Clinical Specialist

Overview

Clinical Specialists/Mentors will be based in each of the nahias/clusters and will work with the team to support mentorship and continuous support to facilitate the implementation of project activities and ensure integration. . The team will be responsible for on‐site mentoring and support to improve the quality of care and strengthen delivery of health services at selected Tertiary, Secondary, Primary Health Centers in each Nahia.

Position Reports To: Cluster Managers in Kabul

Supervisory position: NA

Location: Cluster 1 Kabul

Responsibilities

Continuous support and Advocacy for mentorship.

Negotiate with hospital / facility management (Public and Private) for buy‐in to onsite mentoring and quality improvement

Provide technical support to EPI interventions at the health facility and community levels.

Support the program to improve EPI coverage in the targeted HFs and communities.

Support the National Immunization Days

Support routine and outreach vaccination services

Support the conduction of EPI trainings for the targeted HFs and communities.

Support formation of facility quality improvement team and selection of onsite clinical representative for mentorship program

Facilitate initial assessment, analysis and action plan for improvement of service delivery and data strengthening for EPI

Develop detailed mentoring schedule for routine visits to each facility including: service delivery improvement plan follows up, learning activities and data review

Support preparation for learning sessions (e.g. training supplies, care of models, commodities, learning tools)

Facilitate monthly mentoring visits for quality improvement, learning and data strengthening

Role model behavior and practices (e.g. respectful care) and provision of clinical care and services

Work with onsite clinical for mentorship program to plan for on‐site practice

Coordinate mobile phone‐based mentoring to service providers and support practice of skills

Support facility team to discuss and analyses data and submit data every month

Ensure adequate and organized record keeping of activities including mentoring plans, implementation progress, mentoring visits

Share records with relevant stakeholders and supervisors as needed

Work closely with the MNH and TB mentors to improve access and quality of health care services in the targeted Nahias/Cluster

Write and submit timely reports as required including key issues, achievements, successes, challenges and lessons learned

Coordinate with other relevant project activities e.g. community engagement, leadership and governance

Coordinate with clinical advisors for MNH and nutrition, EPI and TB clinical interventions

Provide regular feedback of the planned activities and issues as they arise (e.g. daily and weekly)

Participate in routine progress review and data presentations identifying trends and adapting as needed

Any other task assigned by the supervisor

Required Qualifications

Graduate degree – MD , 5‐6.years’ clinical experience including EPI, newborn health, nutrition, and child health,

Previous experience with conducting competency‐based trainings and providing supportive supervision is advantageous

Abilities/Skills

Ability to work successfully in teams, across a diverse team in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform

Strong skills in facilitation, team building and coordination

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including strong writing, analytical and communication skills in Dari, Pashtu and English (preferable)

Experience working with Microsoft Office software applications (Excel, Word, Outlook Explorer, Power Point) is advantageous

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