EMERGENCY is an independent and neutral international organisation founded in 1994 to provide free, high-quality medical and surgical care to victims of war, landmines and poverty.

EMERGENCY promotes a culture of peace, solidarity and respect for human rights. We work in a sustainable way: building healthcare facilities, training local personnel, and conducting search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea.

ROSTER POSITION FOR: Sierra Leone, Afghanistan

TYPE OF CONTRACT: fixed term contract (6 months), which includes a monthly salary, travel expenses, board and lodgings, insurance cover (liability, health and accident insurance), a period of paid leave to be taken at the end of the mission.

The Anaesthetist is in charge of the complete and autonomous management of critical patients in emergency situations and the provision of anaesthetic care perioperatively and in Intensive Care.

BACKGROUND AND ORGANISATION OF WORK

The Anaesthetist is responsible for the clinical management of the Intensive Care Unit.

He/She will work as part of a team of specialists – experts or in training – organising and carrying out the training of the local medical and health care staff in his/her area of responsibility, in collaboration with surgeons and the Medical Coordinator of the project. On occasion, a resident physician will be present to support clinical activity or research. The Anaesthetist is responsible to the Medical Coordinator, who is in charge of the management and organisation of the project.

The Anaesthetist is on-call 24/7, with days off decided according to clinical requirements. He/she will be involved in the care of all critical patients in the Emergency Department, hospital emergencies, and any patients requiring anaesthetic assistance during diagnostic or therapeutic clinical procedures (e.g. CT scan, E-FAST…). In carrying out these activities, the specialist works alongside and supervises the national anaesthetic technicians and personally manages the most complex cases.

DUTIES AND REPONSIBILITIES

The main duties and responsibilities of the Anaesthetist are:

• management of anaesthetic procedures in the pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative phases, and in cases where anaesthetic assistance is required for diagnostic procedures;
• management of surgical and medical patients in Intensive Care;
• management of hospital emergencies (Emergency Department, Intensive Care, ward);
• safety checks and supervision of the maintenance of the ventilators (where present), monitors, infusion pumps and any other technological equipment used in anaesthesia;
• assistance in clinical research and record keeping as required by the scientific programmes of the specialist sector of the Medical Division of EMERGENCY.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

• Medical Degree, and current professional registration on the medical register of your Country of residence;
• specialisation in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care with at least 5 years’ relevant professional experience;
• experience in managing general and local anaesthetic techniques in both adult and paediatric patients;
• experience in general, orthopaedic trauma and paediatric surgical centres;
• experience in managing emergency situations