About UWESO
Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO) is a National Non-Government Organization that was founded in 1986 by Ugandan mothers who are committed to supporting and caring for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Its vision is to have “Healthy Children living in a peaceful world of Opportunity “and mission is “Striving to improve the quality of life of vulnerable children and youth for them to survive and thrive.”
About MCV
It was commissioned in 1989, This institute is located in Wakiso district.
The Children’s Village has three components: a children’s home, a farm and a vocational training institute.
MCV has adequate space and infrastructure with a capacity to provide alternative care and psychosocial support to 150 abandoned and former street children at any given time according to assessment /approval by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD).
The vocational institute has two-level blocks that house administration offices, workshops and classrooms. It also has adequate tools and equipment relevant to all the trades offered at the institute
Job Summary:
You will be required to provide proper nursing services to children, health education, counselling, Nutritional planning, Nursing consultations and any other Health requirement as may be directed by your supervisor at all times on a daily basis..
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Monitor patient’ condition and asses their needs to provide the best possible care and advice
- Observe and interpret patients’ symptoms and communicate them to physicians
- Collaborate with physicians and House Parents to devise individualized care plans for the children
- Perform routine procedures and fill in the patient; charts
- Adjust and Administer patient’ medication and provide treatments
- Inspect the facilities and act to maintain excellent hygiene and safety (decontaminating equipment, sanitizing surfaces)
- Provide instant medical; care in emergencies
- Foster a supportive and compassionate environment to care for the children
- Monitor patient vitals to detect changes in symptoms, health and pain
- Administer medication
- Set up procedures with appropriate tools, maintain a full inventory of supplies
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules,and regulations
- Communicate clearly and directly with the children, and provide emotional support to children under stress.
- Provide a monthly report on the status of the Children to Head Office
- Continuous coordination with the House Parents
- Any other duties assigned by your supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A Degree in Nursing.
- A Certificate in Para- Counselling and good clinical practice from a recognized institution is an added advantage.
- Utmost Three years of working experience in a child-related environment.
- Computer Literacy and Documentation Skills are essential to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Accurate attention to detail.
- Goal-oriented, organized team player.
- Ability to work well with management and staff at all levels
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY
UWESO provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, or disability status unrelated to job requirements.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION
UWESO is committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we serve and our staff. We have zero tolerance for any type of behaviour that inflicts harm on children, young people, adults, our staff and partners including sexual abuse, harassment, bullying, and exploitation and Fraud. We do everything possible to ensure that we recruit only those who are suitable to work with for us and expect that everyone we hire will abide by our safeguarding and related policies and will report any suspected or known violations. This job is subject to a range of vetting checks as legally permitted.
By applying, the job applicant acknowledges they understand our intent to verify suitability to work with us.
Application Procedure:
1.Visit UWESO’s website (www.uweso.org)
2. Click on the link to fill in the online form. FORM LINK
2. Send merged copies of your Cover Letter and CV with three referees to jobs@uweso.org.
3. All documents should be sent as a single pdf document (not more than 5MB)
4. Write “Application to Nurse position” in the email subject.
5. Any attempts to influence the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification.
6. We shall only respond to shortlisted candidates. All invitations for interviews will be done formally.
Deadline: 24th July 2024 not later than 5 pm
4 Comments
A good morning to you all I am a fresher nurse I gained skills in drug administration , providing quality care to patients and counselling
I will be glad to get this job
I love to work with children because they are lovely care for them
I would prefer to work in UWESO organization if an opportunity is given to
I feel so pity when ever an orphan is suffering