Midwife
Job in
Toronto, Ontario, M5A, Canada
Listing for:
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-04
Job specializations:
-
Healthcare
Healthcare Nursing, Healthcare Consultant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Responsibilities
As a midwife with Doctors Without Border/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), you will be involved in coordinating mother and child health departments in rural clinics, providing reproductive healthcare from mobile clinics or treating patients in a hospital. Your role is to implement and coordinate maternal health programs, supervise and train staff and support with policy development
You will mainly supervise birth attendants and provide training as needed. You may be involved in hands-on assessment and treatment of women in areas where formal health systems are lacking. Midwives are in charge of prenatal and postnatal consultations including counselling for family planning, as well as data collection, analysis and reporting.
Requirements
Full and current registrationMinimum two years of post-qualification work experienceExperience in medical and surgical termination of pregnancy, management of sexually transmitted infections, management of complicated deliveries in hospital settings, family planningAt least six months of clinical experience within the last two yearsExperience in managing staff in a multicultural team (supervision and training)Fluency in English and French (Intermediate+, minimum level B2 in both). Refer to thisAssets
Relevant experience in HIV, prevention of mother-to-child transmission, neonatal resuscitation, care for survivors of sexual assault, repair of third- and fourth-degree lacerations Course in tropical medicine Proficiency with Microsoft Office software (especially Excel)MSF Core Competencies
Behaviour flexibility: Level 2 Adapts behaviour to the needs of the situationTeamwork and cooperation: Level 2 Shares information and coordinates with team and othersResult and quality orientation: Level 2 Works towards objectives, preserving established standardsCommitment to MSF principles: Level 1 Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts MSF’s principlesPeople management: Level 2 Gives feedback and sets limitsCross-cultural awareness: Level 3 Demonstrates an integrating attitudeStress management: Level 2 Manages own stressUnderstanding of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI): Level 1 Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian contextFamiliarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context
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