Female Gynecologist

Working overseas as an expat with (MSF) means that you will go on missions to work in projects in any of the 70 countries where MSF works. Each missions you go to will require a certain period of commitment (6 to 12 months). Being an expat also means that you will need the flexibility to adjust to unfamiliar food, living quarters, pace of life, and languages. Projects may be located in the most remote places in the world, often in harsh environments with limited resources and amenities. This can mean rudimentary medical equipment and supplies, bland food (cabbage, beans, and lentils), interesting housemates (snakes, bats, scorpions) and few leisure outlets (jogging on the landing strip). Nevertheless, MSF ensures adequate accommodation, appropriate water and sanitation standards, access to the Internet wherever possible, and even clean laundry. Regardless of where you go, it will be a very different lifestyle. Working in an unfamiliar culture inevitably involves challenges in communication and perceptions. Being aware that people may not act or think like you, accepting this, and being able to adapt your own behaviors if required, is of utmost importance when working in the field. A special camaraderie emerges amongst members of a project team who come from different countries, backgrounds and experience. This creates a shared sense of purpose, sparking ingenuity and resourcefulness in getting things done, and a lot of spontaneous fun.  http://www.msf.org/en/country/belgium   Identification Name: Female Gynecologist Report to: Project Coordinator / Activity Manager (if any) / Hospital Director, depending on the project’s organization. Report to functional: Activity Manager/ Project Medical Referent-MFP-MTL/ Medical Coordinator.    Main purpose: Implement gynecological and obstetrician procedures, performing any other prior treatment required, during or immediately after a woman has given birth in order to improve women’s reproductive health and to reduce pregnancy, delivery and neonatology risks. This will be done in accordance with MSF policies, protocols and universal hygiene standards and in multidisciplinary collaboration with other medical doctors and midwife services.   Accountabilities:                                  Provide health care related to gynecology and obstetrics to patients, including prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Ensure the implementation of MSF clinical policies, tools, guidelines and protocols related to gynecology and obstetrics in order to minimize clinical risk and to extend best reproductive practices. In collaboration with other medical colleagues, carry out the collection of quantitative gynecological data and ensure exhaustive use of management tools in order to improve gynecological results and to share knowledge among other field specialists. Plan and supervise the HR associated processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal/external communication) of the gynecological staff in order to ensure both an efficient sizing and the amount of knowledge required, to improve people’s capabilities and their active participation in influencing the targeted population using preventive practices. This will be done in close coordination with the HR department. Supervise the maintenance and running of the gynecological equipment and drug consumption, preparing new orders when required and ensuring its rational use as well as that pharmacy stock levels are permanently updated and available. This will be done in cooperation with the pharmacist and logistic staff, the management.     Requirements: Education: Essential, Gynecology specialist diploma. Work License.   Other requirements: Ability to live and work as a team Management capacity Ability to manage stress Flexibility Availability : MSF requires a minimum of a 2 years commitment     Experience: Essential at least 2 year certified work experience in Gynecology Having worked in MSF or other NGO’s and in developing countries is a plus.   Languages: Arabic, English and/or French.