Obstetrician
12-24 month placement
Background
Maternal mortality and morbidity are largely preventable tragedies, yet women in Papua New Guinea are at great risk during pregnancy, because many do not have access to the necessary health care solutions that can prevent and manage complications. Women in the rural areas do not have access to adequate pre and post natal care, skilled birth attendants, safe and clean birthing equipment, supplies and facilities, including emergency care if they need it. Based in Mendi General Hospital, you will be working in the obstetrics unit in a dual role as a service provider and a capacity builder. You will deliver obstetrics services and also provide capacity building to the resident doctor and other health staff in the hospital and health centres through service provision and necessary mentoring on patients management.
What does the role involve:
Provide consultations for all patients in the gynaecology and obstetrics unit
Teaching clinical and preventative services to medical officers, medical students and pre-medical personnel
Mentor/train resident doctors through service provision in the obstetrics unit
Support patient management through regular visits to district hospitals and health centres
Advise the CEO and hospital board on major policy matters on standards of care and improvement programs
Undertake the responsibility of provincial consultant within the speciality
Skills, qualifications and experience required:
You can apply for this role if you are a registered medical practitioner with a MBBS degree or equivalent with a post graduate master’s degree in the specialist area of obstetrics/gynaecology and have 5 years of specialist training. It is desirable that you will have training and mentoring skills to coach resident doctors and other health personnel on obstetrics services. You should have good people skills, self-management, be able to structure your work, work confidently with and report to a range of stakeholders including senior officers. You should have a large amount of patience, diplomacy, flexibility and adaptability along with cultural sensitivity.
And the rest....
Mendi is the capital of the Southern Highlands Province and is wedged between impressive limestone peaks. While on placement, we will ask you to commit to 12-24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we will give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We will provide you with extensive training including language classes before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we will support you to resettle.
To find out more....
To find out more about volunteering with VSO visit www.vso.org.uk or to apply go to http://www.vso.org.uk/volunteer/ and quote PN0655/0001/0001 on your application. On average it takes a minimum of 4 months to go through the application process so apply now for departure as soon as possible.
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