Surgical Specialist

vor 3 Wochen

Genf, Genf, Schweiz Medecins Sans Frontieres Vollzeit
{"Responsibilities": "Job Summary

As a Senior Surgeon with Medecins Sans Frontieres, you will be responsible for leading the surgical team and providing high-quality patient care in various contexts.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Undertake pre-operative consultations, evaluating surgical risks with the anaesthetist, and obtaining patient consent.
  • Carry out emergency and scheduled surgical interventions.
  • Provide post-operative clinical care and conduct ward rounds in collaboration with the anaesthetist, operating theatre nurse, and ward staff.
  • Coordinate the implementation of MSF clinical policies, tools, guidelines, and protocols.
  • Collect and analyse quantitative surgical data.
  • Support the organisation of the operating schedule and monitor the use of materials and equipment, advising on supply needs.
  • Organise the hospital emergency disaster response plan and conduct practice drills.
  • Manage, train, and supervise the surgical team.
Requirements:
  • Specialist surgery qualification.
  • Recent clinical experience (at least six months within the last 24 months).
  • At least one year's post-specialisation professional experience.
  • Willingness to work in various surgical fields (gynaecology/obstetrics, orthopaedics, skin grafts, war surgery).
  • IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
  • Fluency in English and/or French.
  • Availability for a minimum of six weeks.
  • Commitment to MSF's work and values.
  • Strong team player.
  • Will to work in all kinds of contexts worldwide, including unstable areas.
  • Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team.
  • Flexible and able to manage stress.
  • Self-driven with a solution-oriented approach.
  • Ability to train others.Assets:
    • Experience working in developing countries.
    • People management experience.
    • Fluency in Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, or Russian.
    • Versatile experience in different surgical fields such as caesarean sections, orthopaedics (including fixators) and skin grafts.
    • Training courses in humanitarian surgery in austere environments, as offered at the Royal College of Surgeons or the University of Louvain.
    "}

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