Sibanor - ECG Health Centre
Medical Doctor
- Gambia
- Minimum 3 months
- 350 € per month
Country
Tasks
- You share responsibility for the ward and care for all the patients out-of-hours
- You are allocated to either the general outpatient clinic or the HIV clinic for routine clinic duties
- You are also responsible for teaching, maintaining clinical standards in the clinic and developing relationships with other healthcare providers in Gambia
- You work independently during on-call duties
Project
Team
As we’ve handed over the WEC-clinic to the local church, you would work under Gambian leadership with a mainly local team. But you would be part of the WEC Gambia team, consisting of about 20 WEC members, who work in various locations. There are currently two other WEC members living in Sibanor
Churches
The ECG (Evangelical church of Gambia), which was founded by WEC some years ago. There are several quite large churches in the coastal areas and smaller ones inland including one in the village of Sibanor and another at nearby Bwiam.
Particular Benefits
Gambians are extremely welcoming and hospitable people, with whom you can quickly feel at home (if you adapt to and respect their culture and dress code!).
Challenges
A lot of patients do not speak English which means that you will work through a translator. You will be encouraged to learn some vocabulary of the most commonly spoken local language (Mandinka).
Other activities
Besides your work in the Health Centre, there are many opportunities to get involved with local church, youth club and village outreach. Serve the Lord in many ways together with the local church and the clinic in their evangelism.
Leisure activities
The area is good for walking and it is also possible to go canoeing nearby. At the coast there is a western-style tourist area with good, safe beaches.
Requirements
- You have preferably 5 years postgraduate working experience
- You are proficient in English
- You are flexible and willing to try new ways of working
- You are ready to work under local leadership
- Experience in obstetrics, gynaecology, paediatrics or general practice is particularly helpful.
- A diploma in tropical medicine is helpful, but not essential
