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Job Summary:
You will be required to provide proper nursing services to children, health education, counselling, Nutritional planning, Nursing consultations and any other Health requirement as may be directed by your supervisor at all times on a daily basis..

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Monitor patient’ condition and asses their needs to provide the best possible care and advice
• Observe and interpret patients’ symptoms and communicate them to physicians
• Collaborate with physicians and House Parents to devise individualized care plans for the children
• Perform routine procedures and fill in the patient; charts
• Adjust and Administer patient’ medication and provide treatments
• Inspect the facilities and act to maintain excellent hygiene and safety (decontaminating equipment, sanitizing surfaces)
• Provide instant medical; care in emergencies
• Foster a supportive and compassionate environment to care for the children
• Monitor patient vitals to detect changes in symptoms, health and pain
• Administer medication
• Set up procedures with appropriate tools, maintain a full inventory of supplies
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules,and regulations
• Communicate clearly and directly with the children, and provide emotional support to children under stress.
• Provide a monthly report on the status of the Children to Head Office
• Continuous coordination with the House Parents
• Any other duties assigned by your supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• A Degree in Nursing.
• A Certificate in Para- Counselling and good clinical practice from a recognized institution is an added advantage.
• Utmost Three years of working experience in a child-related environment.
• Computer Literacy and Documentation Skills are essential to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Accurate attention to detail.
• Goal-oriented, organized team player.
• Ability to work well with management and staff at all levels

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY
UWESO provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, or disability status unrelated to job requirements.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION
UWESO is committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we serve and our staff. We have zero tolerance for any type of behaviour that inflicts harm on children, young people, adults, our staff and partners including sexual abuse, harassment, bullying, and exploitation and Fraud. We do everything possible to ensure that we recruit only those who are suitable to work with for us and expect that everyone we hire will abide by our safeguarding and related policies and will report any suspected or known violations. This job is subject to a range of vetting checks as legally permitted.
By applying, the job applicant acknowledges they understand our intent to verify suitability to work with us.

Job application procedure

Visit UWESO’s website www.uweso.org
Send merged copies of your Cover Letter and CV with three referees to jobs@uweso.org.
All documents should be sent as a single pdf document (not more than 5MB)
Write “Application to Nurse position” in the email subject.
Any attempts to influence the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification.
We shall only respond to shortlisted candidates. All invitations for interviews will be done formally.

Deadline: 24th July 2024 not later than 5 pm

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