MSF works with qualified, specialist, motivated surgical teams who provide high-quality care for patients.
Our surgical projects deliver high-quality standardised care (protocols, hygiene, technical platform and medicinal products) and, despite the unstable or remote settings in which we work, MSF provides the appropriate expatriate and local human resources to ensure the provision of high-quality care for patients.
Our need for surgeon and orthopaedic surgeons is increasing and critical for our projects because:
- They contribute their expertise to the overall care of patients.
- They also play a role in training and in sharing expertise with local doctors.
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
- Provide post-operative clinical care and carry 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
- Organise the hospital emergency disaster response plan and run practice drills
- Manage, train and supervise the surgical team
Requirements
- Certified Surgeon, who has attained Fellowship
- Ability to perform general surgery including Caesarean sections.
- Some experience in A&E and orthopedics is desirable (for Orthopaedic Surgeon)
- Valid degree and current license
- Ability to work with limited resources
- Availability of 8 – 12 weeks (minimum) per each assignment
- Willingness to work in unstable environments
- Adhere to our Behavioral Commitments and MSF Charter
Please refer to this website for details: www.orthosurgeon.msf.org
Checklist
Please consider the following criteria for working with MSF:
Have you read the principles of MSF?
Do you meet the general criteria for working in the field?
Do you meet the specific requirements for the role you are going to apply for?
Are you clear about what to expect from the life on a mission, including but not limited to security and cultural contexts, living conditions and stress from emergency work?
Do you know our behavioural commitments and our ongoing actions to promote a work environment free of harassment, exploitation and abuse?
Do you know what MSF offers to our field workers?
Have you read our arrangements on assessment?
Do you understand that this is an application for our field worker pool, and that you will be matched to a role later on if your application is successful?
Now that you have thoroughly understood the above, you are invited to begin your MSF journey with us.
First, you will complete the online application. Please note that you have 30 calendar days from account creation to application submission. If you do not hear from us within 12 weeks, you may consider your application unsuccessful.
Given the volume of applicants vis a vis needed positions in the field, please also note that priority processing will be given to multi-lingual (French, Spanish and/or Arabic) applicants as part of our hiring needs.
Should you need further clarifications or encounter problems while applying online, please contact us at: field.recruitment@hongkong.msf.org
