Paediatrician
Caption An MSF paediatrician examines her patient Abubakar, in the neonatal ward at Gondama Referral Centre (GRC), Bo District, Sierra Leone. © Lam Yik Fei
Working with us as a paediatrician is demanding and very rewarding.
From managing Intensive Therapeutic Feeding Centres during a nutrition crisis to caring for children struck by cerebral malaria, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) paediatricians provide lifesaving care every day in our projects.
Responsibilities
Paediatricians are based in projects.
You will often care for children affected by some or all of the following:
1. Malaria
2. Malnutrition
3. HIV/AIDs or TB
4. Injuries sustained in a conflict zone
5. Trauma
6. Tropical Diseases
Application guide
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Role requirements
7. Proven professional experience after registration – ST3 level for paediatricians. We are however flexible, and will also take all relevant experience into account where possible.
8. Current or recent clinical experience
9. Full GMC or Irish Medical Council Registration (doctors without this will need to provide a transcript of training, from a recognised training faculty and proof of original registration in the country they are registered in)
10. Available for a minimum of nine months
11. Minimum of three months’ work, volunteering or travel experience in low- and/or middle-income countries
12. Willingness to work in unstable areas
13. Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team
14. Flexible and able to manage stress
15. Able to provide training and supervision to others
16. Fluency in English
17. Diploma level of training in tropical medicine and/or infectious disease (especially TB and HIV/AIDS) from a recognised training provider, for example, the London or Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (see FAQs for more on accepted training in Tropical Medicine).
Assets
18. Minor surgical and obstetrical experience
19. Managerial and supervisory experience
Languages
We're currently looking for paediatricians with good French or Arabic skills.
If you can speak French or Arabic you're much more likely to be accepted onto our register.
Your language level may be tested during the recruitment process.