Détails de l'annonce
Organisation : Médecins Sans Frontières - Artsen Zonder Grenzen
Site web : https://msf-azg.be/fr/job/microbiology-referent-m-f
Adresse email : caroline.maes@brussels.msf.org
Lieu de l'emploi : Beirut /Lebanon /
Type d'emploi : Contrat à durée indéterminée
Type de contrat : Temps plein
Fonction : Expertise/recherche
Date de publication : 22/08/2017
Date limite : 19/09/2017
Profil
CANDIDATE PROFILE
- Medical microbiologist
- Minimum 2 years microbiology field experience in developing countries, preferably with MSF
- Ability to synthesize and analyze medical data, to write reports and medical protocols
- Results and Quality oriented
- Excellent communication skills in English and French (written and oral)
- Willingness and ability to spend 50%of the time in the field, in other MSF offices or working groups.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
- Undetermined contract – Full-time - based in Lebanon (Beirut) with travels to Europe and the field
- Starting date: 15/10/2017
Interested? Send a cover letter and your CV with “microbiology” in the subject, before 20/09/2017, to MSF Belgium, Caroline Maes, Rue de l’Arbre Bénit 46, 1050 Brussels, Belgium, or email them to caroline.maes@brussels.msf.org
Description
CONTEXT
The aim of the Medical Department is to improve the quality of MSF interventions in the field. This is done through 3 main activities: direct support to the field (field visits, technical advices etc.), training of MSF medical staff according to defined policies and protocols and support to operational research.
Resistance to acute bacterial infections is a rapidly growing problem. WHO and public health leaders now consider antibiotic resistance (ABR) as one of the main matters of concern for global public health.
MSF is increasingly confronted with ABR in many of our projects, while realizing that we are only aware of a fraction of the extent of the issue. Our microbial laboratory and diagnostic capacity in the field is still very limited and in most projects, the attention to ABR and what it entails is still fairly narrow. In response to this and in order to coordinate MSF’s common commitment to this dossier, the MedOp platform (composed of the medical and operational directors of the Operational Centers) in 2015 decided to create a specific task-force on ABR. This task-force was requested to develop a detailed roadmap to improve the capacity to prevent, detect and manage ABR in the MSF projects.
In 2016 a finalized roadmap was presented and approved, and it was decided to renew the mandate of the MSF ABR task-force to guide the implementation of the plan over a period of 4 years. Three main topics were identified as priorities in the roadmap:
(1) Antibiotic stewardship and rational antibiotic prescription,
(2) Diagnostic tools and ABR surveillance,
(3) IPC (Infection/ Prevention/Control).
OCB is looking for a Microbiology referent to be part of this intersectional taskforce and the OCB working group, pprimarily to engage in the second pillar of the roadmap.
The objective is to further improve MSF’s capacity to provide quality medical care by effectively diagnosing and treating bacterial infections, including addressing drug resistant bacterial infections.
The focus for microbiology will be on the identification for new diagnostic tools for bacterial infection and antimicrobial sensitivity testing, the implementation of diagnostic capacities and antimicrobial surveillance system on the field.
The microbiologist referent is based together with the Infectious Disease/Antibiotic Resistance (ABR) referent and an epidemiologist in the MSF-OCB hub in Beirut. By regular contact through skype, videoconference, and visits to BXS, he/she stays connected and works together with the referents in the medical department and the operational cells.
JOB PROFILE
Defines strategies and technical norms related to microbiology
- Drafts, reviews and follows the implementation of guidelines, protocols, tools and SOP’s
- Defines the norms and standards and quality control mechanisms for the setup of microbiology laboratories in the projects
- Collaborate with the HQ Laboratory Referent to ensure integration of the microbiology approach in the field routine laboratory and diagnostic activities
- Looks for possible use of new diagnostic tools (biomarkers based tests, point of care tools for identification of bacteria,…) for diagnosis of specific diseases in different types of contexts and projects.
- Participate in the validation of reference laboratories for microbiology in the field
- Ensure coherence with policies and strategies developed and validated by medical referents in vertical topics or transversal domains (surgery, paediatrics, pharmacy, ER, ICU….)
- Collaborate with the ABR working group to select and implement the components of the 3 pillars that will have the largest impact for our beneficiaries
- Keep updated on relevant innovation, knowledge, and tools regarding diagnostic capacities
Provide support to the medical managers in the cells and of the field
- Support conceptualization and preparation of project that will need bacteriology through collaboration with the medical responsible in the concerned operational cell and Emergency Pool
- Give technical support on outline of microbiology lab in collaboration with lab referent.
- Support to implementation or setting up of bacteriologic lab in the field.
- Give technical support to field projects through
- Responding to technical queries or case discussions
- Field visits for assessments, monitoring and evaluation and implementation.
- Identify training needs and support development and implementation of trainings with the medical academy and learning and development unit.
- Support operational research projects.
- Assure the technical briefing & debriefing of medical expatriate staff that will be responsible for the microbiology activities in the field
- Support the HR on the organization of field positions for the management of microbiology activities
Monitoring and analysis of Microbiology activity:
- Develop or define data/ variables and indicators to collect in the field to monitor and evaluate activities around microbiology
- Performs regular analysis of data and shares outcomes with medical teams.
- Produces an analytical medical annual report
Collaborate in internal working groups and assure representation outside MSF
- Participate in the OCB ABR working group
- Participate in intersectional task force on ABR
- Participate to the medical department meetings, B&O exercises, and the coordination week
- Connect with external specialists, if relevant, that could be collaborating with MSF on the topic of microbiology and ABR
Contribute to the MENA Hub’s objectives and mandate
- As a member of the operational support team of the MENA hub, contribute to the MENA hub’s operational support strategy and its implementation
- Collaborate with the other colleagues in the operational support team and with the departments in the MENA Hub (communications, fundraising, field HR Recruitment)