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.

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 Paediatric Surgeon manages completely and autonomously Paediatric Surgery procedures and shares clinical responsibility in postoperative treatment.

BACKGROUND AND ORGANISATION OF WORK

The Paediatric Surgeon supervises and supports fellow surgeons of the local staff in performing their surgical activities and takes care of their training. On occasion, a resident physician (Paediatric Surgery) will be present to support clinical activity or research. The Paediatric Surgeon is responsible to the Medical Coordinator, who is in charge of the management and organisation of the project.

He/she is is usually present in the hospital from 08 to 16, 6 days per week, but is always available for intra-hospital emergencies. Daily activity includes ward round, work in the Emergency Department and Operating Theatres. The team is completed by Operating Theatre specialists – anaesthetist, anaesthetic technicians, theatre nurses.

The Paediatric Surgeon organises the rota of the local staff in his/her area of responsibility, guaranteeing staff coverage 24/7.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

All EMERGENCY personnel are expected to know and follow the hospital admissions criteria, guidelines, protocols, and the diagnosis and treatment standards in use in the Centre, and to ensure the correct compilation of clinical records and statistics in both computer and paper formats.

The main duties and responsibilities of the Paediatric Surgeon are:

• Management of surgical procedures;
• Participation in the post-operative care and clinical management of surgical patients;
• Tutoring (if any) resident doctors;
• Assisting in clinical research and record keeping as required by the scientific programmes of the specialist sector of the Medical Division of EMERGENCY.

Clinical activity and decisions regarding patient treatment must always be discussed and shared with the Medical Coordinator, national and international medical and surgical colleagues, and the nursing personnel.

MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING OF LOCAL PERSONNEL

Clinical activities and patient care are always carried out alongside and in collaboration with local personnel, who thus benefit from training in the field. There is also provision for more specific teaching activities, managed by the international specialists, in accordance with the clinical protocols in use and as agreed with the Medical Coordinator.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

• Medical Degree;
• Specialisation in Paediatric Surgery;
• Professional experience of at least 3 years in Paediatric Surgery hospitals;
• Interventions list appropriate to the professional and training path (especially as first operator).

REQUIRED AVAILABILITY

6 months overseas stay including a period of leave to be taken at the end of the mission in agreement with the coordinator.