Médecins du Monde (MdM) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including France. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, and from those whose expertise in other fields is needed for its activities, to enlist all competent support required for the achievement of its projects, and to seek at all times to encourage close working relationships with populations in its care.

 

We are recruiting to to fill the position below:

 

Job Title: Medical Doctor, Supervisor

Location: Damboa, Borno

Status: Full Time

Supervisor: Head Medical Supervisor

Duration : 4 months with possiblity of extension

Starting Date: As soon as possible

 

Main Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the health Program Coordinator, the Medical Supervisor will be responsible for the following main activities:

Supervise the day-to-day activities of one of MDMs field clinics

Act as focal point for the clinic in the field

Providing technical and operational support to mobile clinic staff and/or OTP staff

Management and leadership of Clinic team

Collection and analysis of health & pharmaceutical data

Supporting the development of coherent project implementation strategy

Reporting and attendance to different meetings

Manage Community Health Workers

Liaise with medical trainers to ensure the delivery of quality SRH, CMAM, PHC services to the target population

 

Tasks Description

Providing technical support to mobile clinic staff

Train MC staff on medical protocols including hygiene protocols

Ensure use and respect of medical protocols through observation and supervision of medical and paramedics staff

Implement regular on-the-job trainings and supportive supervision according to a weekly/monthly schedule

Train and supervise CHW working in mobile clinic areas

Establish mechanisms of providing regular weekly/monthly feedback on statistics and health activities to Clinic Staff

Plan and implement thematic capacity building or specific trainings according to the identified needs for MC staff and/or OTP staff

Participate in establishing/improving referral system

Supervise drugs stock management in mobile clinics and OTP

Work in close collaboration with the MDM medical trainers to ensure comprehensive on-the-job training for each of the specialities: SRH, PHC, EPI, Nutrition, LAB,

Oversee and support the implementation of best practices introduced by trainers and HPC

 

Operational Management of Clinic team:

Act as focal point for liaison with community leaders and representatives in clinic area of operation

Lead on coordination with other actors, including UN, INGO and GoN, in clinic area of operation

Provide regular, timely updates to Head Medical Supervisor

Organize the weekly schedule of the Clinic team to ensure the smooth running of the activities

Ensure that Clinic medical and paramedics staff respect their assigned tasks

Provide strong leadership to ensure Clinic staff understand and work according to MdM principles

Collection and analysis of health & pharmaceutical data

Ensure the implementation of data collection protocols, working closely with the database officer and HPC

Ensure accurate collection of MC/OTP data

Monitor the drugs consumption by establishing/maintaining mechanisms of consumption record and inform the Health Program Coordinator and Pharmacist in case of any unusual consumption, or stock shortages

Identify and rectify gaps or weaknesses in medical activities by using monitoring and supervision tools

Ensure rapid communication of suspect communicable disease to HPC

Developing coherent project implementation strategy

Assist in preparing and implementing operational action plan for MC and/or OT component in collaboration with MdM coordination team

Assist in the implementation of the project activities in collaboration with MdM coordination team

Assist MdM Health Program Coordinator and MdM medical coordinator in preparing data collection tools as well as medical and paramedics protocols

Reporting and attendance to different meetings

Prepare a weekly activity report to submit to the Health Program Coordinator

Compile epidemiological reports for inclusion in medical reports or any other relevant reports

Support the pharmacist to compile drug consumption report per month

Participate in a pro-active way to MdM internal meetings (medical, security…)

 

Others:

Establish good relationship with the different stakeholders in order to have a smooth implementation of MdM project

Be flexible in performing his/her duties to ensure that beneficiaries are getting good quality services

Inform immediately the security focal point in case of any security problem in the field

Perform other additional duties on request of the Health Program Coordinator and coordination team

 

Profile Required

Medical Doctor

Experience in similar position (management) for at least 3 years

Good knowledge in Nutrition

Good knowledge of Pharmacy

Capacities in team management

Strong sense of responsibilities and organization skills

Strong work ethic and rigor

Languages (spoken and written): English

Flexibility

Team player.

 

Application Closing Date

5th April, 2019.

 

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume and Cover letter in a Single File Document to: [email protected] clearly indicating the "Job Title" as the subject of your application. 

 

Note: Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated.