Description
Vacancy Announcement
Job title:
Surgical Community Health Officer
Work Location:
Maternal Centre of Excellence, Koidu Government Hospital. Sierra Leone
Department:
Clinical
Reports to:
Obstetrician/Gynaecology Lead
Requisition Number
4596
Duration of Contract
Twelve (12) Months with possibility of extension.
Application Status
External Advert
Organization Profile
Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based in our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health and the support to education, training and mentorship to Health care workers and students is one of our pillars for the Health care system strengthening.
PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Womenโs Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.
Our Work In Sierra Leone:
Partners In Health (PIH) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals.
Position Overview
Partners in Health helped to lead the effort to combat the Ebola outbreak and now is focusing to rebuild the health systems in West Africa, while maintaining Ebola preparedness through infection and prevention control. Established in Sierra Leone in October 2015, we are now fully integrated with our long-term Partner the Well body alliance, who has been working to serve the poorest patients in the country since 2007. The Ebola epidemic further devastated an already weakened Health System. As the epidemic wanes, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral Hospitals.
As a Surgical CHO in Sierra Leone, you will work collaboratively with the specialist Obstetricians, the local district health authorities at the Koidu Government Hospital (KGH), and our surrounding health centers and community, in order to provide clinical care and to strengthen the health system for surgical care. You will advance PIHโs current Health systems strengthening efforts by managing and actively supporting clinical will provide training on infection disease control and will develop clinical learning programs for hospital staff, focusing on safe patient care to meet national and international standards.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work in collaboration with the obstetricians and fellow Surgical CHOs to provide comprehensive surgical care for KGH and Wellbody Clinic, according to current guidelines.
- Provide surgical clinical care for patients throughout their clinical course: from referral to diagnosis, outpatient and inpatient management.
- Carry out daily rounds on different surgical wards with clinical and nurses.
- Perform on call duties in collaborations with other clinicians assigned to the maternity department, in order to ensure continuous coverage.
- Perform clinical Teaching, mentorship and capacity building of clinicians, nurses and students.
- Support the theatre teams and others surgical teams in different aspects of daily surgical care.
- Support to implement and maintain the infection Prevention Control protocols by directly supervising care the care in surgical wards, minor, main theatres and wound care clinic.
- Work in collaboration with the MoHS staff to provide the best surgical care to all the patients.
- Ensure and maintain the surgical database in collaboration with the MEQ team.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment
Partners In Health Sierra Leone is dedicated to preventing unwanted behavior in the workplace, including sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse, financial misconduct, and ensuring the welfare of those we serve. We expect all staff, consultants, contractors, vendors, and volunteers to uphold these values as outlined in our code of conduct.
The successful candidate will receive appropriate training and must adhere to the organizationโs safeguarding policies. Employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory references and screening checks, which may include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.
As a participant in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, we request information from previous employers about any instances of sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment. Additionally, Partners In Health Sierra Leone will share records of such misconduct with other agencies upon staff departure, ensuring transparency and accountability. By applying, candidates acknowledge and agree to these recruitment procedures.
Education and Work Experience Requirements
- Certified CHO with two years of relevant training in surgery as part of a โSACHOโ program.
- Certified regular CHO with at least 5years working experience can also apply
- At least two years of experience, at least 1 of which is in conduction of Caesarean Section.
- Experience in managing high risk pregnancies and complicated deliveries
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner.
- Ability to work well in a team, be dependable, flexible, time conscious and hard working.
- Able to consistently produce high quality work.
- A strong commitment to social justice and health as a human right.
- Fluent in verbal and written English.
- Computer Literate
- Willing to live and work fulltime in Kailahun, Sierra Leone.
- Must not hold dual employment
Social Justice
We are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all.
Method of application
Interested candidates are required to apply through our website: www.pih.org/employment. In your application, please ensure to include names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three (3) referees not later than 12:00pm GMT (Midnight) on Friday, October 31st 2025.