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As a midwife with MSF your experience in both complicated and normal deliveries will be essential. From visiting expectant mums in remote villages to carry out ante-natal checks, to training birth attendants in busy maternity departments in big hospital settings, MSF midwives are a vital part of most project teams. In this field of activity, respect for different cultural realities is essential.
Your job
In addition to hands-on clinical work with women, a special focus of a midwife's work is team leadership and creating a respectful work environment. Your role will be that of a manager.
- You will supervise, train and coach the team of local staff midwives.
- You will be closely working with traditional birth attendants, training them on hygiene standards and providing them with means and knowledge.
- You will organize outpatient (and perhaps also inpatient) maternity services.
- Data collection, analysis and reporting are an intrinsic part of the role.
- Together with the medical team, you will be responsible for forecasting medical supply needs and managing medical stocks in your department.
Requirements
- A valid license to practice as a midwife (diploma or university degree)
- At least 2 years post-qualification experience
- Hands-on experience in managing principal obstetric emergencies (e.g. eclampsia, obstructed labour, haemorrhage and sepsis)
- Ability to work independently
- Experience in training, coaching and supervision of staff
- A good level of English
- Availability of at least 6 to 12 months
Assets
- Knowledge of tropical medicine, public health or infectious diseases is required for some regions. Therefore, we recommend attending a tropical medicine course.
- Clinical work experience in a low resource setting country might replace the course.
- Hands-on experience in any of the following will be an asset: offering advice on family planning; providing care to sexual assault survivors; treating patients with HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections; and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
- Other languages (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian) are an asset.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- Identification with the humanitarian principles of Doctors Without Borders
- International experience (work experience or travel experience in countries of the Global South is an advantage)
- Experience in team leadership
- Commitment to creating a respectful and supportive work environment
- Flexibility, organizational and improvisational talent
- resilience and physical resilience
- Willingness for a second assignment abroad with Doctors Without Borders
The participation at an info session is the first step towards your application. At our information evenings, there will be time to ask these and other relevant questions about Médecins Sans Frontières. Experienced members of staff will tell you about the organisation's goals and principles and be available for your questions. Pictures will tell you about the working and living conditions in the projects. Info sessions are in English and take place in Prague, Brno, Bratislava, or in the form of online webinars. See the dates and places below.
In case of questions, pls contact us: hr@lekari-bez-hranic.cz.