Nurse

About

MSF seeks registered nurses to provide primary healthcare in its projects, including leading departments in hospitals and health centres. Applicants need a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, valid current registration, at least two years of relevant post-qualification experience, and availability for at least nine months.

How to apply

Apply online through the official advert page on MSF Eastern Africa HRMS.

Responsibilities

• Establishing and managing health posts
• Operating feeding centres and in/outpatient clinics and hospitals
• Planning and implementing vaccination campaigns
• Organising mother-child health programmes
• Training, supervising and managing local nursing staff or community health providers
• Support policy development

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Valid and current registration
• Minimum two years relevant post qualification work experience
• Available for a minimum of nine months
• Experience supervising, training and managing others
• Exposure to developing countries through work, volunteerism or travel
• Willingness to work in unstable areas
• Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team
• Flexible and able to manage stress
• Ability to provide training and supervision to others
• Fluency in English
• Knowledge of Arabic and or French
• Experience working with MSF or Similar INGOs
• Specialization or training in tropical medicine
• Proficiency with MS Ofice software