NURSE At Medecins Sans Frontières Borno

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT MAIDUGURI
NURSE (Fixed Term Renewable)

Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, international organisation. The organisation is made up mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open to all other professions which might help in achieving its aims.

Médecins Sans Frontières provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict. They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed, or political convictions. www.msf.org

The following vacancy is open to RESIDENTS IN NIGERIA.
Location: Maiduguri
Contract Period: definite (Subject to renew after a successful completion of the probation period)

Main Purpose

Providing nursing care, treatment and follow-up of patients, according to doctors’ prescriptions, protocols applied in service and universal hygiene standards/precautions, in order to ensure the quality and continuity of care for the targeted population

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Knowing, promoting, implementing, and following up the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control, security rules and other protocols and procedures in the medical premises and ensuring high standards of hygiene of his/her working environment.

• Respecting medical secrets and confidentiality at all times.

• Organizing and carrying out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, and assisting during consultations, daily rounds and other medical procedures. Participating in health education of the patient (and family) when necessary.

• Identifying Sexually Gender Based Violence victims and referring them to the medical team so they can receive the necessary treatment. Knowing and is aware of the importance and appropriate use of the Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit

• Ensuring patients are properly received and installed and that those with lack of autonomy are assisted, especially regarding their feeding, personal hygiene, movements, and comfort. For ER and OPD nurse, ensuring triage of patients in waiting areas, wards or during emergencies, detecting the priority acute/emergency cases, carrying out first aid care and referring them to the doctor when necessary.

• Sending material to be sterilized and recuperates it from sterilization.

• Carrying out admission, surveillance, and follow-up of patients (i.e. assessment of the evolution of their state of health and the identification of any emergency situation or deterioration

• Carrying and supervising administrative procedures and documents (fill in patient’s files, forms, consumptions, statistics, registers, health files, etc.), ensuring an appropriate written/oral handover, and reporting any problematic situations and cases that may arise. Participation in data collection and keeping doctors/supervisors informed .

• Participating in the department-related pharmacy and medical equipment control and maintenance (quality and its functioning, storage conditions, follow-up of expired drugs inventories, stock takes of medicines and material at every team changeover ensuring no material is taken out of nursing area/wards without prior authorisation, etc.)

• Perform cleaning and minor maintenance for biomedical equipment used. Following the user manual and protocols and alert supervisor in case of malfunctioning.

• Supervising and training nurse-aids, nutritional assistants, cleaners and other related staff under his/her supervision, ensuring teamwork and adherence to all appropriate protocols and procedures

MSF Context Specific Accountabilities

• Data Collection: implement data collection activities at the Hospital for the AMR studies through filling of Case report form (CRF).

• Support in keeping records of eligible patients who are enrolled for the study Nurse.

• Track patients enrolled in the study at NK Nutrition Hospital before discharge.

• Ensure that research ethics and data protection policy are always upheld during study.

• Ensure that the Lab results are available in-patient file.

• Support the site Coordinator in daily operations of the site OR activities

• Assist the site coordinator in providing logistics-stationary, printing for the study materials.

• Ensure that all necessary materials and equipment are available for data collection.

• Data Management: assign a unique identification number to participants to ensure confidentiality.

• Organize and manage collected data, ensuring that it is properly stored and secured.

• Assist the Data Entry Officer on quality data collection.

• Regularly Engaging with the hospital clinicians on clarifications on patient file.

• Assist the Site coordinator in writing field reports and meeting summaries for sharing with the research team.

• Providing report on the progress of activites from time to time.

Minimum Required Skills and Qualifications:

Education

• Essential recognized nurse degree/diploma

• Desirable Bachelor in Science of Nursing

Experience

• Desirable 2 years of previous experience and previous experience in other NGO’s.

• Demonstrable experience in supervising and training others in a team setting

• Knowledge of the patients flow MSF Nutrition Hospital would be desirable

Languages

• English, local language desirable

Knowledge

• Essential computer literacy in MS Office packages (Word, Excel, internet, SharePoint, OneDrive)

Competencies

• Results driven and quality service orientation

• Teamwork and Cooperation

• Behavioural Flexibility

• Commitment to MSF Principles

• Stress Management

How To Apply

MSF is an equal opportunity employer, both men and women are encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates should submit their application, including cover letter, resume and copy of relevant certificates and NYSC certificate/Exemption Letters using the link below:

Dead Line: Friday 22th August 2025

Please note only short-listed candidates will be notified and invited for interview; MSF Belgium takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their application.

Important:

• Dual Employment is considered gross misconduct and hence not acceptable.

• Applications should be sent through the indicated channel else application will not be entertained.

• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next steps.

• MSF reserves the right to cancel any step or whole of the recruitment process at any stage.