Job Openings at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Location : Mathare/Eastland’s Project
Length of contract : 3 months’ probation period-renewable based on performance
Application deadline: 22nd April 2021 

Main Purpose

Provide nursing care, treatment and follow-up of patients, according to doctors’ prescriptions, protocols applied in service and universal hygiene standards/precautions, in order to ensure the quality and continuity of care for the targeted population.

Accountabilities

• Know, promote, implement and follow at all times the universal hygiene standards/precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control, security rules and other protocols and procedures in the medical premises and ensure high standards of hygiene of his/her working environment .
• Organize and carry out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, as well as assist them during consultations/ daily rounds and other medical procedures.
• Ensure patients are properly received and installed in the health service. Ensures that patients with lack of autonomy are assisted, especially regarding their feeding, personal hygiene, movements and comfort.
• Provision of Patient Centred care while respecting Medical ethics and confidentiality
• Carry-out admission, surveillance and follow-up of patients meaning assessment of their health state evolution, and identification of emergency situation or any deterioration,
• Participate in health education of the patient (and family) when necessary
• Supervise and train nurse-aids, nutritional assistants, cleaners and other related staff under his/her supervision in their work with special focus in following all appropriate protocols and procedures and ensuring team work
• Participate in the department-related pharmacy and medical equipment control and maintenance (carrying out inventories, carrying out stock takes of medicines and material at every team changeover, ensuring no material is taken out of nursing area/wards without prior authorisation, checking its quality and its functioning, storage conditions, doing follow-up of expired drugs, etc.).
• Carry-out and supervise administrative procedures and documents (fill in patients files, forms, consumptions, statistics, etc.), ensure an appropriate written/oral handover, and report any problematic situations and cases that may arise. Fill in all necessary registers and health files, participate in data collection and keep doctors/supervisors informed.
• For EMT, ensure triage of patients in waiting areas, wards or during emergencies, detecting the priority acute/emergency cases, carrying out first aid care when necessary and referring them to the doctor.
• If applicable, identify Sexually Gender Based Violence victims and refer them to the medical team, so they can receive the necessary treatment.
• Knows and is aware of the importance and appropriate use of the Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit
• Sends material to be sterilized and recuperates it from sterilization.

Requirements

Education:

• MUST be trained and certified as an Emergency Medical Technician, registered with the EMT’s board and have a valid practice license
• Additional: BLS, ATLS and ACLS certification an added advantage

Experience: Desirable 2 years of previous experience and previous experience in other NGO’s.

Languages: Local language, English and Kiswahili

Competences:

• Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, service
• Good communication skills, verbal and in written
• Ability to use good judgment and remain calm in high stress situations

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Location: Mathare Project, Nairobi
Start date : ASAP
Length of contract : Six months’ probation period, renewable based on performance
Application Deadline: 23rd April 2021

The Medical Team Leader is responsible for coordinating all medical activities to ensure quality of medical services given to MSF patients. He/she facilitates and strengthens collaboration in between all medical departments, provides technical support and closely monitors and analyses the medical activities. He/she will identify gaps and issues in the medical activities, devise strategies to improve medical services and will contribute innovative ideas to enhance the overall project. He/she works in close collaboration with the Project Coordinator.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Management of the Medical Activities

•  Monitoring activities and definition of objectives.
• Describe and analyse different activities of the project, Sexual Violence, Emergencies and surveillance, and AYSRH (Adolescents and Youth Sexual Reproductive Health) .

Programme implementation

• Ensure the implementation of medical activities as defined in Eastlands proposal together with the PC, the coordination and team in place;
• Ensures the quality of the medical care offered to patients in the different activities (Sexual Violence and emergencies)
•  Negotiate with the MOH counterparts for implementation of activities and adherence to medical protocols In collaboration with the Field Pharmacy and Project Coordinator
• He/She s responsible for monitoring consumption and medical stocks
• Ensure appropriate contents for the pre-positioned emergency stock (mass casualty plan) and ensure regular refreshment of the plan

To ensure adequate medical follow up for patients referred to referral institutions

• Identify/review and follow up of specialised referral hospital as per MSF activities and needs
• Takes the decision to refer patients, organises the follow up of referred patients and ensure quality care is provided to patients referred. If there are doubts on the care being provided to MSF patients, the issues should be raised as soon as possible with the medical coordination and the management of the referral hospital.
• Rationalize/organize and validate referral exams, costs and bills. All bills should be in accordance with the MoU with the relevant referral centre. d) Internal Communication and Meetings
•  To prepare the medical component of bi-annual MAP meetings and to co-present the information to coordination with the project coordinator
• To ensure that meeting minutes are taken at all medical meetings, checked for accuracy and circulated to relevant staff and the project coordinator with clearly identified action points and deadlines. To ensure the action points are completed within the allocated timeframe
• To represent MSF during specific meetings with MOH and partners on medical issues e) Coordination of Medical activities
• To hold regular discussions with the Project Coordinator about any challenges and issues faced by the medical team, protocol changes, research results etc and to report them to the medical coordinator and deputy medical coordinator when needed
• Participate in medical decisions and the development of medical objectives and strategies concerning program orientation.
• Together with the Project Coordinator, supervise the external activities (Emergency program and extension of SGBV program)

Internal Communication and Meetings

• To prepare the medical component of bi-annual MAP meetings and to co-present the information to coordination with the project coordinator
•  To ensure that meeting minutes are taken at all medical meetings, checked for accuracy and circulated to relevant staff and the project coordinator with clearly identified action points and deadlines. To ensure the action points are completed within the allocated timeframe
• To represent MSF during specific meetings with MOH and partners on medical issues

Coordination of Medical activities

• To hold regular discussions with the Project Coordinator about any challenges and issues faced by the medical team, protocol changes, research results etc and to report them to the medical coordinator and deputy medical coordinator when needed
• Participate in medical decisions and the development of medical objectives and strategies concerning program orientation.
• Together with the Project Coordinator, supervise the external activities (Emergency program and extension of SGBV program)

Human Resource Management

• Team composition – Define medical posts required for the project activities and draw up job descriptions
• Managing and guiding teams: Organise and supervise the work of their team members and organise and lead regular team meetings
• Carry out individual reviews of activity managers under his/her responsibility at least once a year and delegates implementation of reviews for other staff members
•  Define the team’s training needs in accordance with the project’s objectives and participates in the training of his team members through on the job training.
• Administrative framework: Follows internal regulations and other HR policies and documents in force, particularly in regards to the organisation of working hours. Refers to or asks for advice from the Field Administration Manager if necessary

Staff Health

• Oversees the implementation of the MSF staff health policy.

Representation and External communication

• Represent MSF at external meetings as required. 

Requirements

Education     

1. Medical Doctor MBBS
2. Training in Emergency Medicine, Sexual Reproductive Health , Public health is an asset (but not mandatory)

Experience     

Essential 5 years working experience as a Medical Doctor and 3 years MSF field experience in a Managerial position.

Languages     

• Fluent English and Kiswahili both written and spoken.
• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
• Strategic vision
•  Leadership
• Good Management and organizational skills

Knowledge/competencies     

• Planning, monitoring and evaluation skill
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team.
• Excellent reporting skills
• An interest in teaching and training of local and international staff.