Since our founding in Berlin in 2015, SOS Humanity has been active as a civilian search and rescue organisation to ensure that no one has to drown at sea and that everyone is treated with dignity. With our rescue ships Humanity 1 and Humanity 2 we operate in the central Mediterranean to rescue people in distress at sea, protect them and bring them to a place of safety.

For our operational crew we are urgently looking for a Medical Doctor

The Medical Doctor is one of 15 roles within a 10-person crew and is therefore typically combined with another role or set of responsibilities. The Doctor is responsible for:

• Providing overall medical care on board for survivors and crew
• Leading the medical response during operations
• Conducting triage and delivering initial and ongoing medical treatment
• Identifying and managing life-threatening conditions
• Descisionmaking regarding medical evacuations in coordination with the Head of Mission team
• Ensuring continuity of care through referrals to medical organisations on land
• Collaborating closely with the care team to identify medical and non-medical vulnerabilities
• Documenting medical diagnoses and treatments as required
• Managing the onboard clinic and medical inventory
• Ensuring medical operational readiness throughout the rotation
• Supporting crew training in medical procedures

Qualifications:

• Valid licence to practice medicine
• Minimum of 3 years of clinical experience
• Specialisation or strong experience in emergency medicine, including at least 50 independent emergency interventions or equivalent in-hospital experience
• Preferably SAR experience
• Experience in low-resource settings
• High level of flexibility and adaptability

Additional assets:

• Obstetrics and gynaecology (OB/GYN) experience
• Paediatric experience