Senior Medical Advisor

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
WITH AN INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION (INGO)

PSI is a leading global health organization using private sector techniques to address a variety of health and social issues in Vietnam including reproductive health,  malaria, dengue, sanitation & hygiene, nutrition, tuberculosis, HIV & AIDS, hypertension, viral hepatitis, and environmental conservation. PSI provides life-saving products, services and behavior change communications that improve the health and well-being of underserved communities, and/or to address related social issues. For more information: www.psi.org

PSI currently seeks a talented and motivated Senior Medical Advisor to work (full-time or part-time) with our dynamic, results-oriented team in Hanoi:

Job Title: SENIOR MEDICAL ADVISOR

Job summary: The Senior Medical Advisor works closely with others in the Health Services Department and the Country Director (CD) to expand private clinic and pharmacy contributions to a number of critical health issues in Vietnam including malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, hypertension and reproductive health. The Senior Medical Advisor will be responsible for identifying creative strategies to improve access to quality health services through a variety of private sector channels including clinics, traditional healers, pharmacies, worksites and non-health outlets. The Senior Medical Advisor leads efforts to ensure that all aspects of PSI health services programming through the private sector comply with global best practices as well as national guidelines. He/she will help represent PSI’s capacity to increase private sector contributions to Vietnam’s critical health issues during consultations with providers including trainings and franchised Good Health, Great Life network meetings as well as engagement with national and provincial stakeholders.

Major duties:

• Lead private provider quality improvement efforts (training, onsite quality audits, performance-based rewards etc.) to materials and improve adherence to national quality service delivery standards for malaria, reproductive health, hypertension and HIV.
• Contribute to provision of health services (reproductive health—including implant, injectable and post-partum IUD services when appropriate—as well as hypertension screening, malaria testing, etc.) at community events designed to improve access for underserved communities.
• Design practical provider tools—in collaboration with PSI’s marketing team to prompt adherence to quality guidelines i.e. desktop provider references, quality audit checklists, mystery client protocols, counseling aides, etc.
• Expand and strengthen PSI’s franchise network of Good Health, Great Life affiliated private clinics by identifying additional eligible clinics to join the network, renewing annual agreements with existing franchisees and organizing franchisee meetings.
• Coordinate closely with national and provincial partners to ensure that PSI’s health service activities comply with Vietnamese legal and medical guidelines, and respond to local priorities. Provide regular updates to key MOH counterparts at both national and provincial levels regarding social franchising results and lessons.
• Frequent travel to the field to coach field-based team members, monitor programming, build franchise commitment and to participate in the organization and monitoring of community-level health service events

Selection criteria:

• Medical degree. Specific, recent health service delivery experience in RH, HIV, TB, malaria or hypertension an added advantage.
• Strong interpersonal skills, results-focused and solution-oriented working style.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Experience implementing or managing other private-sector health programs in the past - an added advantage.

A competitive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate

Interested candidates are requested to submit detailed curriculum vitae (CV) with a letter of interest indicating the position you are applying for as well as copies of relevant certificates/degrees to HR Department by 25 Mach 2018; Address: 11th floor, VINAFOR Building, 127 Lo Duc, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi; or through email: [email protected] or fax: (04) 3944 6323; Please do not contact via telephone. Dossier will not be returned.