Paediatrician at Médecins Sans Frontières MSF spain - Zamfara State
Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctor without Borders (MSF), founded in 1971, is an international humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical assistance to population in danger in more than 60 countries. MSF has been present in Nigeria for 20 years.
- Médecins Sans Frontières is an international independent medical-humanitarian organization, which helps populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, creed, or political affiliation.
Job Title: PAEDIATRICIAN
Location: (BASED IN ZURMI/FIXTERM CONTRACT STARTING WITH 6 MONTHS /LEVEL 9)
Main Purpose
- Providing outpatient and/or inpatient paediatric care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the new-bom and child/beneficiaries health conditions.
Job Description
Applying medical knowledge and skills to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of children, ensuring integrated new-born and paediatric care through Emergency, OPD, and IPD services in New-borns and cases of malnutrition. Prescribing the necessary treatment, respecting MSF protocols.
- Collaborating closely with the different department of the hospital (e.g. Maternity), Knowing and ensuring all updated MSF medical protocols and universal precautions are followed and implemented, reducing bio-hazard risks and improving infection control.
- As an expert in paediatrics, proposing strategy (modification on current new-born and paediatric care management) and implementing them after validation of Operation and Paediatric Advisor.
- Ensuring on-going new-bom and paediatric training (formal and bedside) of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the new-born and paediatric quality of care. Reviewing and discussing selected complicated cases or mistakes and giving technical input.
- Keeping patients and their families informed of the illness and the treatment to follow, checking that they have been understood. Ensuring professional autonomy and confidentiality are respected and a good attitude and proper bedside manner towards the patient and their care takers and the rest of the medical team.
Requirements
- Education: Medical Doctor diploma in a recognized university
- Peadiatrics qualification preferred
- Experience: 3 years experience minimum as a Medical Doctor in paediatric hospital
- Experience in other NGO’s and/or developing countries is desirable
- Language: Essential English and Hausa languages are desirable
- Knowledge :Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet).
- Updates his/her knowledge before each mission, according to the most updated MSF new-born and pediatric protocols
- Competencies: People Management and Development, Results and Quality Orientation, Behavioral Flexibility, commitment to MSF Principles, Teamwork and Cooperation.
Application Deadline: 25/03/2025 at 17:00
How To Apply
- Interested applicants can submit their motivation letters, updated CV and relevant academic certificates.
Application should be addressed to: MSF SPAIN. Click Here To Apply online
- DROP TO MSF SPAIN, Zurmi A long Rukudawa road, after zurmi general hospital, Zamfara State.
- With clearly written job tittle and updated contact numbers.
- Applications once submitted, will not be returned to applicants.
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