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Job Title: 
In-Charge Inpatient Unit

• Actively
  coordinate and supervise the provision of quality Nursing services for
  children and their families admitted to the IPU
• Build
  strong linkages created and good collaboration with other stakeholders, so
  as to scale up paediatric HIV palliative care
• Steer
  an efficient and effective team that delivers well-coordinated IPU nursing
  services for improved health outcomes of the children and their families
• Manage
  and account for the assigned organisational funds so as to ensure
  achievement of the planned activities of the IPU
• Maintain
  a beacon paediatric palliative/rehabilitative care centre to build
  knowledge and skills of health workers so as to improve
  palliative/Rehabilitative care services in Uganda and in the region
• Regularly
  participate in operational research in order to demonstrate best practices
  and contribute to new knowledge
• Provide
  and maintain High quality nursing services to the children and their
  families, guided by Standard operating procedures with the available
  resources
• Perform
  any other tasks as may be assigned by your Supervisor.

• The
  candidate should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing; Bachelors in Public
  Health OR Bachelors in Community Psychology with Nursing background
• A
  minimum of two years’ experience in nursing services with 1 years’
  experience managing a similar unit/team.
• Working
  knowledge and experience in HIV Care is required for this job.
• Ability
  to work under pressure; and in sympathy with the Christian values of
  Mildmay Uganda.
• Excellent
  communication and interpersonal skills, Proficiency in various Microsoft
  office packages and working knowledge of English and local language(s) are
  crucial.
• Evidence
  of a non-judgemental approach regarding race, religion, culture, sexuality
  and lifestyle is critical.

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