Topic: Jobs At Médecins Sans Frontières

Medical Doctors Job Vacancy At Médecins Sans Frontières

The French Section of Médecins Sans Frontières is recruiting for its project in Borno:
3 Medical Doctors
Open To Qualified Doctors

Context
Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.

Job Description

• General practitioner with interest in maternal health
• Team leader and management skills
• Flexibility to work in a mixed MOH and MSF environment
• Daily medical care of all the patients at the VVF-centre including selection of patients, pre-and postoperative care, preparation for discharge, referrals and follow-up
• Supervising physiotherapy and counseling activities
• Quality control of the care given: adherence to medical protocols, registration of complications, leading morbidity and mortality meeting
• Supervising data collection, data analysis and regular reporting
• Organizing proper care for the inoperable/incurable patients through partnerships with other organizations
• Initiating, and leading operational research in the field of vvf (after proper training provided by MSF)
• Leads outreach activities including active recruitment of patients
• Liaison between MSF and the National fistula program of Nigeria
• Observe and respect the MSF Charter and adhere to work schedule as per roster and on-call requirements;
• Treat the patient with respect, providing good quality care and ensuring privacy and confidentiality.

Required Skills and Conditions

• Nigerian Medical Diploma with minimum of 1 year of active clinical experience since graduation;
• General practitioner with interest in maternal health
• Team leader and management skills
• Flexibility to work in a mixed MOH and MSF environment
• Strong work ethic, commitment to humanitarian objectives and patient care;
• Motivation, flexibility and capacity to work as a team and in emergency program;
• Preferably female, from Northern Nigeria and speaking one or more local languages

Work Location

• Maiduguri, Borno State (Nigeria).

Contract

• Unlimited contract duration starting as soon as possible
• 208 working hours per month and roster flexibility required

Apply here

Closing Date: 06/06/2015

Jobs At Médecins Sans Frontières