Clinical Mentor – Antimicrobial Stewardship

1 month ago

Nairobi, Kenya Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Full time

Médecins sans frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders, is an international humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization (NGO) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases.
SUMMARY


As the Clinical mentor – Antimicrobial Stewardship, you are in charge of providing individuals mentoring & tutoring support to learners as well as through group trainings. This aims to promote the value of clinical mentoring, IPC and AMR in our programs and around the world. If selected, you will first undergo the AMS training on the Tembo platform (online Learning platform) and will then be trained in clinical mentoring. Mentees are attributed to a specific mentor based on the mentor's field of expertise, language and availability.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide individual mentoring & tutoring support to learners (75%)

Remotely via phone/online calls and chats, e-mails (2h/week/learner)

Build a quality mentoring relationship with each learner by establishing a mentoring mutual agreement and following-up on individual development plan, based on learners’ self-assessment in the different competency areas of their job and on the context’s opportunities and constraints
Lead and guide the learners, based on the curriculum, resources and learning activities made available on Tembo, including readings, forums and learner journal
Create or adapt and curate additional resources depending on learner’s specific needs
Assist the learners to orientate themselves in the course (where to find the information on Tembo Learning Management System (LMS): means of communication, assessment system and criteria, course calendar; referring to AMR clinical coordinator or Tembo helpdesk for specific issues, etc.)
Assure good progress in the course, completing all the work-based assignments, including supporting the learner identifying and solving obstacles throughout the course
Assess the outcome of the learning (refine/tailor assignments, give feedback on assignments, quizzes, and case studies)


Face-to-face

Field visits to the learner’s place of work (1 – 2 visits / cohort possible according to learner’s needs and opportunity)



Prepare and facilitate group training activities (20%)

Prepare and facilitate interactive live group sessions, webinars and journal clubs (3/module)
Encourage peer-learning and learning community building through creating and moderating discussion forums on Tembo LMS, group chats, etc.
Follow-up on buddy system and group works

Administration, monitoring and evaluation (5%)

Participate in teams meeting
Collect data and report on learners’ scores, participation, progress, satisfaction, obstacles
Debrief and share proactively with other clinical mentors and AMR clinical mentoring coordinator to improve the learning experience

Assessment of the learning (transversal)

Participate in the definition of the assessment marking criteria
Evaluate and certify the competencies developed, thanks to the detailed assessment plan set
Give feedback on the accomplishment of tasks and performance, the mode of operation and the evolution of the participant learning through the review and output assessment

Representation & raising awareness on AMR learning, Clinical mentoring and MSF academy

Interact with all key stakeholders around the projects to assure good planning & good learning conditions for the learners
Share experience and provide technical expertise in the field of AMR & clinical mentoring with the contracting office team and any other stakeholders, collaborating closely with the clinical mentoring coordinator and in line with the subject matter experts' recommendations (AMR/ID or IPC Advisors). Engage in the relevant meetings of the contracting office
Participate in the promotion of the MSF Academy learning programs and approaches
Participate in the community of practices related to AMR and/or IPC as well as the clinical mentoring one

Requirements
Education & Experience

Medical Doctor or Clinical pharmacy degree, preferably with a master or postgraduate degree in Infectious Disease, Antimicrobial resistance or related areas
Minimum of 5 years clinical practice experience with expertise in Antimicrobial resistance, AMS or Antibiotic Stewardship is mandatory
Work experience in African or Middle East or Asian countries is mandatory

MSF international field experience in different context is a strong asset


Experience in hands-on clinical mentorship / preceptorship or as tutor, coach or trainer as well in supporting staff with e-learning and/or remote training activities is an asset

Good communication skills: active listener, clear and effective communication, sense of diplomacy and pedagogy



Competencies

Proven training, coaching and mentoring skills, eager to transmit in an intercultural environment
Ability to establish and retain positive working relationships (internally and externally)
Good team player with flexibility, creativity, and empathetic
Capacity to work within agreed timeline and ability to prioritize activities/tasks
Very organised and solution-oriented
Readiness and flexibility to often be in contact with participants (weekly basis as an average)

Ability to work autonomously


Strong cross-cultural awareness and adaptability
Motivation to work with a humanitarian organization and particularly with MSF

Languages

Fluency in French and English is mandatory (oral and written), with excellent writing skills in one of the two languages
Arabic is an asset

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