Vacancy Announcement

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world. 

Our Work In Sierra Leone:

Partners In Health Sierra Leone (PIHSL) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals.

• • Act as patients’ advocate
  • Assess and identify vulnerable patients, and link them with the available social support program.
  • Receive referral information and instructions from the Hospital Social Work Lead or clinical leads
  • Accompany patients through Koidu Government Hospital, counseling patients on the process and insisting on correct, legal costs of treatment.
  • Visit vulnerable patients who have been admitted each working day, counsel them on their conditions and note questions, concerns, and information about their social problems, and discuss them with the Hospital Social Work Lead or Clinical Lead.
  • Liaise with nurses and administrators to ensure proper care of patients and continue with good relationships and teamwork
• Additional Responsibilities:

• Assist patient with discharge process home or; referrals to outside facilities
• Liaise with PIH Finance and SHIS Department
• Perform such other duties, related to the department, project, and/or job description, as may be required by the Hospital Social Work Lead. 

• Preferably must have completed an Ordinary National Diploma or Higher National Diploma in Social work or related field of study.

∙       Experience in Social Work preferred       

∙       Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, must be able to take initiative and problem-solve, be a creative thinker, and must be flexible.

∙       Ability to work well with a team, be dependable, and hard-working.

∙       Ability to be adaptable and function in a busy work environment.

∙       Commitment to social justice and human rights.

∙       Must NOT hold dual employment from private or national consolidated funds