Main Purpose:

The LHV will be responsible to assist the Medical Officer In-charge of Basic Health Unit in conducting a daily OPD by registering patients and taking their vitals, preparing ANC and growth monitoring cards, providing ANC/PNC services and neonatal resuscitation and postpartum follow up of women. She will conduct a safe & clean delivery and enter all required data into the relevant registers. In case of a high-risk pregnancy, she will immediately refer the case to a higher-level healthcare facility for specialized care with proper documentation and informing the patient/caregivers for the reason of referral. She will conduct awareness raising sessions on health, hygiene and nutrition to improve the health and nutritional status of the targeted communities/groups. She will maintain all relevant registers/forms/cards at health facility.

 Key Responsibilities:

• Assist Female Medical Officer in conducting daily OPD by registering patients and taking their vitals.
• Ensure all required medical equipment is present in OPD is in a working condition.
• Prepare Antenatal Cards and guide and sensitize women on importance of regular check-ups.
• In case of a high-risk pregnancy/delivery, refer the case to a higher-level health care facility for specialized care following standard referral protocols.
• Advise and refer pregnant women to the EPI canter for TT vaccination.
• Ensure all pregnant women are screened for malnutrition and guide them on nutritional needs during pregnancy.
• Screen children
• Regularly update and maintain all the relevant data of patient (s) in OPD and Labor Room registers.
• Ensure labor room is thoroughly clean to conduct a delivery all required equipment is present and properly sterilized.
• Conduct safe and clean normal delivery as per WHO guidelines.
• Keep delivered woman under observation for postnatal care at health facility.
• Ensure a delivered woman initiates breast feeding within first hour of delivery.
• Disseminate information to delivered women on importance of breast feeding, routine vaccination of child under immunization program, care of baby’s cord, mother & newborn hygiene, and nutrition of mother during postnatal period.
• Ensure after delivery, female cleaner has thoroughly cleaned the labor room, washed and sterilized all used equipment.
• On arrival at BHU, take a proper charge of medicines, consumables, kits and cleaning items from the night duty LHV.
• On arrival at duty, take a quick round of OPD room and labour room to ensure that female cleaner has properly cleaned them.
• Ensure all required medicines, consumables and kits are available in a sufficient quantity in labor room.
• Participate in capacity strengthening trainings organized by the organization or any other partner organization to enhance her technical knowledge and skills.
• Attend staff meetings convened at health facility/project office.
• Respect and follow proper chain of command and communication lines within the organization.
• Do not leave the duty station without informing FMO or Area Coordinator.
• In case of any incident/emergency immediately inform the FMO or Area Coordinator.
• Accomplish any other job-related task assigned by the Supervisor (s).

Required Qualification/Skills:

 Essential:

• Diploma of Lady Health Visitor (LHV) from a government recognized Institute.
• Valid registration with Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC).
• Fluently understands and speaks Pashto and Urdu.
• Able to conduct a delivery independently.
• Working Experience as an LHV for at least four (04) years with an INGO.

Desirable:

• Additional qualification/trained in BEmONC, IMNCI and CMAM is desirable.

Interested Candidates should submit their CVs via Brightspyre. Deadline for the submission is Sunday 20^th July 2025.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted, and no phone calls will be entertained.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all people, regardless of gender, confession or origin. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

We are committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organizational representatives. Our organization conducts reference and background checks for all staff (including criminal records check for specific roles).

 We reserve the right to use the CV and other submitted documents for similar purpose in future beyond the current recruitment.