Report to: Facility Lead
Report to: Facility Lead
Location: Cape Coast
Location: Cape Coast
JOB PURPOSETo organize and provide SRHR services to meet the health needs of the vulnerable group including adolescent girls and young women through the clinic and community-based.
Duties and Responsibilities
Assist in developing caseload/catchment population profile and identify, prioritize and implement programs of care, planning and carrying out SRHR activities
Assist in developing caseload/catchment population profile and identify, prioritize and implement programs of care, planning and carrying out SRHR activities
Provide Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) information to clients
Provide Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) information to clients
Participate in health education activities
Participate in health education activities
Provide a quality integrated package of essential services including counselling, family planning, child welfare clinics and HIV/AIDS, STI
Provide a quality integrated package of essential services including counselling, family planning, child welfare clinics and HIV/AIDS, STI
Counsel clients with special problems during outreach and refer to PPAG facility
Counsel clients with special problems during outreach and refer to PPAG facility
Organize effective and efficient outreach services and ensure timely submission of quality reports
Organize effective and efficient outreach services and ensure timely submission of quality reports
Assist in ensuring continuity of care by tracing defaulters and making follow-ups visits.
Assist in ensuring continuity of care by tracing defaulters and making follow-ups visits.
Assist in organizing periodic community mobilization in the catchment areas
Assist in organizing periodic community mobilization in the catchment areas
Liaise with other agencies like social welfare to assist clients in need of support in consultation with the Facility Lead.
Liaise with other agencies like social welfare to assist clients in need of support in consultation with the Facility Lead.
Prepare and submit written reports as required
Prepare and submit written reports as required
Protect all confidential information concerning clients obtained in the course of professional practice and make disclosures only with the consent or when disclosure can be appropriately justified.
Protect all confidential information concerning clients obtained in the course of professional practice and make disclosures only with the consent or when disclosure can be appropriately justified.
Advocate support for programmes from opinion leaders and projects teams for effective implementation
Advocate support for programmes from opinion leaders and projects teams for effective implementation
Adhere to the health and safety policies, guidelines/protocols (eg. the use of personal protective clothing/equipment
Adhere to the health and safety policies, guidelines/protocols (eg. the use of personal protective clothing/equipment
Maintain effective communication with colleagues, clients and visitors.
Maintain effective communication with colleagues, clients and visitors.
Carry out other official duties assigned by the Clinic In-Charge
Carry out other official duties assigned by the Clinic In-Charge
Qualification & Experience
Valid PIN with Nursing & Midwife Council (NMC) plus Community Health Nurse Certificate.
Valid PIN with Nursing & Midwife Council (NMC) plus Community Health Nurse Certificate.
Additional midwifery skills will be an added advantage
Additional midwifery skills will be an added advantage
A minimum of two (2) years relevant working experience, one of which must be in a similar position.
A minimum of two (2) years relevant working experience, one of which must be in a similar position.
Other Qualities and Requirements
Must have very good interpersonal, communication, report writing and presentation skills
Must have very good interpersonal, communication, report writing and presentation skills
Must be honest, transparent, reliable and duty-conscious
Must be honest, transparent, reliable and duty-conscious
High sense of responsibility, and ability to organize and prioritize a workload
High sense of responsibility, and ability to organize and prioritize a workload
Must be able to work for long hours and sometimes work under pressure
Must be able to work for long hours and sometimes work under pressure
Have excellent human relations skills and be youth-friendly.
Have excellent human relations skills and be youth-friendly.
Must be able to work with little or no supervision
Must be able to work with little or no supervision
Ability to travel at short notices
Ability to travel at short notices
Must know about GHS Patient Charter, Reproductive and Adolescent Health Policies
Must know about GHS Patient Charter, Reproductive and Adolescent Health Policies
Knowledge of Health and Safety
Knowledge of Health and Safety
Basic computer skills
Basic computer skills
Ability to work well in a team setting.
Ability to work well in a team setting.
Understanding of social, cultural and economic factors involved in SRHR.
Understanding of social, cultural and economic factors involved in SRHR.