URGENTLY NEEDED PROFILE
- Apply Now: Gynecologist (Yemen)
Join our dedicated team of medical professionals on the ground
Position: Gynecologist
Location: Yemen
Deadline: 9 June 2024
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform gynecological and obstetrical procedures, adhering to Doctors Without Borders' high standards.
- Oversee maternity ward operations and ensure optimal care for mothers and newborns.
- Train and mentor locally hired staff, building capacity and knowledge within the community.
- Lead a team in a high-pressure environment, ensuring efficient resource management.
REQUIREMENTS
- A completed specialist training as a gynecologist.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Gynecology with extensive experience in obstetrics and gynecological surgery, including caesarean sections, hysterectomy, ectopic pregnancies, multiple births and the management of all complications.
- Strong clinical skills and a commitment to providing high-quality care.
- Excellent communication, teamwork, and leadership abilities.
- Adaptability and resilience to work in a demanding environment.
- Fluency in English; Arabic a plus.
- Availability for at least three months, a longer period would be desirable.
- Willingness to work in accordance with Médecins Sans Frontières humanitarian principles, charter and mission statement.
WHAT TO EXPECT
You will be part of our team in one of our two locations:
- Abs: Abs has the only functioning hospital in the region with a catchment area of 1,3 million people with currently up to 1000 deliveries per month. Due to the ongoing conflict the population must cope with very poor living conditions, chronic malnutrition and poor antenatal care and family planning activities available. The access to health facilities is very limited.
- Al Qanawis: Al Qanawis Maternity and Neonatal Hospital is situated in a rural area and started as project by MSF in late 2020. It has a catchment area of 360.000 people with an average of 500 deliveries/month. Due to the ongoing conflict the population must cope with very poor living conditions, chronic malnutrition and poor antenatal care and family planning activities available. The access to health facilities is very limited.
WHY JOIN MSF?
- Make a real difference in a country facing immense hardship.
- Gain invaluable experience working in a global humanitarian organization.
- Be part of a supportive and collaborative team environment.
- Work for an organization with a strong commitment to independence and neutrality, allowing you to focus solely on providing medical care based on need, not political agendas.
WHAT WE OFFER
- A long-term perspective and career development opportunities if you would like to continue after the first assignment.
- A salary sufficient to cover costs at home while you are on assignment.
- Holiday leave.
- A per diem during assignment to cover expenses in local currency.
- Shard accommodation with other international team members while on assignment.
- Round-trip transportation to and from assignment.
- A comprehensive insurance package, including health and emergency evacuation insurance.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The majority of our projects take place in acute or chronic crisis areas and unstable contexts. The living conditions in the projects can be challenging due to isolation, rough climate, security issues, and the setup of the living quarters.
What does it mean to be an obstetrician-gynaecologist for Doctors Without Borders?
As an obstetrician-gynaecologist with Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), you will work in one of our many projects focusing on reproductive health. The obstetrician-gynaecologist collaborates with both international and national staff, notably with the head charge midwife.
Our maternity units and surgical projects deliver high-quality standardised care (protocols, hygiene, technical platform and medicinal products) and, despite the unstable or remote settings in which we work, Doctors Without Borders provides the appropriate human resources to ensure the provision of high-quality care for patients.
You can expect to perform both emergency and planned obstetrician-gynaecologist surgery, manage obstetric complications such as instrumental assisted deliveries, manage post-operative follow-up in conjunction with an anaesthetist, and train and support surgical and midwifery staff. Your clinical skills and resourcefulness will be put to the test primarily because the healthcare infrastructure in the locations we work may have fallen apart. As the key referent for obstetric complications, you may be on call 24/7 for the duration of your placement.
Some of the responsibilities can include:
- Training the midwives, nurses and local doctors.
- Managing the obstetric procedures in close cooperation with the paramedical and medical team.
- Managing the labour and delivery rooms with the midwives.
- Managing post-partum complications.
- Carrying out patient rounds every day.
- Ann Guevara, gynecologist from the Philippines, on working in Sierra Leone
- Ann Guevara is a gynecologist from Cebu City, Philippines. One of her missions for Doctors Without Borders was in Kenema, Sierra Leone, in West Africa.
"Sierra Leone has suffered a lot: civil war, Ebola, and then the COVID pandemic. All these resulted in the scarcity of healthcare workers, especially medical doctors and specialists.
"Sierra Leone is one of the countries with the highest mortality both in pediatrics and maternity. That's why Doctors Without Borders set up Hangha mother and child hospital, six hours away from the capital, Freetown.
"When I came to Kenema, I was so shocked, because I found a big hospital, with solar panels and big operating rooms. Before that, I was working in Yemen, where I had to do surgery under a tent!
"In the Philippines when I have surgery, sometimes I have three assistants. In Sierra Leone I only have one assistant. This is because of the lack of local doctors or any medical staff in the whole country. I was there as one of only two IMS gynaecologists, and I was on call every other day. I became the supervisor of five clinical health officers.
"Proper health care is supposed to be our basic right, but in some places, this is nearly impossible.
"I joined Doctors Without Borders because this has been my dream since medical school. Now, after all the places I have been, I consider this my lifelong mission."
Requirements
- Compliance with Essential Criteria
- Certified Obstetrician/Gynaecologist with minimum 2 years of working experience in your field of expertise
- Current or recent practical experience
- Experience in supervising, managing and training others
- Ability to train and coach other health workers
- Extensive experience in managing prenatal and post-natal check ups
- Knowledge on normal (including the use of partograph) and complicated pregnancy and delivery
- Willingness to work in unstable environments
- Availability of at least 8 - 12 weeks per each assignment
- Adhere to our Behavioral Commitments and MSF Charter.
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Please refer to this website for details: www.obstetrician-gyneco.msf.org
Assets
- Competency with ultrasonography equipment (available in some locations)
- Willingness to commit for up to 3-6 months or longer; several projects involve a significant training and skills transfer component therefore some longer placements are available.
This is an urgently needed profile
Start your application to join our team. You will be directed to the MSF Hong Kong recruitment website to submit your application.