Nurse (Emergency Daily worker Pool) Medecins Sans Frontieres Holland
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) translates to Doctors without Borders. We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - bound together by our charter. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.
MSF was founded in 1971 in Paris by a group of journalists and doctors. Today, we are a worldwide movement of nearly 65,000 people.
Vacancy No: 122026
Section/Unit:
Medical and Paramedical
Grade Level:
Level 5 \ USD 1160
Supervisor:
Nurse Team supervisor
Duty Station:
Omdurman
Closing Date:
01 June 2026
Background:
Providing nursing care, treatment and follow-up of patients, according to doctors’ prescriptions, protocols applied in service and universal hygiene standards/precautions, in order to ensure the quality and continuity of care for the targeted population
Duties and responsibilities:
Knowing, promoting, implementing and following up the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control, security rules and other protocols and procedures in the medical premises and ensuring high standards of hygiene of his/her working environment. Respecting medical secrets and confidentiality at all times.
Organizing and carrying out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, and assisting during consultations, daily rounds and other medical procedures. Participating in health education of the patient (and family) when necessary.
Identifying Sexually Gender Based Violence victims and referring them to the medical team so they can receive the necessary treatment. Knowing and is aware of the importance and appropriate use of the Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit
Ensuring patients are properly received and installed and that those with lack of autonomy are assisted, especially regarding their feeding, personal hygiene, movements and comfort. For ER and OPD nurse, ensuring triage of patients in waiting areas, wards or during emergencies, detecting the priority acute/emergency cases, carrying out first aid care and referring them to the doctor when necessary
Sending material to be sterilized and recuperates it from sterilization
Carrying out admission, surveillance and follow-up of patients (i.e. assessment of the evolution of their state of health and the identification of any emergency situation or deterioration
Carrying and supervising administrative procedures and documents (fill in patient’s files, forms, consumptions, statistics, registers, health files, etc.), ensuring an appropriate written/oral handover, and reporting any problematic situations and cases that may arise. Participating in data collection and keeping doctors/supervisors informed .
Participating in the department-related pharmacy and medical equipment control and maintenance (quality and its functioning, storage conditions, follow-up of expired drugs inventories, stock takes of medicines and material at every team changeover ensuring no material is taken out of nursing area/wards without prior authorisation, etc.)
Perform cleaning and minor maintenance for biomedical equipment used. Fol-lowing the user manual and protocols and alert supervisor in case of malfunctioning.
Supervising and training nurse-aids, nutritional assistants, cleaners and other related staff under his/her supervision, ensuring teamwork and adherence to all appropriate protocols and procedures
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities:
The Nurse will be is for the day-to-day hands on activities in the Primary Health Care (PHC) services, ensuring quality clinical care in outpatient consultations, nutrition program, Cholera response CTC,CTU,ORP and preventative services in line with MOH/MSF guidelines.
The Nurse will mainly focus on Emergency Response in the project, will be responsilble for the PHC, cholera response activities, but will be flexible and adapt to the needs of the wider project as required. It is important to aknowledge MoH guidelines whilst ensuring MSF standards are maintained at all times.
Coaching for all MSF and MoH nursing/ nursing assisstant staff:
Ensure the provision of safe, evidence-based clinical nursing care for patients affected by malaria, dengue fever, malnutrition, measles, cholera, and other diseases with a focus on early detection, appropriate treatment, and prevention of complications.
Monitor the triage
Malnutrition management, including taking accurate anthropometric measurements
Accurate and appropriate vital signs monitoring and following the quality of care
IPC procedures in line with the 3 pillars of IPC
Strengthen referral and follow-up systems between the community, PHCCs and hospital.
Monitoring and evaluation:
Ensure that medical records, registers, and reporting tools are completed accurately and in a timely manner. Provide regular feedback to staff based on performance monitoring and health outcome data
Carrying-out surveillance and follow-up of patients’ medical and nutritional evolution, identifying possible emergency situations arising and report to the NAM of any particular disease.
Recognise gaps and identify learning opportunities within nursing care to ensure best practice is maintained.
Supply and equipment:
Regular audits/inventories of pharmacy stock and other materials to avoid rupture so all neccesary items are easily accessible
Ensure all nursing related equipment is fit for purpose, maintained and that staff are trained properly in its use, report and replace if broken/not fit for use
Ensure accurate consumption data and then calculating the weekly request, etc.
Flexibility is needed, additional duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
Education
Nurse diploma essential. Bachelors of Nursing preferred
Experience
Essential 1 years working as a nurse in emergency or primary health / nutrition programs and 1 year previous experience as supervisor role. Having worked in MSF or other NGO’s and in developing countries is desirable
Interested candidates are requested to submit their motivation letter, updated CV, copy of National ID, Licence ,copies of essentail relevant educational, and experience certificates directly through (www.sudanjob.net)
Preference will be given to local candidates from Omdurman Khartoum state.
Selected candidates will benefit from internal MSF training opportunities.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
MSF is a civil society initiative that brings together individuals committed to the assistance of other human beings in crisis. As such MSF is by choice an association.
Each individual working with MSF does it out of conviction and is ready to uphold the values and principles of MSF. We welcome applicants from different backgrounds, such as people of different ages, different genders and members of different language, cultural or minority groups
