Doctors Without Borders, an international humanitarian medical association created in 1971, provides medical assistance to populations whose lives are threatened: mainly in cases of armed conflict, but also epidemics, pandemics, natural disasters or exclusion from care.
The France mission is looking for a Nurse in Ile de France;
Context
MSF’s France Mission provides assistance to migrants in situations of great social, medical and/or psychological vulnerability in France and conducts advocacy work to facilitate their access to common law.
Since December 2017, Mission France has been providing assistance to migrants.
It provides medical, psychological, legal and social support to people excluded from healthcare and advocates for access to care for vulnerable foreign people, particularly women living in camps in the Dunkirk area.
Mission France currently has three projects:
- In the Île-de-France region. The project has been open since December 2017. Initially focused on providing medical, psychological, social, and legal support to unaccompanied minors undergoing appeals (day care and accommodation), it has evolved significantly by specializing in young women seeking recognition of their minority status. A mobile clinic, staffed by a team of volunteers, is also part of the program.
- In Calais and along the North Coast. Opening in summer 2023. Day center for unaccompanied minors offering respite and activities; mobile clinics for the general public (adults, families, minors), including mental health services. Seasonal activities complement these, with coastal outreach programs from spring to autumn for shipwrecked migrants and refugees, and in winter, emergency shelter for the most vulnerable.
- In Dunkirk. The project aims to meet the growing needs of exiled women, girls, and families living in extremely precarious conditions on the Dunkirk coastline. In close partnership with the Refugee Women’s Centre, it focuses on providing medical care for women (gynecology, pregnancy monitoring, sexual and reproductive health), mental health support, emergency shelter for single women, strengthening the detection and management of sexual violence, as well as a documentation and advocacy component on violence and the lack of essential services in the area.
The communication and advocacy aspect is central to this mission, which takes place in a country that has the means to welcome people with dignity but willfully neglects migrant populations.
Mission
To provide nursing care, treatment and follow-up of patients, according to doctors’ prescriptions, protocols applied in the department and universal hygiene standards/precautions, with the aim of ensuring quality and continuity of care for the target population.
Responsibilities
- To know, promote, implement and follow at all times universal hygiene standards/precautions, biohazard prevention and infection control, safety rules and other protocols and procedures in medical premises, and also ensure a high quality of hygiene in one’s work environment.
- To organize and carry out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions,
- Ensure that patients are properly received and settled in. Ensure that patients with limited autonomy are assisted, particularly with feeding, personal hygiene, mobility, and comfort.
- Respect medical confidentiality and secrecy
- Performing patient admissions, monitoring and follow-up, including assessing changes in their health status and identifying emergencies or other deteriorations,
- Participate in patient (and family) health education when necessary
- Participate in the pharmacy of the department and in the control and maintenance of medical equipment (carrying out inventories, stock of prescribed medications and equipment at each change of team, ensuring that no equipment has left the nursing department without prior authorization, checking its quality and operation, storage conditions, monitoring expired medications, etc.).
- Execute and supervise administrative procedures and documents (filling in patient files, forms, consumption records, statistics, etc.), ensure proper written/oral handover, and report any problematic situations and cases that may arise, participate in data collection and keep doctors/supervisors informed.
- Where appropriate, identify victims of sexual violence and refer them to the medical team so they can receive the necessary treatment.
- Knows and recognizes the importance and proper use of the Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) kit
- Performs minor maintenance and cleaning of medical equipment according to the instructions in the user manual and protocols. Informs the medical supervisor in case of any malfunction of a medical device.
Mission-specific responsibilities in France
Under the supervision of the head of medical activities and in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, the nurse will have the following responsibilities:
Day care services:
- Coordinates and ensures the medical follow-up of patients at the day care center.
- To ensure that individuals being monitored are directed towards appropriate services (making appointments, referrals, support).
- Participate in the development of the partner network.
- Provides health mediation to patients at the center (raising awareness among partners, supporting users in using the health system).
- Participates in health prevention, promotion and education, with particular attention to the risks of exploitation and gender-based violence.
- Participate in the implementation of group workshops in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team (cultural mediator, psychologist, social worker and lawyer and others as appropriate).
- Participates in external activities: Provides nursing consultations and health mediation interventions during activities outside the MSF center (street outreach, consultations at other sites, at fixed points in the street, etc.), to people in precarious situations who do not have access to the common health system (nursing care, consultations in pairs with volunteer doctors, etc.)
- Participates in the preparation of external activities (pharmacy, medical and non-medical equipment). Participates in the creation and facilitation of prevention and health education workshops for various vulnerable and underserved populations (homeless people, unaccompanied minors, newly arrived exiles, women, etc.).
Cross-cutting activities:
- Practice of shared medical confidentiality among the professionals accompanying our public.
- Participates in the collection and compilation of individual data related to the medical, psychological, and social situations of the patients encountered.
- Participates in drafting monthly activity reports and occasionally project notes (activity sheet, operational note, workshop etc.)
- Participates in the management of the project pharmacy (inventories, orders, stock monitoring)
- Participates in weekly meetings and works in a multidisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive support for young people
- Participates in youth protection activities within the multidisciplinary team
- Participate in meetings and briefings on external activities
Desired profile
Education :
- A recognized nursing degree/diploma is essential; a university diploma in health mediation is a plus.
- Driving licence B is a plus AFGSU 2
Experience :
- Two years of prior experience, experience with MSF or other non-profit organizations preferred.
- Professional or volunteer experience with vulnerable populations, outreach work, mobile clinics, day centers, etc.
- Experience in health mediation is a plus
Languages: French required; Arabic preferred
Skills: Microsoft Office Suite
SKILLS :
- Teamwork and cooperation; Adherence to MSF principles; Stress management
- Interpersonal and listening skills; adaptability
- Ability to work in street settings, in camps, etc. Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
Employment conditions
- 12-month fixed-term contract with possibility of renewal.
- Position based in the Île-de-France region with night work.
- Full-time, 39 hours/week, no teleworking.
- Salary: €2,958.32 gross per month over 13 months.
- 22 days of paid time off per year. Supplementary health insurance fully covered by Doctors Without Borders.
- Meal vouchers with a face value of €12.00 (60% covered by MSF).
- 50% reimbursement of public transport pass or bicycle kilometers.
Position available: beginning September 2026
Due to administrative constraints related to the duration of the contract, candidates must already have a work permit in France (citizen of the European Union) or a residence permit allowing them to work on French soil.
How to apply
Please send your application (CV + cover letter) by email by July 31, 2026 inclusive , with the following reference in the subject line: IDE_IDF_LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME to msff-france-recrutement@paris.msf.org