Consultant, LN – (3395)

With the support of KSRelief, International Medical Corps UK (IMC-UK) is undertaking establishment of Renal dialysis unit at Garowe General Hospital, the proposed activities include rehabilitation, construction, equipping, and provision of renal dialysis services at the Hospital. The project’s immediate outcome is to enable the Somali Health Authorities in the targeted region to reach 17% of the population in need of dialysis services by strengthening the country’s public health centres to deliver safe, affordable, accessible, and effective dialysis services. The project will expand IMC’s coverage in Puntland state in line with its strategic interest and objective of providing specialised care in Somalia.

The Consultant -Renal Nurse will be responsible for overseeing dialysis treatments for patients suffering from acute or chronic kidney failure. Responsibilities include checking and recording patients’ vitals, ensuring that dialysis machines and equipment are set up correctly and in good working order, referring patients to dietitians, social workers, or vascular access centres as required, evaluating patients’ lab results, and answering patients’ questions regarding dialysis treatments. He/she will also train and supervise local staff, help in unit set up and assess supplies needs and share consultancy report.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

1. Conduct patient admission and discharge assessments.
2. Manage inventory of medicines and disposables, ensuring adequate stock levels.
3. Follow instructions from dialysis doctors regarding patient care.
4. Recommend changes in treatment based on current patient needs.
5. Facilitate communication between patients, their families, and the treating team.
6. Oversee and direct dialysis technicians in their duties.
7. Participate in continuous quality improvement activities.
8. Check and record patients’ vitals before, during, and after dialysis treatment.
9. Ensure that both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatments are administered correctly.
10. Monitor patients during dialysis to identify and respond to any adverse reactions.
11. Prepare and update nursing care plans.
12. Promptly notify appropriate medical practitioners of any issues during dialysis treatments.
13. Work with dialysis technicians to ensure correct setup of dialysis machines and equipment.
14. Educate patients and family members on how to operate home dialysis machines if applicable.
15. Provide education on dialysis treatment options, kidney disease management, nutrition, and suitable exercise regimens.
16. Organize necessary referrals as required.
17. Protect patients’ rights and privacy.
18. Train and mentor local staff, enhancing local healthcare capabilities.
19. Ensure proper documentation and reporting of activities and services at the facility.
20. Participate in regular staff meetings at the facility.
21. Contribute to the quantification and assessment of supply needs, particularly medical commodities.
22. In collaboration with the facility supervisor, ensure equitable and rational use of resources.
23. Undertake any other tasks assigned by the supervisor.
24. Share consultancy report at the end of the assignment.

1. Provide nursing care including admission and discharge, check and record patients’ vitals before, during, and after dialysis treatment, provide haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatments and administered correctly, do nursing plan,
2. Provide hands-on training both classroom and on the job for local staff on nursing care in Kidney failure patients including drug administration, vital signs, haemodialysis machine administrations, use and care, hygiene, health educations, documentation, admission, discharge and follow up to enhance local healthcare capacity.
3. Share training schedule prior to training report and share training report after the training.
4. Monitor patients during dialysis to identify response to treatments and any adverse reactions.
5. Work with dialysis technicians to ensure correct setup of dialysis machines and equipment and train local staff on the same.
6. Educate patients and family members on how to operate home dialysis machines if applicable.
7. Provide education on dialysis treatment options, kidney disease management, nutrition, and suitable exercise regimens and train local staff on the same.
8. Organize necessary external referrals as required.
9. Protect patients’ rights and privacy and train local staff on the same.
10. Train and support staff on kidney dialysis related stock management, including quantifications, and inventory management, and rational use to ensure pharmaceuticals, equipment and consumables are in stock, tracked and uses accounted for.
11. Ensure proper documentation and reporting of activities and services at the facility and train staff on the same.
12. Guide local staff (Nurses and other paramedics) on how they can follow doctors’ instructions and do timely referrals and consultation of the doctors on patient conditions
13. Facilitate communication between patients, their families, and the treating team and guide local staff on how to do the same.
14. Share consultancy report at the end of the assignment.

18^th to 31^st May 2025.

The deliverables will be implemented by the Consultant in line with the scope of the assignments and deliverables. This will be done in Garowe at Garowe General Hospital. The Consultant will provide technical support to unit staff, management and other relevant stake holders and share his/her report by the end of consultancy period.

The tasks will be done during the consultancy period in May 2025. This will be done through provision of services by attending to the patients, classroom and on the job training for the unit staff and engagement of management and supervisors on cross cutting tasks like reporting, stock management and patients follow up and educations.

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The Consultant will transfer his/her skills to local unit staff through training. The local staff will continue provision of services with gained skills and knowledge post the consultant’s departure. Facility management team and supervisors will also do follow up training, assessment and supervision to ensure skills are maintained and services provided. The Consultant will do a pre and post-test assessment during training to gauge how much knowledge has been gained and as well as do an oral assessment during on-the-job training to assess skills gained.

Over 3 years’ experience as a Renal Nurse working in a Kidney Dialysis Center.

Knowledge of operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining dialysis machines.

• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to Humanitarian Principles and patient-centered care.
• Flexibility, accountability, and cultural sensitivity in a diverse and dynamic work environment.

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