Medical Doctor

Title: Medical Doctor

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.

Medical Doctors are providing outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients according to adapted and updated medical knowledge and universal hygiene standards in order to improve the patients/beneficiaries health conditions.

 

Tasks & Duties

• Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose and prevention. Carry out outpatient and inpatient consultations, prescribing the necessary treatment
• Check and control the rational distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility and take care the quality, disinfection and sterilization of the medical material. Assure general compliance with standing hygiene standards
• Ensure ongoing training of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the quality of care
• Manage the team under his/her direct responsibility supervising their performance

 

Essential requirements

• Registered in medical association in country of residence
• At least two years of relevant and substantial clinical work experience after graduation
• Fluency in English
• Advanced computer literacy

 

Desirable requirements

• Training in tropical medicine and/or STDS
• Experience in emergency medicine
• 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/medical-doctor/

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.