2026 - Emergency Medicine Specialist

The Emergency Medicine Specialist ensures timely and appropriate care for patients presenting with medical, surgical and trauma-related emergencies in resource-limited and often challenging environments. The role combines direct clinical care, clinical leadership and capacity building, with a strong focus on improving the quality of emergency care and strengthening local emergency care systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily clinical operations of the Emergency Department (ED) and ensure the delivery of high-quality emergency care.
• Provide hands-on clinical care, including triage, resuscitation, trauma management and coordination of patient referrals and follow-up.
• Supervise, mentor and support physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals working in the ED.
• Develop and deliver training in emergency medicine, trauma care, Basic Emergency Care (BEC), infection prevention and control, and mass casualty management.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of SOPs, treatment guidelines, clinical pathways and quality indicators.
• Lead ED preparedness and response to mass casualty incidents, including contingency planning, staff training and simulation exercises.
• Monitor emergency care activities, analyse medical data and contribute to reporting and continuous quality improvement.
• Collaborate with hospital management, local health authorities and other stakeholders to strengthen emergency care systems and promote the safety of patients and healthcare staff.

Requirements

• Medical degree with a recognized specialization in Emergency Medicine, completed through examination.
• Current and up-to-date specialist registration in Emergency Medicine.
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), or equivalent, certification; instructor status is preferred.
• Minimum three years of post-specialization clinical experience in Emergency Medicine, including trauma management.
• Proven ability to teach and train healthcare professionals in emergency care, trauma care and mass casualty management.
• Proficiency in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), including the ability to teach its use.
• Familiarity with protocols and guidelines applicable to low-resource settings.
• Candidates must remain up to date with annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) or Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements, with a minimum of 50 points per year.
• Experience in austere environments, conflict-affected settings or humanitarian organizations is highly desirable.
• Additional certifications in Basic Emergency Care (BEC), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) are highly desirable.
• Training in mass casualty management, such as EMERGO, MCIT or HMIMMS, is an advantage.

Skills

• Emergency Medicine
• Trauma Management
• Advanced Trauma Life Support
• Point-of-Care Ultrasound
• Emergency Care Training
• Mass Casualty Coordination
• Basic Emergency Care
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• Clinical Leadership
• Clinical Care
• Low-Resource Settings Protocols
• Continuing Medical Education
• Emergency Medicine Specialist Registration
• Austere Environment Experience
• Humanitarian Medical Care

Languages

English, French, Spanish, Arabic