Position: Anesthesiologist Consultant Trainer in Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care, (CEmONC)
Location: Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Ebonyi and FCT
Slot: 2 - 3 trainers per state and FCT
Position Reports to: Technical Lead, Maternal and Newborn Health/Family Planning and Reproductive Health
Project: USAID-funded Integrated Health Program being implemented in Bauchi (Task Order 3), Kebbi (Task Order 4), Sokoto (Task Order 5), Ebonyi (Task Order-6) and FCT (Task Order-7)
Subject RFP #
o TO3/217727/Consultancy/Fixed Price Contract-2021-0003
o TO4/217727/Consultancy/Fixed Price Contract-2021-0003
o TO5/217727/Consultancy/Fixed Price Contract-2021-0003
o TO6/217727/Consultancy/Fixed Price Contract-2021-0003
o TO7/217727/Consultancy/Fixed Price Contract-2021-0003
Anticipated Consultancy Period:** The anticipated performance period for the consultancy is September 2021 to January, 2022
Purpose
Jhpiego invites applications from qualified Anesthesiologist to organize and facilitate two days trainings on provision of safe obstetrics anesthesia as a core component of CEmONC training for doctors, midwives and nurse anesthetists from selected Secondary hospitals in the Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, FCT and Ebonyi
IHP is seeking 2 - 3 consultant Anesthesiologists per State with each consultant conducting 5 - 6 batches of 2-day trainings (depending on the number of general hospitals per State/FCT).
Additional details on background, scope and terms of the consultancy, applicant eligibility and proposal instructions are included below.
Brief Background
USAID Integrated Health Program in Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Ebonyi and FCT The USAID Integrated Health Program (IHP) task orders 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are multi-year, reproductive health/family planning, maternal, newborn and child health, nutrition, and malaria (RMNCH+NM) programs being implemented in Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Ebonyi and FCT respectively. As briefly summarized below, Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Ebonyi and FCT have poor maternal and perinatal health indices due in part to low coverage and poor quality of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal routine and complications care.
IHP aims to contribute to State level reductions in maternal and child morbidity and mortality and to increase the capacity of health systems (public and private) to sustainably support quality primary health care (PHC) services for RMNCH+NM, including linkages to high quality secondary healthcare services for women, newborns and children with complications requiring higher level care.
The three objectives of IHP are to:
Strengthen systems supporting primary health care services
Improve access to primary health care services
Increase quality of primary health care services
To improve quality of primary health care services (objective 3), IHP is supporting the State Government, SPHCDA and other partners in the four states and FCT to implement a range of activities in selected Primary Health Centers, including building capacity of PHC providers (training, mentoring, supervision) to provide essential RMNCH care including prompt recognition, stabilizing measures and referral of women and newborns with complications. As a complement to provider capacity building, IHP is also supporting local health system strengthening and QI efforts to improve RMNCH care in PHCs, including linkages to secondary care for women and newborns with complications.
In collaboration with Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Ebonyi state governments, and FCT Administration, IHP intends to conduct onsite competency-based CEmONC training for medical officers, nurse/midwives, and an aesthetic nurses (approximately 80 per state) working at selected general hospitals, Mission Hospitals and Comprehensive Health Center, with a special focus on safe Caesarean surgeries (including emergency caesarean hysterectomy) and safe anesthesia. The training will take place in 6 GHs in Bauchi, 10 GHs in Kebbi, 12 GHs in Sokoto, 10 referral hospitals in Ebonyi States and 15 GHs in FCT respectively.
IHP is seeking the services of 2-3 Anesthesiology training consultants in the four States and FCT. As a member of a team, the consultants will lead on-site 2-day training on safe anesthesia component of CEmONC to build the capacity of medical officers, midwives, nurses, and anesthetic nurses to provide safe anesthesia services as a core element of CEmONC in selected IHP supported general hospitals in Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Ebonyi and FCT. Each consultant trainer will conduct 2-day training on the anesthesia component of CEmONC trainings in 2-3 GHs/referral medical centers (depending on the number per state/FCT). There will be approximately 5-8 participants in each CEmONC training; thus each of the 2 - 3 CEmONC training consultants per state will train approximately 25 - 40 doctors, nurse/midwives and anesthetic nurses in each state.
Scope of Work
Purpose: The scope of the consultancy is to build the capacity of 80 doctors, midwives, nurses and laboratory scientists/technicians to provide safe blood transfusion for women with severe anemia and uncontrolled bleeding as a core component of CEmONC services. Trainees will be trained onsite at their health facilities (secondary/referral hospitals) in a cohort of 5-8 trainees. The participants will be selected from IHP supported secondary facilities in the Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Ebonyi States, and FCT.
Specific Objectives:
By the end of each 2-day safe obstetric anesthesia training session, learners will demonstrate competency at a minimum standard in the following areas:
Key Tasks:
IHP Responsibilities
Required Qualifications:
Registered and practicing Anesthesiologists with at least 5 years post-qualification working experience.
Evidence of previous and ongoing work experience providing comprehensive oversight of safe anesthetic services for pregnant and postpartum women in a facility delivering CEmONC services.
Evidence of previous experience conducting training on safe anesthetic services as a key component of CEmONC or a similar training especially within the last 24 months and/or evidence of provision of ongoing training to obstetricians/ anesthetists undergoing residency training or training of medical officers undergoing rotation in anesthesia till date.
Evidence of having up-to-date annual practicing license with Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
Evidence of strong coaching, mentoring and facilitation skills
Evidence of strong analytical and communication skills.
This vacancy is archived.