Gynaecologist

Project goal

Improve health outcomes of women and their families and alleviate the stress and psychological suffering of vulnerable people 

Project desciption

Blue Mission is partnering with IDEALS for the Karma project.  Karma (Arabic for “dignity”) is an initiative targeting refugee and host communities in the informal settlements of Lebanon’s South and Mount Lebanon Governorates, providing aid to women and their families. The programme entails outreach to refugee and host populations living in informal settlements in the South and Mount Lebanon to assess the mental and physical health needs of their residents, with an emphasis on women and their children. The outreach staff will perform exams, provide antenatal care to pregnant women and educate the community on a myriad of important subjects; contraceptives and family planning tools will be made available to women who would like to prevent or space out pregnancies. Beneficiaries who need counseling will be referred to the Blue Mission Centre for psychosocial intervention. The project will be staffed by a midwife, psychologists, art and drama therapists, a social worker, administrative staff and community liaisons who will aid in building trust and partnerships with the refugee community, the local Lebanese host population and leaders, be they municipal, informal or religious. 

The gynaecoogist will play an outreach role and visit the shelters to provide obstetrical care in high coordination with midwife, following WHO and other relevant guidelines as well as Lebanese law. The gynaecologist will provide one day a week health care related to gynecology and obstetrics to women living in informal settlements, including prevention, diagnosis and treatment, in high coordination with the midwife.

Main responsibilities and tasks

Capacity building/Awareness/outreach activities/Referral/Reporting

• Providing capacity building trainings to the team on sexual and reproductive health
• Support the development of educational material for sexual and reproductive health interventions
• Provide health care related to gynecology and obstetrics to women living in informal settlements, including prevention, diagnosis and treatment, in high coordination with the midwife
• Ensure the implementation of clinical policies, tools, guidelines and protocols related to gynecology and obstetrics in order to minimize clinical risk and to extend best reproductive practices.
• Ensure all the equipment is ready to use and medical supply and drugs are available, and ensure proper utilisation of equipment
• Respect patient privacy and confidentiality, and treat them with respect and care
• Refer pregnant women or women in need PHC centres hospitals for special care and laboratory investigation 
• Following WHO guidelines for antenatal care as well as other relevant guidelines and Lebanese law 
• Involve the patient in the decision making procedure
• Observe hygiene and aseptic technique in all procedure.
• Participate actively in the monitoring and the reporting of medical activities and ensure that data entry forms and templates are used correctly and data is managed timely and with high quality (patient files, forms, statistics, outreach reports) 
• Follow-up on selected individual patients in coordination with social worker, project manager and specialists and Ensure an acute transfer of information. 
• Refer to social worker for support if needed for any patients.

Education and professional experience

• Medical doctor and Gynecology specialist diploma Registration with the Lebanese Order of Obstetrician
• At least 2 years of experience in related field
• Desirable previous experience with NGO
• Desirable experience in training/mentoring/coaching staff

Required Skills

• Adherence to Blue Mission’s values, policies and protocol and capacity to enforce procedures
• Excellent understanding of the Lebanese humanitarian context, and specifically the South governorate
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
• Arabic native speaker and very good proficiency in English, written and oral
• Experience in reporting, monitoring and evaluation
• Excellent knowledge of the Pack Office, including Excel and Word
• Respect the time schedule and be at work on time
• Team work and cooperation
• Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner
• Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels
• Ability to prioritise clearly and oversee multiple tasks