Médecins
Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, humanitarian, non-governmental
organisation providing assistance to people in need as a result of natural and
man-made disasters, irrespective of race, religion, ideology or politics.
Function: Clinical
Officer
Number of vacancies: 2
Location: AGOK
Scope of responsibilities:
The
Clinical Officer supports the Medical doctor or Medial Team Leader and will
hold the following scope of responsibilities.
- Provide medical consultation to all in- and outpatients according to MSF protocols.
- Ensure and Organise medical activities for patients and / or a population in accordance to the context, to MSF protocols and to universal hygiene standards taking in to consideration quality and continuity of care.
- Ensure supervision and training of the paramedical team.
- To respect and promote the universal hygiene standards.
- Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnosis and prevention (helped by clinical examination, laboratory results and exams available).
- If possible prescribe relevant treatment according to MSF guidelines and protocols.
- Ensure a medical follow up of quality and if necessary (and possible) refer to other health facilities.
- Apply hygiene standards in all medical activities.
- Collaborate with nurses and team supervisor in indicating the needs in medical equipment and drugs.
- Participate in the organization of the ward in collaboration with the nurses or team supervisor
- Check the good course of medical activities with in the ward (prescription correctly applied, necessary follow-up done……….)
- Participate in the development of the plan of action
- Monitor the medical activities, analyse them in the context, with the public health approach and make propositions of possible evolution if necessary.
- Report immediately to the technical referent any problem arising in the service, especially the loss/robbery /damage of medical equipment or medicines.
Recruitment criteria:
Education: Clinical Officer Diploma ( 4 years
of Study). This function is valid only for countries where the diploma exists.
Experience:
- At least one year professional experience in hospital set up.
- MSF Experience is added advantage.
- Language: Fluent spoken and written English and Arabic
Personal qualities: Organisational skills, rigour,
flexibility, ability to work with multi-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary and
multi- cultural people, open –minded, good communication skills, ability to
listen, dipomacy
Interested
South Sudanese candidates are invited to submit their application letter and a
detailed CV to the MSF Switzerland office, Hai Cinema in Juba.
Short-listed
candidates will be invited to an interview.
