Jobs at Médecins Sans Frontières

Duty Station: Dandora
Duration: 3 months probationary contract, extendable based on performance

Médecins Sans Frontières France Mathare Project is looking to fill the position of a Hygiene Agent. The successful candidate reports to the Mental Health Supervisor in the Clinic.

Objective of the Position:

Support the clinic activities by maintaining the highest level of cleanliness and offering required supportive services.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Cleaning of MSFF Youth clinics and its environs
• Perform daily cleaning of all rooms in the clinic twice daily following infection control guidelines provided.
• Perform dump dusting of surfaces in the rooms daily.
• Clean the waiting bay and dust the benches during each shift and when the need arises
•  Laundry management
  • Soak dust coats, blankets, bed sheets, and towels and mackintoshes in designated place for decontamination before washing.
  • Ensure that clinical coats, bed sheet, blankets and mackintoshes are folded after ironing and kept in designated place in laundry cupboard.
  • Wash curtains bi-weekly and when soiled.
• Kitchen management
  • Keep the kitchen clean at all times by wiping the table and the floor.
  • Responsible for all the utensils in the kitchen.
  • Record the broken utensil in the book and Report broken utensils to the clinic supervisor immediately.

Obligations

• To report on any aspects that threatens or favors the program.
• To abide by the MSF Staff regulations and MSF Charter.
• To maintain confidentiality with respect to MSF’s operational and patient activities

Education:

High school Certificate/Certificate in housekeeping

Experience:

1+ years’ experience working in a similar position/ experience working with Youth is a plus

Languages

Good communication skills in both English and Kiswahili

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Duty Station: Dandora
Duration: 3 months probationary contract, extendable based on performance

Médecins Sans Frontières France Mathare Project is looking to fill the position of a Nurse Counsellor. The successful candidate reports to the Youth Clinic Manager.

Objective of the Position:

Provide counselling and nursing care according to protocols applied in order to ensure the quality and continuity of care for the targeted population.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• To provide information, counselling and treatment on reproductive health, sexuality and safety to the Adolescent and youth clients as per the MSF/ MoH guidelines. 
  • To provide pregnancy testing and appropriate referral for care.
  • To provide information on sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Counselling, Screening and Treatment
  • To provide Post apportion care as per the MSF/MOH guidelines.
  • To provide VCT and link to care.
• Provision of a comprehensive Sexual and gender Based care for survivors as per the MSF/ MoH guidelines
  • Properly receive survivors and provide initial counselling.
  • Evaluate the risk of the transmission of STI, prevent and treat them.
• To provide follow up sessions as per guidelines:
  • To schedule patient follow up as per schedule (medical and psychosocial)
  • To explore unique follow up scheduling aligned to the needs of adolescents and the youth (flexibility in time, day, mode of follow up including phone follow ups)
• To participate in any other program activities as will be required
  • To take part in the different program activities as required and to provide input to the relevant departments
  • To participate in ongoing education sessions, CMEs and community health activities.

Education

Essential recognized Nursing Degree/Diploma

Experience

Desirable 2 years previous experience in sexual and reproductive health
Previous experience in a Youth Friendly service is a plus
Previous experience with MSF is a plus
Counselling skills /experience is a plus.

Languages

Fluency in English and Kiswahili is a must, other local languages is a plus.

Knowledge

Required good computer skills (Excel, Word) Competencies