Orthopaedic Surgeon

Title: Orthopaedic Surgeon

Location: International Missions

Contract: Fixed term

 

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent medical humanitarian organisation

We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistics and administrative staff – most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality.

Orthopaedic surgeons are joining our surgical projects that deliver high-quality standardised care (protocols, hygiene, technical platform and medicinal products). Despite the unstable or remote settings in which we work, MSF provides the appropriate international and local human resources to ensure the provision of high-quality care for patients.

 

Tasks & Duties

• Organise, carry out and supervise orthopaedic surgery activities in close collaboration with medical and paramedical team in the emergency, intensive wards and operation theatre

• Ensure pre- and post-operative surgical care, in accordance with MSF procedures, protocols and universal hygiene standards in order to improve patients’ health conditions

• Collaborate with the anaesthetist in the collection of quantitative surgical and anaesthetist data and check the quality of the data encoding

• Provide ongoing guidance and training to the surgical team in line with MSF guidelines and protocols

 

Essential requirements

• Medical doctor degree
• Residency in Orthopaedics, specialisation in orthopaedic surgery
• 2 years of professional clinical experience
• English fluency
• Advanced computer literacy

 

Desirable requirements

• Previous experience in trauma and/or war surgery
• Professional experience supervising, managing or training staff
• Knowledge of other languages, in particular French and/or Arabic
• Previous international experience with INGOs, UN agencies, other humanitarian organisations, charities, etc.
• Experience working in developing countries

 

Key Personality Competencies

• Commitment to MSF Principles
• Cross-cultural awareness
• Flexibility and negotiation skills
• Ability to manage stress and work with limited resources
• Advanced team-working skills
• Results and quality orientation
• Willingness to work in unstable areas

 

TO APPLY:

Please find further information and the application link here: https://msf.gr/job-description/orthopaedic-surgeon/

All applications will be treated in strictest confidentiality.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

French Speakers are strongly encouraged to apply.

At Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), we are committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our employees. Our diversity fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our beneficiaries and the communities in which we work. We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, ethnicities, religions, beliefs, and ability status and all other diversity characteristic.