Job Description

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation.

“MSF promotes the inclusion of women and people with disabilities.

MSF does not charge fees or accept any money during the entire recruitment process”

MSF is advertising for the following position: Nurse Team Supervisor

Requirements for the position

Education:    

• Specialty (nurse or anesthetist) diploma essential.

Experience:    

• Essential 1 year of previous experience
• Desirable in MSF or other NGOs
• Essential Valid Work permit

Languages:    

• Essential: Arabic
• Desirable: knowledge of English language

Competences:    

• Results and Quality Orientation
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• Behavioral Flexibility
• Commitment to MSF Principles
• Stress Management

Description

• Place of work: Abs District, Hajja governorate Republic of Yemen in a Cholera Treatment Centre
• Level: 8
• Duration: Short-fixed term contract
• Others: Salary: Based on the organization scale.

Main objectives    

Plan, organize, and evaluate the activities concerning nursing and the team associated, according to MSF values, policies and protocols and universal health standards, in order to warrant the quality and continuity of the health care and the development of the plan of action.

Main responsibilities and tasks    

• Carry out the functions and tasks associated to nursing whenever required or needed.
• Implement all the protocols and hygiene procedures and supervise his/her team follow the same standards, in order to warrant the quality of the care and service.
• Organize and coordinate the activities of his/her team (week’s schedule, annual leave, absences, etc.), evaluate their performance and define and ensure the needs for training of staff, in order to ensure and maintain high standards of quality.
• Carry out and/or supervise the (decentralized) pharmacy and medical equipment management (drugs orders, follow-up of the stock, storage conditions, inventories, follow-up of expired drugs and their destruction, drugs consumption, etc.).
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring that cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols.
• Carry-out and/or coordinate administrative, information and data collection tasks, and elaborate regular reporting.
• Give feedback/ reports to medical focal point.