For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies. Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations. MdM currently works in 44 countries across all continents where it focuses on 4 priority areas: caring for the health of migrants and displaced persons, promoting sexual and reproductive health, harm reduction associated with drug use, emergencies and crisis.Violence in the northeast of Nigeria has caused massive displacement and at the same time restricted movement: it has disrupted food supplies, seriously hindered access to basic services, and limited agricultural activities.
Since February 2016, as humanitarian access is increasing, extreme food insecurity and malnutrition conditions have been revealed in Borno state.
MdM has started since October 2016 an emergency response to this crisis, in the Borno state and is looking for experienced human resources to join the team and consolidate its intervention towards vulnerable internally displaced people and host population. In 2017, MDM strategy in Borno state will focus on improving access to: 1) Free comprehensive PHC services, 2) Quality nutrition treatment for malnourished children, 3) Mental health and psychosocial support, 4) Lifesaving medical care, holistic referral services for survivors of gender based violence.**
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the management of the health program coordinator, you are responsible for overseeing the quality of the doctors and community health officers consultations and other medical activities as needed, through formal and on-the-job training and supervision.
More specifically, your activities are:
-Identify needs, implement and supervise trainings for all healthcare staff, with a focus on doctors and community health officers (CHO)
-Work in close collaboration with other MdM trainers to implement trainings
-Coordinate with medical supervisor to conduct field activities
-Oversee the quality of the doctors and CHO activities
-Conduct trainings and follow up for community health volunteers on all aspects of health promotion
-Ensure direct care to patients when necessary
-Support the referral of medical cases under supervision of the medical supervisor
-Compile data for inclusion in medical reports
-Attend to external medical meetings upon request
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Status : Employee
Contract : Fixed-term contract
Duration : 6 months
Starting date: ASAP
Based in Maiduguri
Single posting
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:
Medical doctor degree
Relevant experience in training medical teams
Experience in health promotion activities
Experience in working with local authorities, partners
Ability to work with multi-national team
Reactivity, anticipation, adaptability
Excellent organizational skills
Good writing, computer and communication skills
Capacity to work and to live in tense conditions
Languages: fluent English is required
You are committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and motivated by its non-statutory, NFP model.
TELEPHONE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Médecins du Monde reserves the right to fill the vacancy before the closing date for applications.
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More Information
- Job City Borno State