Requirements

• Proven professional experience after registration  
• Current or recent clinical experience 
• Full registration with appropriate professional body 
• Available for a minimum of three months 
• Minimum of three months’ work, volunteering or travel experience in developing countries 
• Willingness to work in unstable areas 
• Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team 
• Flexible and able to manage stress 
• Able to provide training and supervision to others 
• Fluency in English 

Qualifications

• Managerial and supervisory experience 
• Diploma level of training in tropical medicine and/or infectious disease (especially TB and HIV/AIDS) from a recognised training provider 
• French or Arabic is an asset  

Responsibilities 

Our surgeons are always based in the project (unless it is managed at distance due to security concerns), and perform a wide range of surgical interventions and non-surgical care, from burns care and dressings through to fistula surgeries and managing spear wounds. 
It’s an exciting and diverse role and our surgeons are usually responsible for tasks such as performing obstetric surgeries, management of war wounds (bullet removal, amputations, etc), general surgery and burns management. Our surgeons will also be responsible for training/managing national staff, including operation theatre nurse, paramedics and others.

Requirements

• High level surgical training and an ability to work autonomously 
• Full registration with an appropriate professional body 
• Ability to perform general surgery including Paediatrics and Caesarean sections. Some experience in A&E and orthopaedics is desirable 
• Current or recent practical experience 
• Ability to work with limited resources  
• Experience in managing, supervising and training others 
• Able to work well as a part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team 
• Willing to work in unstable areas and ability to cope in a difficult and unpredictable environment 
• Availability for a minimum period of four to six weeks 
• Minimum of three months’ work, volunteering or travelling experience in developing countries 
• Fluency in English is essential, French and Arabic are an asset 

Requirements

• Proven experience in anaesthetics – experience of paediatric and obstetric anaesthesia is particularly useful 
• Full registration (doctors without this will need to provide a transcript of training, from a recognised training faculty and proof of original registration in the country they are registered in) 
• Ability to work with limited resources 
• Availability for a minimum period of six weeks to a maximum of six months 
• Minimum of three months travel or work experience in developing countries 
• Ability to work in unstable environments 
• Adaptable and able to work in a team 
• Flexible and able to manage stress 
• Able to provide training and supervision to others 
• Fluency in English is essential 

Qualifications

• You will find it helpful to have done other medical jobs – time spent in casualty and paediatrics departments will be especially relevant 
• Availability at short notice 
• French or Arabic skills, which may be tested during the recruitment process