Job posting from SAATHII

Job Title : Nurse Mentor
Job Code : SAATHII/TIFA/NM/0423/422
Location : Delhi -1, Amravti (Maharashtra) -1, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) -1, Bhadradri Kothagudem (Telangana) -1
Start date : 25th April 2023
End date : 05th May 2023

Organisation Background
SAATHII is a non-profit organization (NGO) that works to strengthen and expand sexual, reproductive, maternal and child health and legal aid services for HIV-affected and other vulnerable communities in India. Headquartered in Chennai, with offices in nine states of the country, SAATHII works in partnership with local authorities, civil society groups and communities marginalized on account of HIV and gender/sexuality to strengthen service provision, uptake and quality, and advocate for access to health, education, social protection, and justice.
About the Project

SAATHII is implementing a project titled "Decentralizing pediatric TB care services in public & private health sector" across selected geographies. The goal of the project is to decentralize and enhance sample collection to increase pediatric TB case identification, especially among young children, by building capacities of block-level public and private sector facilities across selected five districts (Amravati-Maharashtra, Bhadradri Kothagudem-Telangana, Rajnandgaon-Chhattisgarh, Cachar-Assam, Agra-UP) of five states.
Job Description

SAATHII seeks nurse mentor based at any of the project geographies or any other location feasible to commute to project geographies to provide mentorship support in the project “Decentralizing pediatric TB care services in public & private health sector”.

Project Duration: 3-6 months

Start Date: 1st May 2023 (preferred)

Reporting to: State Technical Specialist

Specific responsibilities

• Train and mentor nursing staff and medical officer on the sample collection procedures (gastric aspirate, Induced sputum, nasopharyngeal aspirate). Improve the competency of the nurse and medical officers on sample collection.
• Provide hands-on training of the gastric aspirate. Induced sputum and nasopharyngeal aspirate procedure to the nursing and medical officer.
• Build rapport with facility staff and execute participatory, self-assessment exercises with the teams to analyse the situation and identify solutions in various aspects of pediatric TB sample collection. Facilitate team building and systems improvement and build a positive environment in the facility.
• Support the program team in developing or revising operational guidelines/SOP for pediatric TB activities
• Undertake any other activities and responsibilities as reasonably required by the project and organization

Qualifications and Skills:

• Qualified Nursing – B.Sc./Diploma/M.Sc. Nursing
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• At least 5-10 years of nursing experience, especially proven pediatric nursing experience on pediatric sample collection (gastric aspirate, induced sputum, and nasopharyngeal aspirate procedure)
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with the team
• Willingness to travel project geographies frequently and work flexible hour
• Proficiency in Hindi language.

TO APPLY

Interested candidates are requested to send their resumes including two references to jobs@saathii.org by 05th May April 2023, mentioning the specific Job Code in the email subject line. Candidates are requested to fill and paste the below table in the email body.

Name
Age
Highest Qualification
Relevant Experience (Year)
Present Location
Preferred location
Present CTC (inclusive)
Expected CTC
Notice period
Mobile Number

People living with HIV and/or TB, women and individuals belonging to other vulnerable groups are encouraged to apply. SAATHII provides a secular working environment and does not discriminate based on HIV status, religious or community affiliations, gender, or sexual orientation.

Resume should be sent as attachments. Please avoid writing cover letter in the email body. Please note that only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.