Nurse
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:
- 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
Based on our current needs in the field we are looking to increase the number of OT nurses in our pool.
We also want to increase the number of French-speaking nurses (B2 level and above).
ICU nurse applications are temporarily on hold unless the candidate also has recent and significant experience in at least one of the other areas below.
Role requirements
- Two years' post-qualification nursing experience, preferably in one or more of the following areas:
- infectious diseases
- A&E
- obstetrics
- intensive care
- nutrition
- paediatrics
- operating theatre
(Due to strong competition in the resumes/CVs we receive, we currently select people with 5 years experience or more)
- Valid Irish Nursing Board or Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration
- One year experience working for another NGO in a setting comparable to MSF project countries (or successful completion of a Diploma in tropical Medicine)
- Patient care experience in a hospital setting or in outreach within the past 2 years
- Experience in leading teams: training, coaching and supervision.
- Available for a minimum of nine to twelve months
- Minimum of three months’ work, volunteering or travel experience in developing countries
- Willingness to work in an unstable and insecure environment.
- Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team.
- Ability to cope with stress and to organize and prioritize workload.
- Fluency in English (minimum B1)
- A good command of the French or Arabic language (minimum B2)
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.
Assets
Experience with basic healthcare, nutrition, infectious diseases, paediatrics, obstetrics and HIV/AIDS
Work experience in an emergency department or outreach
Work experience as a nurse in a country where the 'medical system' is significantly different, or in a similar non-governmental organization abroad.
Based on our current needs in the field we are looking to increase the number of Paediatric nurses in our pool.
*MSF Ireland can only accept applications for field positions from Irish residents who have a valid permit to work in Ireland. If you do not have this we cannot accept your application
Languages
We're currently looking for nurses with good French or Arabic skills.
If you have a minimum of B2 level French or Arabic you're much more likely to be accepted onto our register.
Your language level may be tested during the recruitment process.
Before you apply
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