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NURSING QUALIFICATION

Degree level or 3-year equivalent program as a professional entry requirement

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

a minimum of 3 years experience post qualification
a minimum of 2 years acute care experience working in 2 different departments, in a hospital setting, is essential within the past 5 years

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE

nurses with experience in areas such as: emergency and critical care, neonates, perioperative, oncology, palliative, non-communicable diseases
6 months’ or more experience in pediatrics is an asset
an experience as a manager or supervisor of a department or facility
a postgraduate qualification in tropical nursing, medicine or diseases
an experience living and working in a low resource or remote healthcare setting different to your usual working context
a significant experience in coaching, teaching or mentoring
participation in meetings or committees (outbreak, mortality, infection prevention and control)
an experience with another humanitarian organization

AVAILABILITY

6-9 months per assignment

LANGUAGES

English proficiency (B1 level)
French proficiency (B1 level)

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Please note that we are not currently hiring nurses. A recruitement campaign for nurses took place from 02/02 to 15/02/2026. The next campaign will take place at the beginning of 2027 for online applications. Thank you for your interest and understanding.

POSSIBLE POSITIONS

MSF nurses provide evidence-based and person-centered quality of care to all patients, their families, and their communities.

CLINICAL SUPPORT NURSE (TECHNICAL SUPPORT POSITION)

Plan, organize, and evaluate the nursing team and nursing activities with the knowledge, skills, resources, and materials to deliver evidence-based, person/family/community-centered quality nursing care according to adapted and updated nursing knowledge, MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the patient’s health conditions
Analyse operational needs for nursing quality of care including but not limited to spatial environment, equipment and supplies and human resources
To develop/update/continue in the project defined Nursing Learning and Development Strategy using validated quality improvement tools and mixed methodologies, identifying needs, setting objectives and implementing realistic objectives.

HEAD NURSE (HOSPITAL) / NURSING ACTIVITY MANAGER (HOSPITAL OR WARD/DEPARTMENT) / NURSE SUPERVISOR (WARD/DEPARTMENT)

Management of the hospital activity, coordinating patient flow/inpatient pathways and ensuring and monitoring quality of care
Managing infectious diseases outbreak response and planning, and emergency/ mass casualty planning
Lead interdisciplinary teams, implement strategic improvements, and ensure compliance with MSF guidelines and project standards
Support and/or manage human resources, pharmacy and biomedical logistics, data analysis, and budget planning.

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