Paediatric Nurse

Médecins Sans Frontières; Australia; Remote; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is seeking an experienced nurse to lead and enhance the knowledge of the nursing team in Australia. The role involves pharmacy/device management, infection control, data reporting, and cross-department collaboration.

Applicants should have 5+ years RN experience, 2+ years paediatric acute care, paediatric emergency skills, and infection control exposure. International field experience is a plus; assignment will be nine months or longer.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years nursing (RN) experience.
• At least two years in acute medical/surgical paediatrics.
• Experience in paediatric emergency management and resuscitation.
• Over one year of infection control experience.
• Available for assignment for a minimum of nine months or longer.
• Additional qualification in paediatric nursing preferred.
• Senior managerial experience in clinical education/training.

Responsibilities

• Provide training to improve knowledge and skills of the nursing team.
• Oversee selection for new local team members.
• Transfer knowledge and practical skills via on-the-job training.
• Manage pharmacy and medical devices.
• Collect, manage, and report data; monitor project functions.
• Control hospital infections.
• Lead diplomacy with related organisations as required.

Skills

Staff training

Nursing leadership

Data collection & reporting

Infection control

Diplomacy with organisations

Project coordination

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) with current practising certificate

Tools

Data management systems

Job description

The main role of an MSF nurse is to manage and improve the knowledge and skills of the nursing team while building and strengthening teamwork. The scope of work is diverse and varies greatly depending on the location and goal of the project, including pharmacy/medical device management, hygiene management, hospital data management, efficient report creation, hospital infection control, and public health activities. In addition to collaborating with other departments within the project, nurses may also be in charge of diplomacy with related organisations.

Activities

• Provide training and follow-up to improve knowledge and skills of locally hired team members
• Oversee the selection process for newly hired local team members
• Transfer of knowledge and practical skills of the team through on the job training to ensure the quality of care provided
• Manage pharmacy and medical devices
• Collect, manage, and report data; monitor project functions
• Control hospital infections
• Collaborate with the human resources department, logistics department, and finance department
• Lead diplomacy and negotiations with related organisations when required
• Minimum five years nursing (RN) experience with at least two years experience in acute medical/surgical paediatrics
• Experience in paediatric emergency management and resuscitation
• Over one year of infection control experience
• Available for assignment for a minimum of nine months or longer
• Current practising certificate and must display no recent gap in clinical experience greater than two years
• Additional and/or specific qualification in paediatric nursing
• Experience in additional areas – particularly NICU, PICU, obstetrics,paediatric emergency department
• Work experience or study in nutrition, tropical medicine, infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, TB), refugee health or international public health
• Senior managerial experience (e.g. clinical nurse facilitator/consultant, manager) clinical education and/or training experience

Learn more

Watch our recruitment webinar to learn about MSF's approach to providing paediatric care in the contexts we work in, featuring an MSF paediatrician and MSF paediatric nurse.

MSF Medical-Operational Guidelines

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) develops medical-operational guidelines for use in resource-limited environments. These guidelines draw from practical experience and scientific data collected in MSF’s projects, as well as evidence published by the World Health Organization and other leading medical institutions and scientific literature.