Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Switzerland is an international,
humanitarian, non-governmental organisation providing assistance to
people in need as a result of natural and man-made disasters,
irrespective of race, religion, ideology or politics.
MSF Switzerland (MSF-CH) is currently seeking to employ a qualified candidate for the following position:
Function: Medical Doctor, Surgeon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Location: Agok, South Sudan
Duration: 1 year Fixed Term
Scope of Responsibilities:
The Medical Doctor will be supporting the Agok project in
South Sudan under the supervision of the Medical team Leader (MTL).
He/She will have the following scope of responsibilities;
Ensure and organise medical activities for patients and/or a
population in accordance to the context, to MSF protocols and to
universal hygiene standards taking into consideration quality and
continuity of care
Ensure supervision and training of a team
Be responsible to the medical team in OT
Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnosis and prevention
(helped by clinical examination, laboratory results and exams
available)
If necessary prescribe relevant treatment according to MSF guidelines and protocols
Ensure a medical follow-up of quality and if necessary (and possible) refer to other health facilities
Apply hygiene standards in all medical activities
Keep informed the patient and his family about any development
Collaborate with nurses and team supervisor in indicating the needs in medical equipment and drugs
Has an obligation to contribute and monitor the ward pharmacy: availability of the relevant drugs and medical material
Has an obligation to contribute and monitor the quality of the
disinfection and sterilization process of the material and medical
equipment
Is in charge of new needs identification, in terms of drugs
and medical equipments, in line with pathologies met in his/her medical
practice
Participate to the organisation of the ward in collaboration with nurses and/or team supervisor
Check the good course of medical activities within the ward (prescription correctly applied, necessary follow-up done…)
Organise and work in collaboration with other wards and departments
Supervise, motivate and train a multidisciplinary health team
and more particularly staff carrying out medical activities (formal and
informal training)
Could propose protocols and guideline for medical activities if doesn’t exist (after validation by the technical referent)
According to MSF protocols and guidelines, and in order to
ensure continuity of care when the he/she is not on the spot, could be
asked to define treatment protocols or treatment adaptation to be
applied by nurses
Participate in the development of the plan of action
Monitor the medical activities, analyse them in the context,
with a public health approach and make propositions of possible
evolution if necessary
Report immediately to the technical referent any problem
arising in the service, especially the loss/ robbery/damage of medical
equipment or medicines.
Organise and carry out Minor and major surgery activities in a Mission,
taking into
consideration MSF protocols and hygiene standards.
Will be encouraged to perform surgeries to his/her capacity
and if need be request for referral of cases to other facilities
recommended by MSF
Recruitment criteria:
Education:
Recognized medical doctor degree and
Registered with Medical practitioners and dentist board.
Experience:
Experience in Surgeries during and after internship
Language:
Fluent spoken and written English.( Computer Literate)
Personal Qualities:
Organisation skills,
Rigour,
Flexibility,
Ability to work with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment,
Open-minded,
Good communication skills,
Ability to listen, and
Diplomatic.
Interested candidates are invited to submit their application letter and a detailed CV via email to: msfch.juba.HR@gmail.com
Deadline to receive applications is on 15th October 2014
Only Short-listed candidates will be invited for interviews.
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