Anaesthetist

Caption Serge, an MSF anaesthetist, taking care of a newborn admitted to the surgical unit of a hospital in Cameroon. © MSF/Pierre-Yves Bernard Instagram: @pyouaille

Our anaesthetists are teachers and trainers and are there to help people manage pain in sometimes unbearable circumstances.

The role of a Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) anaesthetist is incredibly varied: you might find yourself training local staff in the middle of a refugee camp hospital or managing anaesthesia with very basic resources for complex obstetric surgeries - all in the course of a day.

Responsibilities

Our anaesthetists often work across various departments; supporting surgery, maternity and going wherever else they're needed.

As an anaesthetist you'd be responsible for:

Ordering and managing materials to manage the anaesthesia needs of an entire hospital

Mentoring and support for local staff learning basic...