Pediatrician

RESPONSIBILITIES

Being a pediatrician with MSF is both challenging and incredibly rewarding. As a pediatric doctor, you’ll have the opportunity to make a profound impact by responding to critical situations such as measles epidemics, managing care for severely ill neonates, addressing the needs of malnourished children or working closely with families who are displaced.

Your clinical skills and resourcefulness will be welcomed as you work in places where healthcare infrastructure may face significant challenges. You’ll be called upon to diagnose and treat medical conditions that might not be commonly encountered in your home country, adding a unique dimension to your professional and personal journey.

Your role extends beyond the medical, requiring managerial and administrative skills as you lead and train large teams of healthcare staff. The sense of teamwork and collaboration within MSF means you are not alone in facing these challenges. MSF provides expert technical support, offering extensive guidelines and protocols to guide you.

MSF CORE COMPETENCIES

• Behavioural flexibility: Level 2, Adapts behaviour to the needs of the situation

• Teamwork and cooperation: Level 2, Shares information and coordinates with team and others

• Result and quality orientation: Level 2, Works towards objectives, preserving established standards

• Commitment to MSF principles: Level 1, Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts MSF’s principles

• People management: Level 2, Gives feedback and sets limits

• Cross-cultural awareness: Level 3, Demonstrates an integrating attitude

• Stress management: Level 2, Manages own stress

• Understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI): Level 1, Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context.

To find out more about MSF core competencies, please look here.

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