Primary Healthcare Coordinator

Job Title: Primary Healthcare coordinator
TEAM/PROJECT: Programme Operations, Health Team LOCATION: Alexandria
GRADE : 5 CONTRACT DURATION: Till the end of 2024, with possibility of extension upon funding availability.

Child Safeguarding:

Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

• The primary healthcare coordinator should ensure building strong relationship with the MoHP Officials on the level of PHCUs.

• He/she will play a major role in providing on-job training and technical support for health providers at MOHP supported Primary Healthcare Units (PHCUs), to ensure that they are following MoHP updated clinical guidelines and are delivering quality medical services for refugees and host communities.

• In addition, he/she will be co-facilitating some training sessions for health service providers.

• He//she will be responsible for supportive supervision over these PHCUs with support of health officer to coordinate with PHC officials.

• He/ She will be responsible for implementing health awareness activities in coordination with the project CHWs team.

• He/ She will be responsible for following up and capacity building of CHWs with support of health officer.

• He/ She will be responsible for conducting community events in coordination with other stakeholders.
  

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Health officer

Dotted line to: Senior health officer of PHC component.

Role Dimensions: Requires frequent field visits and travel to the primary healthcare units in Alexandria and Damietta.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Project Implementation

• Works with the Health Technical advisor, Health Project Manager, Health Senior Officer, Health Officer and project team members and beneficiaries to:

• Conduct field visits to supported PHCUs to monitor of the implementation of services at the PHCUs.

• Ensure that the health service providers are following the MOHP updated guidelines.

• Provide on-job training and technical support to the health service providers.

• Co-train the community health workers and other stakeholders on health promotion methodologies and topics specially; NCDs.

• Follow up and build the capacity of CHWs.

• Implement health promotion sessions for refugee and asylum seekers in communities when applicable or through coordinate with CHWs team to conduct awareness sessions.

• Conduct community events when needed, in coordination with other stakeholders.

• Support in needs’ assessment, procurement process and provision of medical supplies to PHCUs if required.

• Ensure the accuracy of the project’s monitoring & evaluation indicators tracking plan.

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, and any other relevant policies and procedures.

Reporting and documentation

• Regular reporting to the Health Officer and Senior health officer with monthly field updates and filling project database

• Recording of daily supervision visits reports, update supervision database.

• Draft concise, useful, and analytical reports, case studies, and other documents as needed with support of health officer.

• Participate in planning and developing future programming initiatives with support of health officer.
  

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.

• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, takes responsibility for their own personal development.

• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.

• Future orientated, thinks strategically.

Collaboration

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters.

• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.

• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness, transparency, and demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
  

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Must have bachelor’s degree in medicine or other related medical fields. Clinical Diploma, master’s degree or fellowship is preferred.

• Minimum of 2 years clinical experience at Primary healthcare units in public or private sector.

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing and negotiation and coaching.

• Commitment to Save the Children values.
  

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Previous experience in health promotion and raising awareness with similar projects and initiatives.

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.

• Fluency in Arabic (spoken and written) and good knowledge of English.

• Good report writing skills.

• Experience with refugee/marginalized communities desired.

• Commitment to Save the Children’s values and Child Safeguarding.

• Ability to work effectively with diverse teams.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and work-ethic.

Desirable

• Clinical experience in gynaecology / obstetrics, internal medicine, paediatrics
  

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks,

reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.