Surgeon

vor 3 Wochen

Genf, Genf, Schweiz Medecins Sans Frontieres Vollzeit
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Surgeon to join our team at Medecins Sans Frontieres. As a key member of our surgical team, you will be responsible for providing high-quality medical care to patients in need.

Responsibilities
  • Undertake pre-operative consultations, evaluating the surgical risks with the anaesthetist, and obtaining the patient's signed consent to operate.
  • Carry out emergency and scheduled surgical interventions, providing post-operative clinical care and carrying out 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 analyze quantitative surgical data, supporting the organization of the operating schedule and monitoring the use of materials and equipment, advising on supply needs.
  • Organize the hospital emergency disaster response plan and run 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.
  • Available for a minimum of six weeks.
  • Commitment to MSF's work and values.
  • Strong team player.
  • Willingness 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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