One Stop Centre Nurses x2 – Local NGO

One Stop Centre Nurses x2 – Zimbabwe Association of Church related Hospitals (ZACH)

Deadline: 3 September 2018

Locations: Chimanimani & Umguza

Job Description
The Zimbabwe Association of Church related Hospitals (ZACH) is calling for applications for 2 One Stop Centre (OSC) Nurses posts arisen in 2 districts (Umguza and Chimanimani) which seeks to facilitate the roll out of OSC model for providing comprehensive care to survivors of gender based violence through increasing survivor safety and perpetrator accountability by coordinating and linking core services, including immediate to long term health care, access to police and legal services, and culturally and age appropriate counselling services. The incumbent will facilitate access to justice for Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) affected by Gender Based Violence (GBV), linkages GBV survivors to legal services, providing legal counselling to survivors of GBV, outlining legal procedures for the aggrieved survivors of GBV in simple terms and advocate for exemption of GBV survivors from court hearings.

Key Responsibilities

• To make professional medical examination of survivors of GBV taking note of every detail and recording all findings accordingly;
• To observe keenly anything seen on the survivor: old scars, new cuts, abrasions, bruises, or anything that will prove there was trauma or a struggle;
• To collect, label and preserve any forensic, physical or other evidence found on the victim that could be analysed and used during prosecution;
• To provide medical care such as: Pregnancy prevention, Emergency medical care, STD testing, Post Prophylaxis for HIV;
• Referral to other appropriate services such as counselling and legal;
• Production of high quality reports and ensure that reports are submitted on time;
• Assist the M&E officer in compiling the necessary information;
• To perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Key Qualities

• Ability to produce results with minimum funding and supervision;
• Ability to move forward in a changing environment;
• Ability to foster integration and teamwork is an asset;
• Ability to communicate in a credible and effective way;
• Willingness to become activist for AGYW issues

Experience Required

• Relevant nursing qualification;
• Rapid HIV testing, GBV training a plus;
• At least 5 years of experience in a similar position;
• Languages: English and Shona or Ndebele depending on the preferred area of work

Interested and qualified persons meeting the above criteria should submit written applications and detailed CV quoting on the envelope the position applied for to:

The Executive Director, P. O. Box 1556. Harare

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.