INTERNAL RECRUITMENT NOTICE
The French Section of Médecins Sans Frontières is recruiting for its project in Katsina:
Position : INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL SUPERVISOR Internal Vacancy Opening Date: February 14th, 2025
Work Location: Katsina End Date: February 18th, 2025
Contract Type: Fixed Term
CONTEXT
Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, not-for-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in distress, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.
MSF has been active in Katsina since February 2021 after carrying an exploratory mission that end up with an opening of the project.
Currently, MSF is running an ITFC (Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Centre) in Katsina in the Kofar Sauri PHCC and 4 ATFC (Ambulatory Therapeutic Feeding Centre) including three in Jibia LGA (Magama, Daddara, Riko,) and one in Katsina City (Kofar Marusa).
MAIN PURPOSE
Plan, organize, Implement and supervise, monitor and analyze the results of an infection control program in a project or health facility, according to MSF/MoH protocols, safety and IPC measures, to ensure quality of care and safety of patients, caretakers and staff.
JOB DESCRIPTION
• Carry out the functions and tasks associated to infection prevention and control (IPC).
• In collaboration with each service activity manager/supervisor, maintain and support the day-to-day implementation of infection prevention and control practices includes standard precautions and risk assessment in health structures in all departments including sterilization, laundry and kitchen.
• Based on a given patient-diagnosis, collaborates with the medical team to evaluate the need and support for IPC implementation, if needed, for transmission-based precautions (air, droplet and con-tact).
• In collaboration with the service supervisor, implement transmission-based precautions for air, droplet and contact transmissible diseases when indicated, and monitor adherence.
• Provide regular clinical and technical supervision, training and support to the staff on IPC related is-sues using existing tools such as audits, checklists, or surveillance.
• Ensure that organizational aspects in the facility are respected (bed spacing, number of handwashing stations etc.…), the correct ‘clean and dirty flows’ inside the healthcare facility and together with the Logistics Manager and Water and Sanitation Supervisor, that the essential WATSAN requirements are available in the health structures.
• Improve compliance with aseptic care technique and the correct use of antiseptics, detergent and disinfectants, through training and audits.
• Ensure quality, correct and rational use of IPC material and equipment and monitor consumption in-cludes cleaning materials and equipment, PPE, etc.
• As core member of the Infection Prevention and Control Committee, make sure the meeting is regular, lively and pro-active, facilitating the development and following up the Infection Prevention and Control Action Plan.
• Participate and coordinate actively in other groups/ as Antimicrobial Stewardship and Quality of Care.
• Provide effective response in case of epidemics and MDRO alert/outbreak and activation of contingency plan and outbreak response committee.
• Active participation to nursing care regarding IPC aspects.
• Elaborate regular reporting, and meeting minutes to have updated and reliable information about IPC activities.
• Carry out administrative tasks together with HR regarding staff recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, coaching, development and communication to ensure both levels, the sizing and the amount of knowledge required.
• Organize and coordinate the supervision of the team under his/her responsibility and participate in the associated HR processes of evaluation.
• Shares regular feedback/reports to IPC committee and concerned Supervisors, NAM, MAM, MTL, PMR and staff as needed on positive and points to be improved.
Note:
• IPC standard precautions include Hand Hygiene, risk assessment at point of care, appropriate patient placement, appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), prevention of accidental exposure to body fluids, safe and appropriate treatment of re-usable medical devices, sterilization, aseptic technique, safe handling of laboratory samples, waste, waste management, cleaning and disinfection of surface and environment, safe linen management, respiratory hygiene and individual hygiene for staff, caretakers and patients.
• WATSAN essential requirements include water supply, solid waste, medical waste management and water waste treatment/disposal, latrines and shower facilities, dead bodies management, and vector control.
• Transmission-based Precautions (TBP): are the second level of basic infection prevention control and are to be used in addition to standard precautions for patients who may be infected or colonized with certain infectious agents for which additional precautions are needed to prevent infection transmission (contact, droplet, airborne).
• Collaborate with NTS, Logistic to Keep updated hygiene circuit organization within ITFC and Emphasize the rational of IPC items.
• Ensure routine IPC maintenance in unit (deep cleaning schedule respected) and in providing medical services (medications, WRs)
• Sensitize the staff on hand Hygiene adherence within the medical staff and extend it to all user in the facility
• Optimize the staff coverage prevention of AEB
• Organize and coordinate sterilization/ laundry activity, reinforce the Cleaning and disinfection of equipment and wards to reach the MSF standard
• Perform the training of staff under his responsibility
• Ensure the follow up and team management of the internal cleaner
• Maintain regular IPC audit / indicators follow up, support in organizing IPC committee meeting
• Collaborate with HP/ other team to improve hygiene in caretakers and patients
• Make sure that all dirty linens are collected before discharged the patients and keep in dedicate bucket
• Ensure that all staff know the procedures of IPC and protocol available in each ward in collaboration with DHN/HN/ MAM
• Support/ collaborate with unit supervisors to ensure proper biomedical device maintenance / cleaning
• Participating in patient / caregiver food quality assessment
• Collaborate with unit supervisors to ensure good waste segregation /disposal from the generating point
• Support in training, and organizing of facility in case of outbreak prevention/ and in respecting isolation rules
• Ensure team proper use and adherence to PPEs
• Participate / support Unit supervisors in unit handing over and Ward rounds
• Maintain proper flow and accountability of all IPC related activities
• Performance other responsibility assigned to him / her by the supervisors in respect to patient quality care and hygiene practice
REQUIREMENTS
Education Nursing or Midwife diploma /bachelor with experience in IPC practice in hospital setting
Certificate in IPC
Experience • Preferable: Previous working experience working with MSF or other NGOs
- Experience in IPC, OT, or Intensive Care Unit is an asset
Knowledge Essential computer literacy (word, excel)
Languages Hausa and English languages essential. Mission language is desirable
Competencies • Results and Quality Orientation L2
• Teamwork and Cooperation L2
• Behavioural Flexibility L2
• Commitment to MSF Principles L2
• Stress Management L2
• Leadership and communication skills L2
CONTRACT: Fixed Term
208 working hours per month.
REMUNERATION
According to MSF salary scale plus 13th month allowance equivalent to 1 month of gross salary
To Apply
Only Web based applications will be accepted, interested candidates are invited to apply via the link below:
https://forms.gle/2nrSW9Pc1GFMKPsE8
Application must include:
Complete CV with Cover letter and copies of all certificates and diplomas mentioned in the CV
Applicant Contact details and ID and contact of references mentioned in the application
Deadline for the submission of applications: 18th February 2025 by 4:00pm
Qualified females are highly encouraged to apply
Only successful applicants will be called for next steps and are obligated to disclose any information about family member(s) currently in the employment of MSF-France in any location.
Dual Employment is considered gross misconduct and hence not acceptable.
MSF reserves the right to cancel any step or whole of the recruitment process at any stage.
MSF France takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their application
No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the MSF recruitment process.
MSF reserves the right to refuse hiring a candidate having benefitted from any such acts. All illicit demands may be pursued through the judicial system.
MSF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages any Nigerian citizen to apply irrespective of race, gender, religion, creed, political affiliation.