Medical Doctor at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Code: MD01400
Locations: Skinkafi & Zumri, Zamfara
Report to: Medical Activity Manager
Report to (functional): Project Medical Referent
Area: Medical & Paramedical
Working Hours: 48 Hours per Week
Contract Duration: Upon Request Only
Expected Start Date: 20th March 2022
Level: 9

Main Purpose

• Provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients / beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the patients / beneficiaries health conditions.

Context Specific Accountabilities

• Participate actively to any emergency assessment ,explo-action or intervention engaged by NIMERT team in an emergency settings
• Carry out outpatient and inpatient consultations, prescribing the necessary treatment respecting MSF protocols
• Be a key person in emergency pool, well trained and available
• Participate in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data, checking its validity and informing the line manager or project coordinator about any problem or complication that may arise l.
• Carry out the assessment with support of his supervisor by respecting MSF standard guidelines and protocols
• Participate in pre rapid assessment briefing, in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data, in writing explo report
• Ensure that emergency pool members are trained in order to optimize the quality of the explo or intervention.
• Detect any need of training among the team and propose to the supervisor;
• Assist to every training or meeting organized for capacity building
• Have knowledge in tropical medicine and medical/humanitarian diseases outbreaks response like Measles,Cholera,Meningitis,Nutrition crisis,IDPs,yellow fever,VHFs,malaria,vaccination campaign
• Ensures vaccination according to age and protocol or vaccination strategy) etc;
• Ensures that all members of emergency pool promote and maintain confidentiality regarding all medical information for beneficiaries.
• Identify and ensure prompt referral of patients if needed and according to the security context during the explo-action or intervention while providing support to other members of emergency pool when needed.

Requirements
Education:

• MBBS Certificate, Desirable certificate in Tropical Medicine and Emergency Response Training (ERT).

Experience:

• 2 years’ minimum experience as a Medical Doctor or in clinical work.
• Knowledge in tropical medicine and medical/humanitarian outbreaks and good understanding of medical emegerncy response. Post-registration experience in Public Health, obs and gynae, pediatrics, infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS/STDs, TB, general practice, general medicine or minor surgery.

Languages:

• Essential-English and Hausa.

Knowledge:

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel, Power Point).

Competencies:

• People Management
• Commitment to MSF Principles
• Flexibility
• Result Oriented
• Teamwork, good spirit
• Pro-active, initiative, reactive and anticipative,