Clinical specialist MNH/Nutrition-Balkh

Clinical Specialists/Mentors will be based in each of the nahias/cities cities and will work with a team to
implement integrated whole team, on-site mentoring to improve the quality of care and strengthen
delivery of health services at selected Tertiary, Secondary and Primary Health Facilities (Public and
Private).

Responsibilities
• Advocate for mentorship and negotiate with hospital / facility management for buy-in to
onsitementoring and quality improvement
• Support formation of facility quality improvement team and selection of onsite clinicalrepresentative
for mentorship program
• Facilitate initial assessment, analysis and action plan for improvement of service delivery and
datastrengthening in nutrition and MNH service delivery
• Develop detailed mentoring schedule for routine visits to each facility including: service
deliveryimprovement 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 maternity care) and provision of clinical care
andservices
• Support the hospitals treatment centers.
Strengthen community-based referral system for malnourished children.
• Support the team on community awareness and SBC on Wasting and Stunting.
• Ensure the availability of facility based counseling for nutrition.
• 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
• 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
andgovernance
• Coordinate with clinical advisors for MNH and nutrition 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

• Graduate degree of midwiferyI.H.S or recognized institute at least 5years’ clinical experience
  including maternal,newborn health, family planning and nutrition
• Previous experience with conducting competency-based trainings and providing
  supportivesupervision is advantageous