Roving RH Clinical Mentor at Gold Star Kenya

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provide technical support in the implementation of RMNCH/FP activities. The Family Planning/ Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health FP/RMNCAH) Mentor will co-located at the county/sub-county level and provide hands on support and technical assistance to the County/Sub County Health Management Team (C/SCHMT) to strengthen the quality and utilization of reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health services**

Key Responsibilities

• Support SCHMTs to provide quality clinical RH services at MCH and Maternity Units as per the national guidelines and standards.
• Support other service providers in the health facility by recommending innovative approaches to quality RH services including respectful maternity care, group ANC model of care, EPI and targeted outreaches, in accordance with the MOH guidelines.
• Mentor other service providers in MCH and maternity attending to children, family planning, pregnant and/or breastfeeding women.
• Liaise with other project staff working in the community to address issues of defaulter tracing and social determinants of health to mitigate the impact of those infected and affected by HIV along the RMNCH/FP continuum to include PMTCT.
• Strengthen linkages and referrals within and between health facilities.
• Ensure quality of care for all patients seeking services through hands-on mentorship and trainee/mentee follow up.
• Through trainee/mentee follow up, ensure the documentation of appropriate services rendered to patients is done in the relevant service registers and electronic medical records (EMR).
• Support RH/HIV/MNCH service integration.
• Strengthen data reviews and use for decision making.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with 2 years’ relevant experience in successful field implementation of RH/FP/MNCH programs in Kenya.
• Must be a Registered Nurse with valid practice license
• At least 2 years’ experience in successful field implementation of RH/FP/ MNCAH programs in Kenya. (Experience in Long-acting contraceptives reversible and permanent, added advantage).
• Demonstrated skills in integration of RH/FP/MNCAH with other health areas such as HIV and TB
• Demonstrated skills in designing and rolling out GoK-endorsed approaches that result in improved uptake of services for family planning, reproductive health and maternal health.
• Up-to-date knowledge on Family Planning, Focused Antenatal Care, EmONC, EPI, IMNCI & PMTCT, Cervical Cancer Screening, supportive supervision, and quality improvement systems

Experience conducting training and capacity building related to data quality, data dissemination and information use (DDIU), and other M&E related issues for health facility staff, community projects and others.

• Skills in conducting data quality audits and coaching for improved data performance
• Knowledge and skills in online reporting platforms and/or statistical packages.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, advanced Excel, and PowerPoint).

Knowledge of different data collection approaches for facility- and community-based health project work.

• Proficiency in both written and spoken English and Kiswahili