Accountabilities
• Performing consultations to patients due for surgery, evaluating of the risks of operating (in collaboration with the surgeon), obtaining patient’s written authorization for their operation, providing patients with appropriate information on their illness and treatments, and deciding on what type of anaesthetics to be used
• According to set procedures, carrying out all nursing anaesthetics related activities during surgery in order to collaborate in patient's adequate anaesthetized state and safety during the process. Preparing the drugs, material, and equipment required for the surgery. Monitoring patients throughout the whole intervention and administering and maintaining anaesthetics following the rules of hygiene and asepsis in force.
• Providing post-operative care, including immediate post-operative surveillance in the recovery room and special patients present in the intensive care unit, in order to adapt the prescriptions, with special focus on patient's pain relief, during the stabilization and recovery process. Does round consultations with the Surgeon Doctor once or twice a day, discussing therapeutic orientations with the department manager, renewing prescriptions, and ensuring they are followed. Systematically evaluating patients' pain to adapt prescriptions and/or therapies for their relief.
• Respecting, promoting, and ensuring medical confidentiality and implementing and following hygiene rules, procedures and protocols at all times as well as looking after the integrity of anaesthesia material (decontamination, sterilisation, storage conditions, etc.) and other equipment, in order to ensure the safety and protection of patients and other staff. Knowing accidental blood exposure policy and procedure and implementing them when necessary.
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the projet biomedical service.
• Carrying out all pharmacy related activities (stock control, station's re-stocking, inventories, expired drugs, etc.) and other equipment of anaesthetic ward, doing special follow-up of narcotics and sedatives (register, consumptions, empty phials, etc.), ensuring enough stock-up and the good functioning to carry-out the medical activities. Drawing up pharmacy orders according to needs.
• Collaborating with other departments and supporting other medical services in order to support the overall MSF project with his/her expertise and capabilities. Training other medical staff when applicable and working particularly in close collaboration with the accident and emergency department and midwifery and obstetrics team in the maternity department (especially to resuscitate new-borns).
• Carrying out administrative procedures and documents (fill in of patients’ files, forms, statistics, data base, etc.), in order to have updated and correct information about the day-to-day activities.
• In collaboration with the Surgeon Doctor, carrying out quantitative surgical-anaesthesia data collection, drawing up and sending out reports for the monthly follow up of peri-surgical mortality and for the quality of anaesthesia/pain management and informing the direct supervisor immediately in the event of medical error.
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
• Responsible for the proper use and care of all biomedical equipment (all types of medical machines and instruments) in the department. In case of malfunction/breakage/loss, report immediately to Line manager / Head Nurse/ Hospital coordinator.
• Supports other medical services whenever needed, and works particularly in close collaboration with the accident and emergency department and midwifery and obstetrics team in the maternity department (specially to resuscitate new-borns).
• Is the reference person for pain managment for the patients in the defferent departments of the hospital in case if it needed within the health facility
• Responsible for the proper use and care of all biomedical equipment (all types of medical machines and instruments) in the OT. In case of malfunction/breakage/loss, report immediately to Line manager / Head Nurse/ Hospital coordinator.
• In close collaboration with IPC supervisor follow IPC mesures in OT according to MSF IPC protocols.
• Prioritize emergency cases for surgery and follow MSF SOPs and protocols
• Prepare and report a medical incident to line manager immediately.
• When applicable train other medical staff
• Give regular feedback to the line manager and report directly any issue or incident
• Flexible to perform additional work-related tasks requested by the Line manager.
Minimum Requirements and Competencies
Education - Nursing diploma with specialisation as anaesthetics nurse. Essential
Experience - 1 year of previous work experience as an anaesthetist nurse. Essential
- Experience in other NGO’s. Desirable
Languages - Dari and Pashto. Essential
- English language. Essential
Knowledge - Basic computer skills. Desirable
Competencies
- Results and Quality Orientation
- Teamwork and Cooperation
- Behavioural Flexibility
- Commitment to MSF Principles
Stress Management
How to apply
- Follow the below link OR scan the QR code to access the online job application survey. Candidates must fill in the survey in order to be considered for shortlisting:
LINK: https://forms.office.com/e/VcvDPS9w40
- After completing the survey, send the following documents to email: msf-helmand-recruitment@msf.org
1. CV and motivation letter
2. Relevant Degree or Diploma
3. Other relevant work certificates
4. ID card both sides (this will be used for visitor authorisation pass)
The email address given in this online survey must be the same as the one used to send your supporting documents, September 8, 2025, at 5:00 PM
**Only applications completing the online survey and sending supporting documents by email will be treated**
The reference ANAESTHETIST NURSE must be stated in the email to be valid. If you do not clearly state the position for which you are applying & attach the required diploma & other supporting documents, your application may not be considered.
Only candidates who meet the essential criteria will be shortlisted and contacted.
MSF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. All applications are free for all candidates, and no one should require any payment or compensation during the recruitment process. May the candidate be asked for any fee, he/she must report to MSF Administration through the recruitment contact.
If you are selected to be part of the reserve pool, it means that MSF has validated you to be called in to work on a temporary basis, as needed. It does not guarantee that you will be offered a contract or a permanent position, even if such a position becomes available. A new recruitment can be done according to the current need.
MSF is focused on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work with us. To ensure we meet these standards, MSF has a zero-tolerance response to abuse, maltreatment, and neglect of any kind. We are committed to safeguarding, protection and fulfilling our duty of care to our patients and the individuals and communities we serve, people working in the organisation, and all those MSF interacts with.
All staffs are required to share this commitment through signing and complying with our Behavioural Commitments and all relevant safeguarding policies.
Furthermore, all offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory reference checks.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Doctors Without Borders) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural or man-made disasters to populations in danger in more than 70 countries.
