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Jinja, Uganda

Full-time

Deadline:

29 Jan 2024

Before 1906, Jinja was a fishing village that benefited from being located on long-distance trade routes. The origin of the name “Jinja” comes from the language of the two peoples (the Bagandaand the Basoga) that lived on either side of the River Nile in the area. In both languages “Jinja” means “Rock”. In most of Africa, rivers like the Nile hindered migration, this explains the ethnic boundaries along the Nile as one moves north from the river’s source on the northern shores of Lake Victoria.

However the area around Jinja was one place where the river could be breached due to the large rocks near the Ripon Falls. Here, on either bank of the river, were large flat rocks where small boats could be launched to cross the river. These rock formations were also accredited with providing a natural moderator for the water flow out of Lake Victoria. For the original local inhabitants, the location was a crossing point, for trade, migration and as a fishing post.

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Jinja district service commission jobs 2022

Enrolled Midwife job at Jinja District Service Commission

Jinja District Service Commission

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the under listed vacant post. Applications should be submitted in triplicate on Public Service Commission Form No. 3 (2008) to the Secretary District Service Commission, P.O. Box 1551, Jinja to be received not later than 29th January 2024.

Application forms are obtainable from the Public Service Commission - Farmers House Kampala or any District Service Commission offices. Hand written applications with detailed CVs are also acceptable. Applications should bear the title of the post and the reference number specified against the post. Applicants should attach three sets of certified photocopies of their full academic certificates, transcripts and slips, national identification and three recently certified passport size photographs. Serving officers should route their applications through their Responsible Officers who should be informed of the closing date to avoid late submissions. Applicants who shall not hear from the District Service Commission on completion of the selection exercise should consider themselves unsuccessful.

The main duties of the Enrolled Midwife are to provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to women and their newborns, to identify and manage complications, to refer high-risk cases to the appropriate level of care, and to promote maternal and child health education and counseling.
The Enrolled Midwife also has to work in collaboration with other health workers, community leaders and stakeholders to improve the quality and accessibility of maternal and neonatal health services.