Job Description

From managing intensive therapeutic feeding centres during a nutrition crisis, to caring for children struck by cerebral malaria, our paediatricians provide lifesaving care every day.

Being a paediatrician with MSF is demanding and very rewarding. As a paediatric doctor you may be required to respond to a measles epidemic, manage hospital care for severely ill neonates, address the needs of malnourished children, or work with displaced families and refugees.

That’s the key moment in everyone’s life – the first few minutes – and they can have a key impact on your chances of survival. Roberta Petrucci, MSF paediatrician

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Being an MSF paediatrician can be a challenging and exciting role. Depending on the project you work in, the role will involve some or all of the following:

Responsibilities

Apply medical knowledge and skills to the diagnosis and treatment of children in the project
Manage, train and supervise the paediatric team
Ensure integrated newborn and paediatric care through emergency, outpatient and inpatient department services
Treat cases of malnutrition in line with protocols and universal precautions
Propose modifications to current paediatric care management, implementing them once approved by the paediatric adviser
Ensure quality of care by giving ongoing training to the multidisciplinary medical/paramedical team, reviewing complicated cases and providing technical advice
Keep patients and families informed of the treatment to be followed, checking that they have understood
Ensure that professional autonomy and confidentiality are respected, and demonstrate a good attitude and bedside manner towards patients and their caregivers
Monitor the proper functioning of the department and its patient flow; provide advice on the organisation of different paediatric wards, including admission, transfer and discharge criteria
Provide advice on the procedure for referrals from the maternity and post-delivery wards
Contribute to data analysis, monitoring and reporting with a view to improving quality of care

Depending on our activities and needs, your responsibilities may be adapted and evolve according to the specific projects.

You will not face these challenges alone; other MSF team members (both international and locally hired staff) will provide technical support, including comprehensive guidelines and protocols.

Requirements

Medical doctor degree
Paediatrics specialisation or ongoing specialisation, with a minimum of three years’ professional experience in paediatrics
Recent clinical experience (at least six months within the last 24 months)
IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Fluency in English and/or French
Available for a minimum three months
Commitment to MSF’s work and values
Strong team player
Willingness to work in all kinds of contexts worldwide, including unstable areas
Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team
Flexible and able to manage stress
Self-driven with a solution-orientated approach
Ability to train others

Assets

Fluency in Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic or Russian
Experience working in developing countries
People management experience

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