Job Summary
Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS, P) runs one of the largest not-for-profit private healthcare systems in the country, with a focus on the regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh. Its core focus includes initiatives for hard-to-reach populations through services like outreach clinics, training of community midwives to provide low-cost health services in remote areas, screening for non-communicable diseases, and digital health solutions.
Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan is looking for competent Registered Midwife / Lady Health Visitor based in Basic Health Center – BHC Sost, District Hunza.
Key Responsibilities
- Register all families of target population.
- Register all pregnant mothers; examine them regularly as per policy during the antenatal and postnatal period.
- Identify high-risk mothers, children and manage proper referral.
- Carry out growth monitoring of 1-5 year old children as per unit policy and identify malnutrition as per degree and manage accordingly.
- Ensure breast feeding practices and starting weaning diets at 6 months of age.
- Ensure implementation of IMCI and Reproductive health care according to the provided standards.
- Maintain standard cold chain maintenance and enhance good coverage of EPI and TT vaccination.
- Organize, implement and supervise health promotion activities with Family Health Workers to raise awareness of preventive measures, hygienic practices and nutritional status.
- Maintain good internal control system and MIS system and ensure timely submission of reports.
- Ensure implementation of infection control strategies and Nursing quality assurance strategies in the units.
- Maintain hygienic environment of health unit and ensure the proper disposal of the unit waste.
- Ensure implementation of health education/promotion activities in coordination with field team
- Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, which may include GPs.
- providing emotional support regarding issues such as postnatal depression, bereavement, disability, family conflict and domestic violence;
- supporting and training new health visitors and support staff;
- Conduct health, education session according to world health days and morbidity, communicable and non-communicable diseases
- Maintain Nursing documentation as per protocol
- Follow infection control protocols
- Provides Antenatal, intra natal and post natal care
- Provides family planning services and counselling
- RM / LHV must implement AKHS,P policy, vision, mission and value and ISO 9001-2015
Required Skills
Education, Experience & Competencies
- RM / LHV Diploma from any recognized nursing institution
- Minimum 1 years of experience in a reputable institution Team working skills.
- intermediary level communication skills, both verbal and written with clients and staff
- Ability to work under pressure
- Demonstrate polite and courteous behaviour at all times
- Demonstrate positive and receptive attitude to those in authority and to customers
AKHS is committed to reducing our impact on climate and the environment and have set ourselves the goal of striving for net-zero carbon operations by 2030. All staff is expected to take part in making this a reality. The Registered Midwife /Lady Health Visitor accompanied with her Line Manager is expected to identify and understand which aspects of his/her work have most impact on the environment, and define tasks, work, and personal goals within his/her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.
Interested candidates meeting the criteria can apply latest by October 31, 2024