Nurse
Caption An MSF nurse administers an oral vaccine at the Nyaragusu refugee camp in Tanzania. © Erwan Rogard/MSF
Working with us as a nurse is demanding and rewarding.
From basic healthcare to helping set up health posts, nurses are vital to Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders' (MSF) work. In many situations, nurses are the backbone of our medical operations.
Responsibilities
Our registered nurses often head departments in hospital/health centres and are the forefront of providing primary healthcare in our projects.
It’s an exciting and diverse role and you could be responsible for:
1. establishing and managing health posts
2. operating feeding centres and in/outpatient clinics and hospitals
3. planning and implementing vaccination campaigns
4. organising mother-child health programmes
5. training, supervising and managing local nursing staff or community health providers
Application guide
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Role requirements
6. At least two years' post-qualification nursing experience, preferably in one or more of the following areas: infectious diseasesA&Eobstetricsnutritionpaediatricsoperating theatre
7. Valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Irish Nursing Board registration
8. Professional Diploma in Tropical Nursing
9. Available for a minimum of nine months
10. Minimum of three months’ work or volunteering in low- and/or middle-income countries
11. Previous NGO experience
12. Proven ability to train, teach and supervise team members, ensuring performance quality and development
13. Strong background in people management, including team leadership, performance evaluation, and conflict resolution
14. Flexible under pressure
15. Fluency in English
Please note our shortlisting is based on the specialisations that we need in the field.
If your experience doesn't match the specialisations that we need we may not be able to recruit you.
Languages
We're currently looking for nurses with any additional languages but especially French or Arabic skills.
If you have a minimum of B2 level French or Arabic you're much more likely to be accepted onto the MSF register.
Your language level may be tested during the recruitment process.