan University invites applicants for the position of Director of the Midwifery Education Program with the successful candidate to be appointed for a term of three or five years (subject to extension in year 3), commencing July 1, 2024, with the possibility of renewal for...