Providing quality medical care to children on paediatric, nutrition and/or neonatal wards in very close collaboration with other profiles such as midwives, nurses, health promoters, and logisticians.
Responsible for the paediatric, nutrition and/or neonatal ward, do bedside teaching and organise trainings for the medical and paramedical staff in all aspects relating to paediatrics in order to help build the capacity of local staff to provide quality care for children, adapted to the local context.
Some of the responsibiities can be :
- Applying medical knowledge and skills to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of children, ensuring integrated new-born and paediatric care through Emergency, OPD, and IPD services in New-borns and cases of malnutrition.
- Collaborating closely with the different departments of the hospital (e.g. Maternity), Knowing and ensuring all updated MSF medical protocols and universal precautions are followed and implemented, reducing bio-hazard risks and improving infection control.
- Ensuring on-going new-born and paediatric training (formal and bedside) of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the new-born and paediatric quality of care.
- Reviewing and discussing selected complicated cases or mistakes and giving technical input.
Requirements
- Completed residency in paediatrics
- Diploma in tropical medicine or at least 1 year of relevant experience in a tropical context is highly desirable
- Relevant clinical experience is desirable
- Experience in Pedicatric or Neonatal ICU is desirable
- Flexible to work with adults patients depending on circumstances
- Availability of 6 - 12 months per each assignment
- Adhere to our Behavioral Commitments and MSF Charter
Checklist
Please consider the following criteria for working with MSF:
Applicants must be residents or domiciles of one of the following regions: Cambodia, Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, or Vietnam. Only applications from these regions will be processed by the MSF HK office. If you are not a resident or citizen of one of the listed areas, please visit our international page to find your nearest MSF office. |
Have you reviewed the MSF Charter and principles as part of your application?
Have you reviewed the Selection Process page and understood the key information about life on a mission — including security, cultural considerations, and living conditions — as well as what MSF offers to international mobile staff and the assessment process?
Do your qualifications and experience align with the key requirements of the role?
Are you aware of our behavioural commitments and the ongoing actions we take to foster a work environment free from harassment, exploitation, and abuse?
Do you understand that this application is for inclusion in MSF’s international mobile staff pool, and that specific assignments will only be determined after a successful application?
Are your resume and all supporting documents prepared in English?
Welcome to Your MSF Journey
📌 Important Notes:
- Please ensure that all supporting documents and your resume are submitted in English.
- - Only applications from the following regions will be processed by the MSF HK office: Cambodia, Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, or Vietnam.
Thank you for your interest in joining Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Now that you’ve reviewed the information above, we invite you to begin your application process.
Step 1: Complete Your Online Application
You have 30 calendar days from the date of account creation to submit your application.
If you do not hear from us within 12 weeks of submission, you may consider your application unsuccessful.
Due to the high volume of applicants and the limited number of field positions, priority will be given to multilingual candidates, particularly those fluent in French, Spanish, or Arabic, in line with our current recruitment needs.
If you have any questions or encounter any issues during the application process, please don’t hesitate to contact us at:
📧 field.recruitment@hongkong.msf.org