Medical Doctor 4B (Oncology Department)

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) · Blantyre, Malawi

Posted September 30, 2026Listing expires October 15, 2026

JOB VACANCY

MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES FRANCE –BLANTYRE

Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. In Malawi, MSF works in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the local community in Cervical Cancer projects Blantyre districts.

MSFF is looking for its Blantyre Cervical Cancer Project Office:

MEDICAL DOCTOR 4B (Oncology Department) -1 POSITION

WorkplaceBlantyre

Type of contract12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Start dateNovember 2026

Main purpose of the position

Provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the patient’s/beneficiary’s health conditions.

Main responsibilities

• Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose and prevention. Carry out outpatient and inpatient consultations, prescribing the necessary treatment respecting MSF
• Keep the patient and/or his/her family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow, checking they have understood.
• Follow up the evolution of the hospitalized/IDP patients, through daily visits, consultations and examinations, prescribing the necessary treatment following MSF protocols, deciding whether they can be discharged or transferred to other departments – in collaboration with other doctors- and informing their family about the patient’s evolution.
• Check and control the rational distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility and take care the quality, disinfection and sterilization of the medical material. Assure general compliance with standing hygiene standards.
• Participate in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data, checking its validity and informing the line manager or project coordinator about any problem or complication of the patients’ illness, medical error and monitors the proper functioning of the department, equipment or material.
• Ensure ongoing training of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the quality of care.
• Knows and ensures all MSF medical protocols are followed and implemented, checking universal precautions are followed at all times and reducing bio-hazard risks and improving infection control.
• Ensures professional confidentiality is respected.
• Manage the team under his/her direct responsibility according to MSF HR policies and procedures, supervising their performance, organizing and scheduling shifts and rotations, directly participating in emergencies and on calls if necessary.

Specific accountabilities

• Comprehensive Oncology Patient Care

Provide comprehensive curative and palliative care to oncology patients in inpatient, outpatient, including assessment, treatment, monitoring, psychosocial screening, patient education, and follow-up.

• Preoperative, Surgical and Postoperative Care

Conduct preoperative assessments and obtain informed consent; booking patients for diferent procedures, daily ward rounds, and postoperative care in collaboration with surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, and other clinical teams.

• Multidisciplinary Clinical Coordination

Participate actively in multidisciplinary team meetings, morbidity and mortality reviews, and clinical decision-making, while coordinating referrals and specialist input across relevant hospital departments.