Medical Activity Manager at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Main Purpose

Defining, coordinating and monitoring the medical activities under his/her responsibility according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures in order to ensure the delivery of quality medical care for patients and their communities as well as to improve the health condition of the target population.

Accountabilities

• Coordinating, assessing and supervising the proper functioning of the medical activities (HIV, TB STIs, SGBV, etc.), according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures and through the correct compilation and analysis of medical data regarding patients’ health conditions.
• Participating in the definition of annual planning and budget for the project and in the follow up of the programs / project. Supervising and ensuring that medical activities objectives under his/her responsibility are achieved, reporting to the technical referent any problem arising in the service
• Checking all administrative procedures related to patients’ follow-up (individual card filling, registers, paper exit, discharge, transfers ...) are carried out correctly and according to MSF procedures.
• Ensuring an efficient pharmacy management and monitoring the rational use of them. In coordination with the project biomedical service supervising the appropriate use of medical devices and anticipating future needs. Preparing the medical orders needed to implement the medical activities under his/her responsibility, and identifying and reporting to the line manager, non-medical support needs (material, infrastructure, transport, etc.)
• Coordinating and monitoring the daily working plan of the team under his/her responsibility (absent personnel, vacations, tracking leaves ...). Participating in shifts and replaces a doctor, if necessary
• Planning and supervising, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to improve staff capabilities and to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
• Participating in the monthly reports according to guidelines (i.e. SitReps, medical statistical reports, etc.).

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Ensure that MSF E-care consultations are done in accordance with the MSF quality standards
• Provides technical support and provides supportive supervision to the Clinical Officers .
• Ensures that all the activities in the Health Post are done in accordance with MSF protocols and guidelines.
• Ensures that the reporting ,monitoring tools are in place and used by the staff appropriately.
• Ensures timely reporting; monthly, quarterly and annually.
• Ensures that here is strong colloboration with Hospital and Outreach team to ensure good linkages to ensure conitiniuty of care .
• Ensure the supervision of the pharmacy by the NTS is well organized ( Tools in place with regular analysis).
• CME –ensure that the PHC qualified staffs take part in continous medical education and training to enhance capacity building
• Surveillance – ensure timely identification of disease of outbreak potential , linelisting followup on sample collection and liase with outreach on house hold surveilance and contact identification.
• NCD – ensure managment of NCD cohort is done in acordance to MSF Guidelines and monitor all indicators. , investigations test of NCD patients are planned and monitored according to MSF protocol. Ensure the counselin plan is in place and followed by the PSEC nurses. Set up a SOP document for the management of NCD cases in the HP4 et HP7.

Requirements

Education

• Medical Doctor or Clinical officer Degree/Diploma. Desirable specialization or training in Tropical Medicine or related studies with managerial experience.

Experience

• Essential 2 year working experience related to the diploma/degree and previous experience in MSF in the field

Languages

• Local language (Somali) Mandatory.

Knowledge

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Competencies

• Strategic Vision L2
• Leadership L2
• People Management and Development L3
• Service Orientation L3
• Teamwork and Cooperation L4