Female Medical Doctor

About the role

The Health Emergency Response - Afghanistan Phase 2 (HER-AF2) project, funded by UNICEF and implemented by OPHCD, is looking for a female medical doctor. The project ensures continuity and quality of essential health and nutrition services, with strong emphasis on accountability to affected populations, feedback and complaints mechanisms, high-impact value added, and zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. The role covers clinical care, maternal and child health, infection prevention and reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct consultations, examinations, diagnoses and treatments, prescribe medicines according to approved protocols and essential drug lists, identify emergencies and stabilize patients before referral, and maintain accurate patient records.
• Provide antenatal and postnatal care, identify high-risk pregnancies and danger signs, give family planning counselling and reproductive, maternal and newborn health advice.
• Examine sick children, monitor growth and development, screen for malnutrition, counsel mothers on breastfeeding and complementary feeding, and support immunization activities.
• Ensure compliance with infection prevention and control guidelines, including hand hygiene, medical waste management and sterilization.
• Identify patients needing specialist care, ensure timely referral to higher-level facilities and follow up referred patients.
• Maintain medical records, complete daily and monthly health service reports, and report disease outbreaks and other public health concerns to the supervisor.
• Coordinate with health facility staff and other providers, take part in meetings and trainings, and comply with safeguarding standards and professional ethics.

Required profile

• MD degree from a recognized medical university.
• Valid professional registration or license from the relevant authorities, as applicable.
• At least 2 years of relevant clinical experience; experience in CHCs or similar health facilities is preferred.
• Experience in maternal and child health services is an advantage.

Candidates apply by submitting a cover letter and updated CV to the HR department of the organization.