Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which we create and meet, the Gadigal of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

Paediatrician

Paediatricians are responsible for all medical care and guidance in the field of paediatrics, excluding surgery. Those in this position mainly deal with acute cases such as malaria, acute respiratory infections, malnutrition, tuberculosis, and HIV. Diagnosis and treatment are based on the guidelines of MSF.

Niger - Magaria Paediatric Unit

Paediatricians conduct clinical training for and work together with locally hired staff to provide on-call support within their assigned project. For complex cases, they may also work with a specialist through telemedicine. With testing, treatment, and personnel resources limited, paediatricians can sometimes experience high mortality when working on their own, therefore, a strong mind as well as high leadership and management skills are required. They must respond flexibly to the changing needs and problems that arise.

Activities

  • Provide treatment and guidance for malnourished patients, resuscitation of newborns and low birth weight infants, and management of chronic conditions such as diabetes, nephrotic syndrome, and heart disease
  • Manage outpatient care for paediatric patients with various infectious diseases
  • Practice and supervise MSF guidelines, create in-hospital protocols (such as nosocomial infection prevention measures), and conduct planning and guidance as necessary
  • Submit activity reports, manage data (patient files, forms, statistics, databases, cause of death investigations, etc.), prepare materials for M&M conferences, etc.
  • Oversee vaccination and communication between patients, their families, and healthcare professionals
  • Manage and order pharmaceutical supplies, test reagents, and other supplies necessary for paediatric care
  • Cooperate with surgeons as needed to carry out perioperative management (preoperative and postoperative)

Profile requirements

  • Compliance with essential criteria for all potential candidates
  • Minimum of five years experience post-qualification (have started PGY 6)
  • Paediatrics specialisation or ongoing specialisation, with a minimum of three years professional experience in paediatrics, including experience in neonatal care
  • Available for assignment for a minimum of six months
  • Current practising certificate and must display no recent gap in clinical experience greater than two years
  • Willingness to abide by Médecins Sans Frontières medical protocols
  • Additional clinical experience in areas such as paediatric ICU, NICU, nutrition, emergency, infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, TB), public health, minor surgery, obstetrics/gynaecology, anaesthesia
  • Post graduate study in international public health, refugee health, infectious diseases (especially TB and HIV/AIDS) or tropical medicine
  • Current certification in Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) and/or Helping Babies Breathe (HBB)

Learn more

If you're interested in staying up-to-date with our recruitment needs, register for updates to find out which roles we’re hiring for and when our events are.

Register for updates

Watch our recruitment webinar to learn about MSF's approach to providing paediatric care in the contexts we work in, featuring an MSF paediatrician and MSF paediatric nurse.

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

Please apply if your skills and experience match the profile requirements and essential criteria above. Note: all Australian and New Zealand applications are processed through our Sydney office. Allow approximately 1 hour to complete to application.

Before starting the application, please prepare the following:

  1. CV
  2. Motivation Letter
  3. Paediatrician Skills

Note: Please see MSF CV Guide for guidance on how to write a CV for MSF purposes.

Start your application

Safe Abortion Care

Learn about MSF's approach to safe abortion care and why it is an essential part of comprehensive reproductive healthcare in many of our projects. More details on the Safe Abortion Care information sheet.

Safe Abortion Care

MSF Medical-Operational Guidelines

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) develops medical-operational guidelines for use in resource-limited environments. These guidelines draw from practical experience and scientific data collected in MSF’s projects, as well as evidence published by the World Health Organization and other leading medical institutions and scientific literature.

https://medicalguidelines.msf.org/en

MSF Medical-Operational Guidelines