Position:  MT leader, Medical Doctor, Aden

Reports to:  Health Supervisor

Staff directly reporting to this post: Nurses and Midwives

Location:     Based in Al-Buraiqa and works in mobile team

About INTERSOS:

INTERSOS is an independent non-profit humanitarian organization committed to assist the victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, and respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable and unprotected people.

General context of the mission:

Project title: “Provide integrated emergency health & nutrition services for conflict affected people in Aden, Lahj and Abyan governorates, Yemen”

The project aims at reducing morbidity and mortality of the most vulnerable, conflict-affected populations with focus on children under 5, pregnant and lactating women through the provision of integrated emergency health and nutrition services.

The project addresses the health needs of people in acute need in 1 district in Lahj (Tuban district), 2 districts in Aden (Dar Sa’ad and Al-Buraiqa) and 2 districts in Abyan (Khanfar and Zingibar), with high needs severity (all level 6, except Khanfar level 5). The selection of these districts was done in close consultation with the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPHP) under supervision from health and nutrition sub-cluster Aden hub.

INTERSOS will run 2 mobile clinic teams, foremost targeting the IDPs staying in collective shelters and other concentration areas in Dar Sa'ad and Al-Buraiqa districts. MOPHP is recognizing the need and relevance of such mobile services since the health facilities in the targeted districts are already struggling to meet the needs of the HC and urban area population. Moreover, INTERSOS will be setting up a community center in Al-Buraiqa, to address the protection needs of the IDPs and HC. INTERSOS in Dar Sa'ad is already providing protection services through its newly set-up CC with a team of COVs connected to it, funded by UN OCHA.

Specific and Technical Duties:

• Clinical examination of all patients with signs of complicated pathologies or presenting complications or referrals from the nurse.
• Prescribe routine and basic treatments according the protocol used in respecting the drug dosage based on the weight of the patient
• Follow-up of the severe and complicated cases.
• Adapt and change of medical treatment as required.
• Collect the number of new admissions and exits and attendance based on the register.
• Compile the daily and weekly data and share with health supervisor on weekly basis.
• Work in collaboration with the nurses and Midwifes to ensure quality medical care provision.
• Work as a member of the team, taking in consideration the non-medical problems encountered by the patients (feeding and caring problems, etc.).
• Complete and properly fill the individual card with the medical information.
• Transmit clear instruction to the nurse on medical care and specific monitoring of the patient
• Re -Screen children and PLWs for SAM & MAM and refer complicated cases to HFs
• Refer complicated cases of SAM and children illnesses to the referral hospital.
• Provide therapeutic treatment for beneficiaries in the third level of catchment areas around HFs as determined by the health program team.
• Follow up program defaulters and provides treatment or refer to HFs
• Submit monthly report to health supervisor.
• Assist the program team on gathering monthly reporting data from supported HFs
• Participate in the mobilization campaigns and collect the report form the CHVs
• Raise regularly supply request to INTERSOS relevant program and ensure securing of mobile team supplies including therapeutic food and drugs.
• Work in collaboration with the mobile team members to achieve INTERSOS and MoPHP goal.
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Overall these tasks require:

• Adherence to Humanitarian principles of Neutrality, Impartiality, Independence, and Humanity.
• Clear & timely communications to line management.
• Fully abiding by INTERSOS internal rules and guidelines and respect INTERSOS Charter of Value and Code of Ethics.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and health sciences is required.
• 2+ years of relevant work experience at least.
• Work experience in Health as emergency response projects is preferable.
• Previous experience working for an international NGO.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from senior managers in the field.
• Ability and willingness to travel to project sites as needed.
• Strong English and Arabic skills, written and spoken. Ability to write reports in English is required.