CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: GOAL
Country: Liberia, Sierra Leone
Closing date: 30 Oct 2014

****Job Title: Ebola Virus Disease Centre Nurse /Doctor****

****Job Location:****Sierra Leone and Liberia locations to be determined

****Contract Duration:**** 3-6 months

****Start Date:****Immediate

****Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone (SL) and Liberia and GOALs Response to Date****

The 2014 Ebola outbreak is the largest Ebola outbreak in history and the first in West Africa. The current outbreak is affecting multiple countries in West Africa with Sierra Leone/Liberia first reporting cases in March of this year. As of September of this year Liberia has reported over 3,000 cases with Sierra Leone reporting over 2.500 cases. Based on current rates of infection it is expected that case numbers will climb significantly in the current months. GOAL has been working in Sierra Leone for several years now and has been active in the Ebola Health response since the outbreak was declared. Due to the scale of the outbreak in Liberia GOAL has decided to establish a response to provide assistance to the large numbers of people who have become infected in recent weeks and are expected to be infected in the coming weeks and months ahead.

****Summary of Role****:GOAL will be supporting the implementation of Ebola Treatment Facilities, providing treatment care and support to patients who will be either infected with or suspected of being infected with Ebola. GOAL will also be providing technical support to the Ministry of Health (MoH) SL and to other health partners who are currently managing or being exposed to suspected Ebola cases. The Ebola Nurse Doctor will work as part of an emergency response team based in a clinical setting.

****Key Responsibilities****

• Support the day to day operation of an Ebola Treatment Centre- to include ensuring infection control procedures are in place, patient care is being carried out and that minimum acceptable clinical standards are in place at all times.
• Ensure that all relevant clinical and infection control equipment is in place in the facility at all times and liaise with logistics to ensure that stocks are kept at a minimum acceptable level.
• Support in the provision of direct clinical patient care as required and ensure that infection control procedures are being adhered to by staff and patients carers at all times.
• Provide technical supervision and training for non -clinical staff such as cleaners Guards on infection control procedures.
• Organise the admission and treatment plan for newly diagnosed or suspected infected persons.
• Provide training for MoH and NGO partners on case referral and infection control.
• Ensure that appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other essential medical supplies are in place and being distributed as required.
• Ensure that facility clinical data admissions, discharges and deaths are being maintained and submitted on time to relevant Managers.
• If required work with the overall health team to explore other avenues to provide support for communities at risk of Ebola particularly those in rural areas with little access to treatment facilities and or in the situation where Treatment Units become full.
• Work with the Community Health partners to ensure that there is a support system is in place for all Ebola Survivors who are discharged from the centre
• Ensure that there is a referral pathway in place in communities for suspected Ebola cases.

****Requirements****:

• A qualified Nurse or Doctor with, ideally previous experience in infection control, infectious diseases.
• Ability to work in a high risk and stressful clinical environment
• At least 2 years post qualification experience in a clinical setting and previous overseas experience in a health setting would be an advantage.
• Willing to work in a constantly changing and stressful environment.
• Good planning skills, able to work alone as required and live and work in at times basic field locations.

How to apply:

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