Job Description

Nurse Team Supervisor- Sepsis Study Position

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation.

“MSF promotes the inclusion of women and people with disabilities.

MSF does not charge fees or accept any money during the entire recruitment process”

MSF is advertising for the following position: Nurse Team Supervisor- Sepsis Study Position

Requirements for the position    

Education:    

• Specialty (nurse or anesthetist) minimum 3 years diploma essential. BA degree is desirable 

Experience:    

• Essential 2 year of previous experience.
• Desirable in MSF or other NGOs.
• Essential Valid Work Permit.

Languages:          

• Essential: Written and spoken competencies in mission and local language (English and Arabic). Minimum : Intermediate English proficiency leave required 

Other:    

• Background and Trainings in Antimicrobial Resistance, Infection/Prevention/Control, and/or Neonatology (desirable)
• Research methods and experience (desirable)
• Essential computer literacy (Word, Excel and Internet) 
• Teamwork, Stress Management Stress management

Description

• Place of work:    Abs District, Hajja governorate, Republic of Yemen
• Level:    8
• Duration:    One-year contract with the possibility of extension. Subjected to a probationary period according to Yemen
• Labor Law.
• Others:    Salary: Based on the organization's scale.

Main objectives

Plan, organize, and evaluate the activities concerning nursing and the team associated, according to MSF values, policies and protocols and universal health standards, in order to warrant the quality and continuity of the health care and the development of the plan of action. 

Main responsibilities and tasks

• Carry out the functions and tasks associated to nursing i.e. perform as a nurse or anesthetist, whenever required or needed, in order to optimize the resources, contributing with his/her knowledge and experience. 
• Implement all the protocols and hygiene procedures, and supervise his/her team follow the same standards, in order to warrant the quality of the care and service in his/her speciality.
• Organize and coordinate the activities of his/her team (week’s schedule, annual leave, absences, etc.), evaluate their performance and define and ensure the needs for training of staff, in order to ensure the coverage of the human resources needs and maintain high standards of quality.
• Carry out and/or supervise the ( decentralized) pharmacy and medical equipment management (drugs orders, follow-up of the stock, storage conditions, inventories, follow-up of expired drugs and their destruction, drugs consumption, etc.)in his or her department, in order to satisfy the needs of material with efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensuring  that all staff  using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring that cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service.
• Carry-out and/or coordinate administrative (exit-paper, transfer-paper, etc.), information and data collection (patient files, forms, statistics, etc.) tasks, and elaborate regular reporting, in order to have updated and reliable information about the day-to-day activity in the project, output/ outcome and support decision-taking.
• Give feedback/ reports to medical focal point. 

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Supervise the implementation phase of the neonatal sepsis study in Abs General Hospital;
• Work closely with the operational research activity manager to ensure adherance to the study protocol, and provide regular feedback to him/her on any challenges;
• Assess inclusion criteria prior to including patients in the study;
• Train key departmental staff on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, informed consent process, patient and sample flow, and data collection and paperwork specific to the study;
• Collect data from enrolled patients using study-specific data forms.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of all data collected from patients
• Liaise with clinical staff to clarify missing or unclear information prior to transcription into REDCap.
• Transcribe data into REDCap software in a timely and accurate manner;
• Transcribe and communicate laboratory results from WHONET to REDCap and doctors;
• Maintain an organized system for linking paper documentation with digital entries for verification and monitoring.
• Support the preparation of monthly or interim reports summarizing recruitment figures, data completeness, and challenges encountered. Take blood samples for hemoculture if required, but always supervise hemoculture sampling to ensure respect infection, prevention and control and sample flow for the study;
• Be capable of providing informed consent in local language and fielding questions related to the study from families / caretakers; 
• Ensure samples are sent to the Central Lab following storage guidelines and ensure arrival to the lab within the study time frame;
• Ensure that all data relevant to the study is stored in accordance with the study protocol, and that it is kept confidential and secured at all times;
• Be mindful of the study’s ethical considerations and report any concerns raised to direct managers;
• Collaborate closely with other key study focal points, such as Antimicrobial steward, lab, neonatology and maternity supervisors, and infection/prevention/control manager, and ensure weekly meetings to update on study progress and discuss any challenges;
• Ensure that all equipment and material related to the study are maintained properly and are stored in secure manner;
• Contribute to continuous improvement of study workflows, proposing adjustments that enhance patient safety, data quality, and efficiency.

How to Apply

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All applications must be supported by the relevant documents (CV, ID, education & experience certificates , Valid WP ) otherwise, they WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

• The deadline for the submission of applications is 03/06/2025.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.