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Medical Doctor at Médecins Sans Frontières

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Job Description

MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) provides life-saving emergency relief and longer-term medical care to some of the most vulnerable and excluded communities around the world. As an independent medical humanitarian organisation, we deliver care based only on need, regardless of ethnic origin, gender, religion or political affiliation.

MSF relies on donations from private individuals and organisations for the majority of its income. This private funding gives MSF the freedom to respond where needs are greatest and to speak out publicly, free from any political interference.

MSF has around 63,000 local and international staff working in over 70 countries, in some of the most challenging places in the world. Our medical humanitarian projects are supported by offices in 44 countries, including the UK and Ireland. These teams recruit staff, organise fundraising, and raise awareness on the humanitarian crises our colleagues are witnessing, as well as running different and diverse support activities. MSF offices are spread across Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australasia.

At MSF UK/IE, we support MSF's operations by building relationships with our supporters, increasing awareness of our work, raising funds, providing specialist medical expertise, ensuring MSF staff have access to relevant higher education programmes, catalysing change on medical humanitarian issues, and recruiting field staff. MSF UK/IE personnel are dynamic, hard-working, enthusiastic and committed to MSF's values and aims. In addition MSF continues to build upon its presence in Ireland to become a widely recognised, accepted and respected humanitarian organisation among Irish audiences, and within the Irish humanitarian and political sector.

Medical Doctor

Being a Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) medical doctor is exciting and eye-opening work.

From caring for people living with neglected tropical diseases to conducting rounds to survey trauma patients in a large Ministry of Health hospital after a bout of conflict, MSF’s doctors provide life-saving care every day in our projects.

ASSETS

  • Minor surgical and obstetrical experience
  • Managerial and supervisory experience
  • Paediatric, ER or other specialisations

Job Industry

Medical / Health Care And Social Assistance

Job Salary Currency

Job Salary Fixed

No

Key Deliverables

Being a medical doctor with MSF can be a challenging role, and the needs are very diverse depending upon the project you work in. Medical doctors are based in the project, and will often care for people affected by some or all of the following:

  • Malaria
  • Malnutrition
  • HIV/AIDs or TB
  • Injuries sustained in a conflict zone
  • Trauma
  • Tropical Diseases

Essential Qualities

Essential Qualities
  • 2 years’ experience minimum working within the NCD-area (can be within medical training**)**
  • Completed postgraduate training in an accredited EM specialty training program from a country where EM is a recognized specialty (e.g. Belgium, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Canada, United States, etc.) with a minimum of 3 years of postgraduate training in EM and current certification from a recognized certifying body.
  • A minimum of 3 years' professional experience after registration – ST3 level
  • Current or recent clinical experience
  • Full GMC or Irish Medical Council Registration
  • Available for a minimum of 3 month.
  • Minimum of six months’ relevant work, volunteering, or travel experience in low-income countries
  • Willingness to work in unstable areas.
  • Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team.
  • Able to provide training and supervision to others.
  • Fluency in English
  • 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)

Languages

We are always looking for doctors with good French or Arabic skills.

If you speak French or Arabic to the appropriate B2 level where you can be placed in a French or Arabic speaking mission such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Chad or Yemen, you're much more likely to be accepted onto our register.

Your language level may be tested during the recruitment process.

Application Process

*MSF Ireland can only accept applications for field positions from Irish residents who have a valid permit to work in Ireland. If you do not have this, we cannot accept your application.

Please apply via the MSF Ireland website: https://www.msf.ie/job-profiles/medical-doctor


Close Date

01/09/2025

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