Nurse Mentor

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

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Job Description:

Job Purpose
The Nurse Mentor provides clinical mentorship, coaching, and supportive supervision to nurses and other healthcare workers to improve the quality of patient care in the clinics. The role focuses on strengthening clinical competencies, promoting compliance to national guidelines and standards, enhancing service delivery, and supporting continuous quality improvement within healthcare facilities.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Mentorship and Capacity Building

• Provide on-site clinical mentoring and coaching to nurses and other healthcare workers.
• Assess staff training needs and develop mentorship plans.
• Support skills transfer through case reviews, demonstrations, and clinical discussions.
• Facilitate continuous professional development and in-service training sessions.
• Orient newly recruited clinical staff to facility protocols and standards.

Quality of Care Improvement

• Promote adherence to national clinical guidelines, policies, and standard operating procedures.
• Conduct regular clinical audits and chart reviews.
• Identify gaps in service delivery and support corrective action plans.
• Support implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
• Monitor key performance indicators and recommend interventions for improved outcomes.

Technical Services

• Strengthen delivery of HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and retention services.
• Support TB screening, diagnosis, treatment initiation, and follow-up.
• Promote integrated management of chronic diseases and primary health care services.
• Ensure infection prevention and control standards are maintained.

Data Management and Reporting

• Support accurate clinical documentation and record keeping.
• Review routine health information data for completeness and quality.
• Analyze performance trends and provide feedback to facility teams.
• Prepare mentorship reports inline with the institutional strengthening plan and work plans

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with facility management, regional health teams, and implementing partners.
• Participate in technical working groups, review meetings, and supportive supervision visits.
• Support coordination of training and mentorship activities across facilities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Registered Nurse with a valid professional practicing license.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or related health field preferred.
• Certification in NARTIS (Nurse-Led Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation) or Formal training in HIV/AIDS
• Minimum of 5-8 years of clinical nursing experience.
• Previous experience in clinical mentoring, coaching, or supportive supervision is an advantage.
• Experience working within public health programs and quality improvement initiatives.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Strong clinical knowledge and decision-making skills.
• Excellent coaching, mentoring, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to build positive relationships with healthcare workers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good report writing and data interpretation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Working Conditions

• Frequent travel to supported health facilities.
• Regular interaction with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Participation in outreach and community health activities.

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