About the Organization
Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, not-for-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in distress, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.
About the job
Job Title: Medical Doctor
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Contract: 208 working hours per month
Main Purpose
Provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards.
Job Description
Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose and prevention. Carry out outpatient and inpatient consultations, prescribing the necessary treatment respecting MSF protocols.
Keep the patient and/or his/her family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow, checking they have understood.
Follow up the evolution of the hospitalized/IPD patients, through daily visits, consultations and examinations,
prescribing the necessary treatment following MSF protocols, deciding whether they can be discharged or transferred to other departments – in collaboration with other doctors- and informing their family about the patient’s evolution.
Check and control the rational distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility and take care the quality, disinfection and sterilization of the medical material. Assure General compliance with standing hygiene standards.
Participate in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data, checking its validity and informing the line manager or project coordinator about any problem or complication of the patients’ illness, medical error and monitors the proper functioning of the department, equipment or material.
Ensure ongoing training of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the quality of care.
Knows and ensures all MSF medical protocols are followed and implemented, checking universal precautions are followed at all times and reducing bio-hazard risks and improving infection control. Ensures Professional confidentiality Is respected.
Manage the team under his/her direct responsibility according to MSF HR policies and procedures, supervising their performance, organizing and scheduling shifts and rotations, directly participating in emergencies and on calls if necessary.
Treat all patients, caretaker with respect and dignity ensuring safe space for beneficiaries to express concerns and authority about their health and wellbeing- take to account all relevant details and provide feedbacks/ the needed support based on the resources available.
Active participation in the weekly presentations of medical topics for continuous medical education
Active participation in the morbidity and mortality reviews according to schedule.
Ensuring knowledge of updated MSF Guidelines and Protocols and Policies and implement all activities respecting the MSF policies and guidelines.
Respect MSF IPC policy while caring for the patients to protect against cross contamination.
Active participation in other project activities and meetings as required by supervisor.
Respect MSF inclusion and exclusion criteria ensuring that decisions on patients’ admission, internal movements and external referrals are done within the limits stipulated in the SOPs.
Follows the referral procedure, adhering to MSF referral guidelines seeking the validation of all referrals by the medical activity manager.
Participate in the morning medical meeting and ensure a handover is done before leaving the service.
Ensure punctuality in all shifts and ensure physical handover takes place between colleagues building continuity of care via mandatory documentation of orders and requests.
Conduct and participate in medical rounds as often as necessary to ensure patient safety.
Participate in the development of reforms in working strategies aimed at improving the general ways of working of team members.
Prevent all forms of abuse by maintaining professionalism and reporting all forms of abuse witnessed within the facility to your line manager or other constituted authorities.
Report all medical errors to supervisors
Ensure flexibility in duties and be available to perform other tasks as requested by the supervisor.
Requirements
Education: Medical Doctor with MBBS or MBChB
Experience: 2 years’ experience minimum as a Medical Doctor or in clinical work (can be within medical training). Desirable in tropical medicine, or post-registration experience in Public Health, obs and gynae, paediatrics, A, infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS/STDs, TB, general practice, general medicine or minor surgery.
Languages: Mission Language, English, Local language desirable
Knowledge: Essential computer literacy (Word, Excel)
Competencies:
People Management
Commitment
Flexibility
Results
Teamwork
Renumeration
According to MSF salary scale plus 13th month allowance equivalent to 1 month of gross salary.
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Application Closing Date
16th May, 2025.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Important Note
Qualified females are highly encouraged to apply.
Only successful applicants will be called for the next steps and are obligated to disclose any information about family member(s) currently in the employ of MSF-France in any location.
No monetary transactions, neither demands of favors in kind, nor other types of favoritism will be tolerated in the MSF recruitment process.
MSF reserves the right to refuse to hire a candidate who has benefitted from any such acts. All illicit demands may be pursued through the judicial system.
MSF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages any Nigerian citizen to apply irrespective of race, gender, religion, creed, political affiliation.
Dual Employment is considered gross misconduct and hence not acceptable.
MSF reserves the right to cancel any step or whole of the recruitment process at any stage.
MSF France takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their application.
References
Medecins Sans Frontieres, Careers at the Medecins Sans Frontieres, Medical Doctor at Medecins Sans Frontieres, accessed May 09, 2025