Community Health Aide (St. Elizabeth, Jamaica) - St. Elizabeth Health Services (SRHA)

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), a Statutory Body under the Ministry of Health & Wellness responsible for the management and operation of Public Health Services within the Parishes of Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth, invites applications from suitably qualified persons for the following position in the ST. ELIZABETH HEALTH SERVICES: COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDE (HSC/HS 4) – Vacant

SANTA CRUZ HEALTH DISTRICT– 2 positions

(Salary range $1,545,377 - $1,836,968 per annum and any allowance (s) attached to the post)

Job Summary
The incumbent will be responsible for working cooperatively with families in the community in order to identify health related problems and bring them to health professionals. He/she is directly responsible to the Community Nurse and is expected to work co-operatively with all members of the health team.

Specific Knowledge Required

• Knowledge of community health.
• Practical experience of giving simple nursing care.
• Good communication skills.

Qualification & Experience

• Two (2) ‘O’ Level/CXC subjects; English Language compulsory.
• HEART TRUST certification in Community Health Aide/ Healthcare Assistant.
• Public health and/or service industry experience would be an asset.

Key Responsibilities

• Teach simple health facts to the people of the community he/she serves.
• Encourage and advise parents and guardians to have their children completely immunized against infectious diseases.
• Encourage the regular attendance of infants to the Child Welfare Clinic from an early age.
• Give simple nursing care to those individuals where this type of care is indicated e.g. bed baths
• Assist the Community Nurses and District Midwives in ensuring that all expectant mothers in the area receive adequate pre-natal and post-natal care.
• Participate in information gathering or data collection activities.
• Record feedback on health problems and related interventions conducted in the community.
• Motivate and refer clients to health facilities for investigation and/or treatment.
• Assist in organizing and participating in interventions initiated by the health department.

Applications along with resume should be sent no later than April 15, 2024 to:
The Senior Human Resource Officer
St. Elizabeth Health Department
1 Brigade Street
Black River, St. Elizabeth
E-Mail – sehdpersonneldept@gmail.com
NB. WE THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR THEIR INTEREST, BUT ONLY SHORTLISTED
APPLICANTS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED.