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.

ROSTER POSITION FOR: Afghanistan

The international Paediatrician Neonatologist has complete and autonomous capacity of diagnosis and clinical management of the physiological and pathological neonatal patients.

BACKGROUND AND ORGANISATION OF WORK

The international Paediatrician Neonatologist supervises, coordinates and works alongside the national medical personnel in the Neonatology department – in delivery room, in clinic and in ward – in collaboration with an international paediatric nurse.

He/She will join the team of international specialists at the Maternity Centre – gynaecologists, midwives and nurse – organising and carrying out the training of the local medical and health care staff and be responsible for clinical activity in Neonatology area and Nursery.

The international Paediatrician Neonatologist is responsible to the Medical Coordinator, who is in charge of the management and organisation of the project.

The departments in which you may be required to work are:

• DELIVERY ROOM;
• NEONATOLOGY: Neonatal ICU and Sub-ICU (Level II);
• NURSERY;
• NEONATAL FOLLOW-UP.

The paediatrician will be present in the hospital 6 days a week, will carry out medical examinations and participate in the ward round. He/she will be on-call 24/7 in case of neonatal emergencies, both on the ward and in the delivery room.

The international Paediatrician Neonatologist collaborates with the organisation of the national doctors’ rota to guarantee medical care coverage 24/7.

DUTIES AND REPONSIBILITIES

All EMERGENCY international 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 international Paediatrician Neonatologist are:

• diagnosis and management of the main paediatric illnesses;
• management of the emergencies in delivery room;
• management of the Neonatal ICU and Sub-ICU (Level II);
• management of the Nursery;
• 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 national doctors and nurses, the international paediatric nurse and the Medical Coordinator of the project.

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 and current professional registration on the medical register of your Country of residence;
• specialisation in Paediatrics;
• at least 5 years’ hospital experience;
• clinical experience in Neonatology.

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. Shorter missions may only be considered for specific needs as defined by the organisation.