Nurse, Healthcare Nursing

Nurse

Caption An MSF nurse administers an oral vaccine at the Nyaragusu refugee camp in Tanzania. © Erwan Rogard / MSF

Please note, we are not currently accepting applications for nurse positions - please check back later.

From basic healthcare to helping set up health posts, nurses are vital to Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders'(MSF) work. In many situations, nurses are the backbone of our medical operations.

Our registered nurses often head departments in hospital / health centres and are the forefront of providing primary healthcare in our projects.

It’s an exciting and diverse role and you could be responsible for :

• establishing and managing health posts
• operating feeding centres and in / outpatient clinics and hospitals
• planning and implementing vaccination campaigns
• organising mother-child health programmes
• training, supervising and managing local nursing staff or community health providers

Read our guide on the application process for all overseas roles

Read our guide >

• Two years' post-qualification nursing experience, preferably in one or more of the following areas : infectious diseases A&E obstetrics nutrition paediatrics operating theatre
• Valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Irish Nursing Board registration
• Diploma in tropical nursing or relevant nursing experience in a tropical environment
• Available for a minimum of nine to 12 months
• Minimum of three months’ work or volunteering in low- and / or middle-income countries
• Willingness to work in unstable areas
• Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team
• Flexible and able to manage stress
• Able to provide training and supervision to others
• Fluency in English

Please note our shortlistingis based on thespecialisations that we need in the field.

If your experience doesn't match the specialisations that we need we may not be able to recruit you.

We're currently looking for nurses with good French or Arabic skills.

If you have a minimum of B2 level

French or Arabicyou're much more likely to be accepted onto our register.

Your language level may be tested during the recruitment process.