NURSING TEAM SUPERVISOR

Reporting to: NURSING ACTIVITY MANAGER (NAM)

Location: Liwale, Lindi, Tanzania

Main Purpose

Plan, organize, and evaluate the activities concerning nursing and the team associated, according to MSF values, policies and protocols and universal health standards, in order to warrant the quality and continuity of the health care and the development of the plan of action.

Accountabilities

• Carry out the functions and tasks associated to nursing i.e. perform as a nurse or anesthetist, whenever required or needed, in order to optimize the resources, contributing with his/her knowledge and experience.
• Implement all the protocols and hygiene procedures and supervise his/her team follow the same standards, in order to warrant the quality of the care and service in his/her speciality.
• Organize and coordinate the activities of his/her team (week’s schedule, annual leave, absences, etc.), evaluate their performance and define and ensure the needs for training of staff, in order to ensure the coverage of the human resources needs and maintain high standards of quality.
• Carry out and/or supervise the (decentralized) pharmacy and medical equipment management (drugs orders, follow-up of the stock, storage conditions, inventories, follow-up of expired drugs and their destruction, drugs consumption, etc.) in his or her department, in order to satisfy the needs of material with efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring that cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service.
• Carry-out and/or coordinate administrative (exit-paper, transfer-paper, etc.), information and data collection (patient files, forms, statistics, etc.) tasks, and elaborate regular reporting, in order to have updated and reliable information about the day-to-day activity in the project, output/ outcome and support decision-taking.
• Give feedback/ reports to medical focal point.

MSF Section/ Context Specific Accountabilities

As integrated project MSF is working in collaboration with MOH staff of 7 selected health facilities in the disctrict. The Nursing Team Supervisor is expected to collaborate and follow the nursing activities in three health centres and four dispensaries. As such:

• Together with MOH staff ensure the implementation and use of protocals, guidelines, algorithms of BEmONC and CEmONC etc in the health centres and Dispensaries.
• Improve the sterilization techniques of medical equipment mostly in the health Centres and Dispensaries.
• Facilitate and follow the waste segregation and disposal in the health centres and dispensaries, participate in trainings together with HP supervisor and NAM.
• Develops a plan for training of the Nursing staff according to an evaluation of competencies and needs and carries it out in accordance with the set plan.
• Meets with the NAM on a regular basis to give updates on the status of the medical activities supported by MSF in MOH facilities and establish objectives for the coming period.
• Assist in OPD patient triage, management of children under 5yrs of age in OPD and IPD.
• Collect medical data of respective health facilities and submit to supervisor on time.
• In consultation with the NAM plan (schedule) for regular visits of the health centers and dispensaries.
• Collaborates with the health promotion (HP) supervisor to elaborate a strategy for SRH and children under 5yrs with focus in these two activities.
• Supervising the proper distribution of drugs and use of materials, keeping track of consumption patterns and supply orders, and monitoring inventories, together with the NAM, MOH matrons/ Patrons and other health facility in charge. Training the matron/Patron and health facility in charge in order to ensure having minimum levels of stock to carry out the activities of the project and a rational and appropriate use of material resources.
• In collaboration with pharmacy supervisor, follow up of availability of medical supplies to respective health facilities and facilitate MSF gap filling.
• In collaboration with the MoH interlocutors, identify referral challenges and help to define the referral criteria, policies and pathways to support and improve the system.

Minimum Educational Qualification

• Essential Diploma in Nursing & Midwifery
• Essential Valid registered nursing license to practice

Experience

• Essential at least TWO (2) years experienced in-charge and/or supervisory role in Nursing activities
• Desirable MSF and NGO work experience

Knowledge

• Essential Computer literacy (WORD, EXCEL and INTERNET)

Languages

• Good English spoken and written, and Kiswahili are essential.

Competencies

• Results and Quality Orientation
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• Behavioural Flexibility
• Commitment to MSF Principles
• Stress Management

Women, or any person feeling like being part of a minority is encouraged to apply. MSF is dedicated to fostering a safe work environment with zero tolerance for any form of abuse.

Application Details

All interested candidates shall submit their motivation letter, CV and copy of relevant professional certificates not later than Friday, February 07th 2025 at 4:00 PM. Please quote the job title on the email subject “NURSING TEAM SUPERVISOR”.

Please send your application to the email address MSFCH-Tanzania-Recruitment@geneva.msf.org. The applications can also be submitted at MSF offices situated at Uporoto Street, Plot No.74, House No.22, Ursino Estate, Victoria, Dar es salaam, or in Nduta Refugees Camp, Kibondo District or MSF Guest House Kibondo or at MSF office situated in Liwale, Lindi.