Vacant position

Function: Doctor within CADUS EMT Type 1 mobile and fixed operations or Trauma Stabilisation Point (TSP)
Place of deployment: Sudan (Port Sudan and other feasible areas)
Contract Type: Short-term paid consultancy or fixed-term deployment (3–6 months, renewable)

Since April 2023, Sudan has been facing one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. A violent conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has led to a nationwide collapse of infrastructure and massive displacement. Over 10 million people have fled their homes, the health system has largely broken down, and outbreaks of cholera, dengue, measles, and malaria are spreading rapidly. Access to safe water, food, and medical care is critically limited.

In response, CADUS is deploying an International Doctor

The Medical Doctor plays one of the main clinical roles in emergency response operations, providing expert medical care to patients during crises. Their clinical expertise and leadership are essential in ensuring the delivery of high-quality healthcare services in challenging and resource-limited environments.
Mobile clinic: In the case of two Mobile Clinics being operational at once (see Operational Mode: Mobile Clinic), one of the Medical Doctors with completed Advanced Clinical training, will be asked to assume the task of the leading one of the Mobile Clinics in the position of Team Lead.

Requirements:

• Medical Qualifications: Possess a medical degree from a recognized institution and hold a valid licence to practise medicine. Have up to date Criminal Record checks and have no current limitations to their right to practise.
• Specialised Experience: Demonstrated experience in emergency medicine, critical care, anesthesiology, internal medicine is desired. Experience in surgery, gynaecology, paediatrics is of an advantage.
• Decision-making skills: They should be capable of making critical medical decisions, prioritising patient care and considering resource allocation offering an up-to-date, best practice care to the patients.
• Resilience: Ability to adapt quickly to changing situations and work effectively in high-pressure and demanding environments.
• Compassion and Empathy: They should demonstrate empathy and cultural sensitivity when providing medical care to patients during distressing situations, taking into account the patients’ contexts and realities.
• Experience in a humanitarian context is desired. Experience in remote areas/conflict zones is a plus.
• Language: Fluent spoken and written English are a requirement. Other languages, especially if spoken in the deployment region, are highly desirable.

Responsibilities:

• Patient Care: Conduct rapid and accurate patient assessments, diagnose medical conditions, and provide appropriate medical interventions and treatments despite the low-resource settings.
• Triage Support/Mass Casualty Incident response: Play a vital role in patient triage, categorising injuries or illnesses based on CADUS policies on severity to determine the order of treatment and transportation.
•  Medical Procedures: Administer and prescribe medications, perform medical procedures, and provide necessary interventions to stabilise patients and prevent further deterioration. Organise referrals with the Medical Lead.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other medical staff, such as nurses/paramedics and logisticians, to ensure coordinated patient care and effective utilisation of available resources. They report to the Medical Lead.
• Confidence in calibration and maintenance of medical devices: Be able to calibrate, maintain and troubleshoot medical devices’ issues according to the device manuals included in the EMT clinical manual. Technicians are also expected to be able to assist the doctors with that.

Training: All Medical Doctors in the CADUS EMT pool must have successfully completed the mandatory Core Humanitarian and Core Clinical training pathways, as well specific pre-deployment briefings, prior to going on deployment.

Reporting line: Medical doctors report directly to the Medical Lead for all clinical matters but the general operational responsibility and line management lies with the Head of Mission.

Guiding Principles
All activities are based on the Humanitarian Imperative and the Code of Conduct in Disaster Relief. The position is subject to CADUS policies, guidelines, and legal frameworks. CADUS maintains a strict no-weapons policy, and staff are expected to represent the organization with professionalism, neutrality, and respect at all times.

What we offer

• Competitive, market-standard compensation
• Travel, accommodation, and per diem fully covered
• Direct line management in-country, with close support from the Berlin back office
• Regular security checks and thorough deployment preparation
• Psychological and wellbeing support throughout the mission, including fatigue management
• Work in a highly qualified and motivated international team on a meaningful humanitarian mission
• Pre-deployment briefing and training, with post-deployment debriefing
• Context sensitive operational and living conditions
• Opportunities for professional development and on-the-job learning