Nurse Mentor, Sierra Leone

About the role

Mercy Ships, a global faith-based charity that brings surgical care and medical training to people along the African coast, is seeking an experienced Nurse Mentor for its work in Sierra Leone. This is a full-time, on-site, in-country position based at a partner country teaching hospital, where the mentor develops and delivers nurse mentoring projects in the surgical ward and/or operating rooms. The role works with the multidisciplinary team at the facility to improve the quality of surgical and anesthesia care, and may include direct patient care depending on the facility and project.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and deliver nurse mentoring projects, training and quality improvement activities, and culturally sensitive teaching and simulation.
• Build relationships with partner country partners, healthcare agencies, NGOs and government officials, and keep them informed.
• Contribute to the design and review of ETA projects, record and evaluate training projects and donations, and write project reports.
• Work with the PDMELD team on monitoring, evaluation, learning and data, and help with baseline assessments.
• Support integration of on-ship skills sharing into the partner hospital's policy and processes, and select participants for on-ship sessions.
• Follow security and operational protocols, abide by Mercy Ships' core values and Code of Conduct, and take directives from the Country Director and Country Engagement Team.

Required profile

• Registered Nurse with an active license in the home country and a nursing degree equivalent to BScN or higher.
• At least 3 years of relevant nursing experience, including recent perioperative and/or operating room experience.
• Experience in healthcare in resource-limited settings; quality improvement, policy and change management experience strongly preferred.
• Fluent English; French at B1 level or higher strongly preferred.
• Valid driver's licence from the home country with an International Driving Permit preferred.
• Willingness to live in-country full time and to be reassigned temporarily to other departments if needed.

Required skills

• Experience delivering clinical educational activities, curriculum design, and simulation.
• Excellent written and oral communication, cross-cultural awareness and teamwork in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Problem-solving, resilience and planning skills in a resource-limited context.