Institute Nurse at Holistic Empowerment Development Foundation (HEDF)
- Company: Holistic Empowerment Development Foundation (HEDF)
- Location: Uganda
- State: Uganda
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: Healthcare Jobs in Uganda
Job Description
Institution HEDEF Islamic and Vocational Institute
Department Campus Administration
Reports to Entebbe Campus Administrator / Principal
Duty station HEDEF Entebbe Campus, Entebbe, Uganda
Role category Campus administrative support
Recruitment focus Male applicant for the Entebbe Campus vacancy
Contract As stated in the appointment letter and institutional policy
Job purpose
To provide safe, confidential and timely first-line nursing care, first aid, health education, referral and follow-up for learners and staff. The Nurse will maintain a healthy learning environment, support emergency preparedness and coordinate appropriately with families, health facilities and public-health authorities
Key duties and responsibilities
Clinical assessment first aid and referral
- Assess illness or injury, provide first aid and nursing care within scope, document findings and determine whether return to class, observation or referral is appropriate.
- Stabilise emergencies, activate the emergency-response plan, arrange safe referral and communicate with authorised contacts.
- Follow up referred cases and support safe return to learning in line with clinical advice and reasonable accommodation.
- Recognise and escalate symptoms suggesting serious illness, mental-health crisis, abuse, poisoning or communicable disease.
Medicines supplies and treatment-room management
- Store, administer and record medicines only when legally authorised and supported by valid instructions and institutional procedures.
- Maintain secure stock records, expiry checks, cold-chain arrangements where applicable and timely replenishment of first-aid and clinical supplies.
- Keep the treatment area clean, private, accessible and ready for use, with safe sharps and healthcare-waste disposal.
- Maintain serviceable first-aid kits and emergency information at designated campus locations.
Method of Application
Interested applicants should submit:- An application letter.
- An updated curriculum vitae (CV).
- Copies of relevant academic documents.
- Three (3) relevant professional referees, including their contact details.
