Preliminary job information

• Job Title: THERAPEUTIC FEEDING CENTER MEDICAL DOCTOR TEAM LEADER - TFC MDTL (FEMALE) 
• Country and Base of posting    YEMEN – HAYS
• Reports hierarchically to    HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROJECT MANAGER
• Directly Managing    TFC MD, TFC NURSE TL AND NURSES
• Creation / Replacement (incl. name)    CREATION
• Contract Duration    6 MONTHS (RENEWABLE)
• Announcing Date    6 JUNE /2023
• Announcement Closing Date    19 JUNE /2023
• Work Starting Date    ASAP

‘’Priority will be given to the local community and are strongly encouraged to apply ‘’

General information on the mission

PU-AMI’s Context & strategy:

Première Urgence - Aide Médicale Internationale (PU-AMI) is an international, non-profit, non-political, and non-religious humanitarian organization which aims to provide rapid global response to the basic needs of populations affected by humanitarian crises to help them regain independence and dignity. PU-AMI provides assistance to more than 6 million people throughout 24 countries, with more than 2,500 staff worldwide.
PU-AMI adopts an integrated approach, to identify and understand the full array of the needs of the people affected by crises. This innovative approach is at the core of every PU-AMI-supported projects, to better target and prioritize actions, stabilize and improve the situation of the most vulnerable groups. It allows the teams to take all aspects of a problem into account, to come up with an efficient combination of solutions, which will have a powerful and long-lasting impact on the affected populations. In this respect, the organization runs around 190 projects a year worldwide, most of which are focused on Health, Nutrition, Food Security, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Psychosocial Support, Education and Protection activities. 
In Yemen, PU-AMI is supporting 18 health facilities (Health Centers, Health Units and Therapeutic Feeding Centers) in four Districts in Hodeidah (Al Mighlaf, As Sukhnah, Al Mansuriyah and Al Qanawis), three Districts in Raymah (Bilad At Ta’am, Al Jabin and Mazhar) and two Districts in Taizz (Al Mokha and Mawza). PU-AMI’s operations are managed by two field offices in Hodeidah and Mokha cities, both supported by the Sana’a coordination office. PU-AMI recently established a second coordination office in Aden. 
PU-AMI is participating actively in clusters and sub-clusters (health; nutrition; food security and livelihoods; WaSH) and works closely with relevant government departments.

Overall objective

The TFC medical doctor Team Leader (TFC MDTL) is directly responsible for the overall running of the TFC, as a team leader S/he organizes, supervises, and supports the entire clinical team, including PU-AMI staff and GHO Medical doctors;  GHO auxiliary nurses, health educator  and other non-medical staff members in the smooth running of the TFC. The TFC MDTL ensures that daily running of the TFC follow PU-AMI’s technical standards, protocols, policies, and procedures. 
In addition to the supervision duties, the TFC MDTL performs clinical duties relevant to his/her role as a medical doctor/physician ensuring the sound management of the Patients admitted at the Therapeutic Feeding Center with Severe Acute Malnutrition and Complications as per CMAM’s TFC Protocols.  S/he works in collaboration with the Pediatric Unit at MOPHP Health center/Hospital to integrate other Components of CMAM.

Tasks and Responsibilities

1.    S/he id directly responsible for the smooth implementation of the nutrition and health technical services in the TFC as defined by CMAM’s TFC Protocols as well as the daily running of the TFC

2.    S/he ensures a high standard quality of care for patients in the TFC ileading all members of the multidisciplinary clinical team.

3.    S/he effectively coordinates PU-AMI TFC activities with the Pediatric Unit at MOPHP Health center/Hospital. 

4.    S/he establishes and maintains linkages between TFC and other Components of CMAM.

5.    S/he ensures the capacity building of the Health Workers 

6.    S/he supervises and follow all other TFC staff during duty. 

7.    S/he ensures data collection, close monitoring and reporting of all TFC activities in a timely manner. 

Specific Goals and Related Activities

1.    MANAGE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NUTRITION AND HEALTH TECHNICAL SERVICES IN THE TFC 

• S/he ensures that all necessary equipment, drugs, and consumables are available, and in good working condition; and anticipates any needs ahead of shortages. S/he must inform the TFC team leader immediately of any shortages of drugs, consumables, and medical equipment. 
• S/he prepares the duty roster for clinical staff in close collaboration with the TFC medical doctor and or TFC nurse team lead and ensures that staff follow it strictly.
• S/he is responsible for the implementation of the TFC part of the nutrition components at the MOPHP Hospital/Health center, including referrals from PU-AMI supported OTP sites. 
• S/he is responsible for the management of SAM children with complications and provide technical guidance and training to the TFC team (medical and non-medical staff) as well as ensure protocols are strictly adhered to and the TFC is operating within quality indicators.  
• S/he ensures daily ward round for all patients admitted in the TFC according to the CMAM national guideline
• S/he undertakes emergency procedures (including resuscitation) for children on admission as may be required.
• S/he validates the proper record of the malnourished patients by nurses as per MoPHP tools (registers, cards, databases, etc.). 
• S/he is directly responsible for the discharge of patient from the TFC following recovery and the appropriate linkage to the OTP

