Medical Doctor Job in Dadaab - MSF-Switzerland

Job Title: Medical Doctor – ITFC Department

Location: Dagahaley, Dadaab Refugee Camp

Start date: as soon as possible

Length of contract: 1 year (with possibility of extension)

Employer: MSF Switzerland (MSFCH) is a humanitarian medical organization providing emergency medical aid to populations in need.

Main Tasks:

• Ensure and organize medical activities for patient population in accordance to the context.
• Responsible for the supervision and training of the team.

Function responsibilities:

• Supervision of the ITFC and ICU Wards with a bed capacity of 200 beds
• Participate in the organisaion of the ward in collaboration with nurses/team supervisors
• Ensure 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 heath team and more particularly staff carrying out medical activities.
• Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnosis and prevention
• In-charge of new needs identification, in terms of drugs and medical equipment, in line with

Requirements:

• Degree in Medicine from a recognised Institution and must be registered with relevant body
• At least 2 years experience in a ITFC Ward
• Fluent in English
• Good communication, negotiation and organisational skills.
• Humanitarian spirit, flexible and able to work in a demanding and challenging work environment, able to work to strict deadlines and under pressure.
• Motivated with a demonstrated ability to adapt to new working methods.
• Ability to live and work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment.

Send your CV, motivation letter, copies of relevant documents, mentioning on the envelope “ Medical Doctor – ITFC Department” to:

The Medical Coordinator
MSF-Switzerland, Kenya Mission
P.O. Box 25091 – 00603
Lavington, Nairobi

Deadline: 4th November, 2011

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