CLINICAL OFFICER

Job Description

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers
emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. MSF
offers assistance to people based on need irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. MSF is therefore
guided by the principles of neutrality and impartiality. These principles must apply to all MSF staff.
Job Details
Title of position: CLINICAL OFFICER
Status of position: Full Time
Duration of contract: Reserve pool
Location: Hangha (Kenema District) – MSF Hospital
Salary: Based on the organization scale
Main responsibilities of the position
Organizing and ensuring medical consultations to the target population providing treatment to patients within the scope
of his/her medical competencies and referring them when appropriate, according to MSF protocols, procedures and the
universal hygiene standards in order to guarantee quality and efficiency of the service provided.
Accountabilities
• Ensuring the implementation and standardization of MSF clinical policies, tools, and hygiene protocols in order to minimize
clinical risks and to guarantee the quality of patient care management. Promote and maintaining confidentiality regarding all
patient cases and records
• Implementing diagnosis, prescription and prevention procedures that fall under the scope of his/her competencies applying
medical knowledge, asking appropriate questions to patients and following protocols in force as well as using laboratory
services, when necessary, in order to ensure a correct implementation of the medical treatments and to refer patients when
appropriate.
• Participating in the planning and supervision, in close coordination with other supervisors, the HR processes (sizing, staff
shifts, recruitment, training, evaluation, development and communication) of the team in order to ensure both the sizing
and the amount of knowledge required, improve people triage capabilities, their motivation and commitment and their
active participation in teaching the targeted population on therapeutic and preventive protocols.
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are
performed according to the protocols. Report any malfunction to the project biomedical service. List item
• In cases of emergency, carrying out first aid care and treatment according to protocols in order to reduce mortality rates
• Recording in the individual patient’s card and registration books, all performed medical activities (drugs prescribed, lab
results, vaccination status, epidemiological activity, doses, etc.) keeping data traceability in order to ensure patients
treatment continuity.
• Participating in data collection and reporting when required
• Knowing and implementing Patient Therapeutic Education (PTE), i.e. keeping contact with all patients, providing them
information regarding their health state and responding to their questions.
Knowing and promoting the proper application of Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit and Sexually Gender Based Violence
(SGBV) protocol.

Date 02/10/2026

Specific accountabilities
Follow infection control and prevention procedures and, in collaboration with the IPC team, encourage other team members to
follow these procedures as well.
• Contribute in creating a safe and secure environment for the patients and their caretakers.
• Participate in trainings, ward meetings, hospital committees as required.
• Under supervision of the medical doctors and / or the clinical director, facilitate trainings for other medical team members
• Present the flexibility to be shifted or allocated among different unit when requested, at the demand of the supervisor.
• To have a good experience in paediatric (ER/ICU, and ITFC),
• As Kenema is an endemic area for Lassa fever, all staff is expected to handle lassa suspect patients respecting enhanced
transmission-based precautions. Therefore, a strong and proactive commitment will be expected in all trainings and
surveillance activities related to Lassa.
• Keep the patient and/or his/her family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the
treatment, involving mental health (NEPO).
• Ensures professional confidentiality is respected.
Requirements
Education: Essential Clinical Officer Diplôma.
Languages: Mende, Krio and English
Experience: Desirable previous clinical practice in pediatric (ER, ICU, IPD, ITFC) experience of at least 2 years.
Essential, 2 years of relevant working experience
Competencies: Results • Teamwork • Flexibility • Commitment
Application Details
Applicants should submit: Application letter, CV, certificates/diplomas, labor card, work certificates from
previous employment, minimum one letter of reference and a list of 3
professional referees including their contacts and email address. no original
documents to be submitted

Applications can be submitted to: MSF Kenema Hospital (Hangha), MSF Kenema Base (Tissor), MSF Belgium office

or sent to MSFOCB-kenema-recruitment@brussels.msf.org
Application deadline: February 18, 2026 – no late applications will be accepted
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further recruitment process.

Please note that MSF does not reimburse transportation cost if applicants are asked for a test or interview.
Please indicate CLINICAL OFFICER – KENEMA on the envelope or in the subject line of your email.
NB: Thanks to note that the application of PIN CODED persons is not admissible for this recruitment.
MSF does not charge fees for receiving any applications or participating in any recruitment process