2.    QUALITY ASSURANCE OF PATIENT CARE IN THE TFC 

• S/he ensures all staff adhere to infection prevention and control (IPC) and medical waste management policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations, as per PUAMI SOPs, national / MoPHP and international guidelines. 
• S/he works closely with PU-AMI Nutrition team (TFC MD, Nutrition Supervisor and C4D team, PUI MD officers), MoPHP staff in transfer of child to OTP at Health Facilities. 
• S/he ensures the TFC is functioning  optimally with high performance indicators
• S/he works closely with the TFC team to see availability and quality of care-takers food / meals during their stay in the TFC. 
• S/he works closely with the PUAMII MBC Nurse to make sure Mother and Baby Corner (MBC) services and activities are conducted well to mothers / caregivers and babies in the TFC.

S/he ensures that all health, nutrition, and hygiene promotion education sessions provided by the TFC Health Educator and other clinical staff members are conducted to a high standard utilizing national (MoPHP) health education, hygiene promotion and IYCF protocols, approved by TFC team leader.
3.    EFFECTIVELY COORDINATE PU-AMI TFC ACTIVITIES WITH THE TFC DEPARTMENT AT MOPHP HEALTH CENTER/HOSPITAL

• S/he communicates and liaises closely with the MoPHP hospital pediatric department and TFC for management of complicated cases of Severely Acute Malnourished requiring specialist follow up. 
• S/he coordinates with the MoPHP Hospital / TFC Department for referral of potential cases of severe acute malnutrition with complications to higher secondary health care facility / specialized care. 
• S/he is directly responsible for coordinating with PU-AMI Medical Doctor Officers at the supported HFs for the referrals from PU-AMI supported OTP sites, as per PUAMIs Referral and Nutrition SOPs.

4.    ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN LINKAGES BETWEEN TFC AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF CMAM 

• S/he collaborate with the nutrition supervisors and C4D team lead to ensure that the health facility team, CHVs and community outreach workers work together and follow the effective referral systems established between OTP and TFC / stabilization center, reporting any issues to the line manager. 
• S/he ensures that the team follows PU-AMI Referral SOPs when transferring patients.
• S/he ensures the TFC is running well and coordination among PU-AMI integrated projects related to the TFC are maintained. S/he supports and work closely with the MEAL team during their M&E visits to the TFC and facilitates the reception of the CRM mechanism to the MEAL team. 

5.    CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE HEALTH WORKERS 

• S/he asses the training needs of all the health staff and communicate same to the line manager in preparation for formal trainings.
• S/he work in collaboration with the TFC doctor to plan and implement training courses on different health and nutrition topics on weekly/biweekly basis for the PU-AMI and GHO TFC medical and non-medical staff according to MoPHP National Guidelines and PU-AMI SOPs.
• S/he lead in identifying and conducting any regular on-the-job training required for the TFC staff. 
• S/he prepares TFC staff for any external training that may be needed to enhance their capacity

6.    SUPERVISION AND FOLLOWING UP ALL OTHER TFC STAFF DURING DUTY

• S/he is ultimately responsible for the follow-up of all activities and tasks required of the staff (medical and non-medical) while supporting them to participate in their capacity building.
• S/he ensures that all staff strictly follow their work schedule and closely follow up to identify and fill in the gaps in case of absence of any staff.
• S/he ensures that all staff have access to the relevant international, national, and PU-AMI specific guidelines/protocols to conduct themselves to a high standard in the line of duty (i.e., National CMAM guidelines, PU-AMI Nutrition, Referral, and IPC SOPs, WHO growth charts, etc.). Immediately notify the TFC team leader of any needs. 
• S/he ensures that all staff have the necessary equipment to carry out their duties to a high standard and are all in a good working condition (i.e., MUAC tapes, glucometer, sphygmomanometer, etc.). Immediately notify the TFC team leader of any needs.

7.    DATA COLLECTION, MONITORING AND REPORTING

• S/he ensures daily, weekly, and monthly data collection and reporting is completed and sent to the line manager in a timely manner. 
• S/he ensures that the TFC Referral transportation allowance advance is monitored closely ensuring the advance is cleared in accordance with PU-AMI procedures. 
• S/he anticipates all TFC needs and immediately notifies the line manager of any upcoming shortages or issues. 
• S/he maintains a weekly meeting with the TFC staff to give feedback on the quality of activities implementation in the TFC based on review of the reports provided.

Team Management

Number of people to manage and their position. 

• Direct manager: Nutrition and Health Program manager
• Direct management: TFC doctor, TFC nurse TL and TFC nurse and GHO doctors
• Indirect management: GHO nurses
• Functional links: Deputy health and nutrition manager, Medical advisor

Required Personal Characteristics (fitting into the team, suitability for the job and assignment)

• Good human relations and diplomacy – Analytical capacity – Capacity to organize the work and supervise the team
• Experience in problems linked with humanitarian crises 
• Good knowledge of English (read, written, spoken)
• Capacity to work under stressful situations
• Communication skills.