Job type: Full-time
Vacancy:
Health Volunteer – Assistant Nursing Officer (2 Posts)
Ref: 2024-20
Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) aims to be the leading provider of accessible specialized health services in Africa and serves as healthcare social enterprise and through development programmes in the community and the most vulnerable. Committed to preventing lifelong disabilities wherever possible, CCBRT is also engaged in extensive maternal and newborn healthcare (MNHC) activities including obstetric fistula repairs. Its Maternity and Newborn Wing serves as a referral centre for high risk and emergency deliveries in the region of Dar es Salaam and the Eastern Zone of Tanzania.
To stregthern our nursing department, CCBRT is looking for dynamic and experienced Assistant Nursing officers
(Health Volunteer) to provide clinical nursing care at CCBRT in respective allocated area (OPD, IPD OR OTD)
The role
As an assistant nursing officer you will be expected to provide nursing care as per quality, safety regulations and standards including mentaining patient’s dignity at all time, ensure all nessessary preparations of the patient is done before the patient sees the doctor or goes to consulting rooms/theater. You will also be assisting a doctor during patient’s examination and/or surgeries as well as translating information from the patient to doctor from Kiswahili to English and vice versa in case there is a language barrier.
You will communicate sensitive information concerning patient’s medical condition/counselling patients, perform clinical procedure, ensure proper recordkeeping on all activities and control patient flow in the clinical area.
The positions are offered under CCBRT health volunteer’s terms and conditions.
The candidate
- Diploma in general nursing and Midwifery
- Must be registered and have a valid licence from Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Good communication skills in English and Swahili
- Flexible, multitasking, pro active and eager to learn.
If you are interested, please submit your curriculum vitae with 2 references and a cover letter telling us why you believe you are the right person for the role.
CCBRT is an equal opportunities employer and encourages people with disabilities to apply. Please send your application via email to: [email protected]. Shortlisted candidates will undergo an interview as well as an additional assessment.
Please indicate job reference number: 2024 -20|DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: October 23, 2024 (selection process might commence upon receipt of suitable applications)
CCBRT does not request or accept money from applicants as part of it’s recruitment process.
