Leadership and Clinical Governance Faculty

Medical Faculty Deployments: Leadership & Governance Conference Feb/March 2021 – Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Application deadline: 5th February, 2021

About DWW: Doctors Worldwide is a specialist medical charity based in the UK with a mission to

support and collaborate with local communities to build and sustain quality healthcare services in development and emergency settings. Over the last 19 years we have delivered over 95 medical projects, responded to 13 humanitarian crises and worked in 25 different countries. Together we have impacted more than 3 million lives and counting. Access to quality healthcare is not a privilege, it is a human right, and we work towards making that a reality, especially for the most vulnerable communities.

Situation Background: Doctors Worldwide has been active in Bangladesh since November 2017 responding to the Rohingya Crisis in partnership with the UN-IOM. We have delivered 2 core capacity building and mentoring programmes for Bangladeshi healthcare workers working in the Rohingya camps and surrounding host communities – the Postgraduate Fellowship in Refugee and Migrant Health (PGF) and Doctors Worldwide Improving Care in Health Emergencies (DICE). The 2 programmes address the gaps found in the delivery of quality healthcare by largely junior medical staff operating within the Rohingya camp setting. Both programmes together focus on strengthening the quality of care at both the primary care and emergency care level. In 2021, DWW will be delivering a 2-day Leadership and Governance Conference, and two 16-week training programmes blending both the DICE and the PGF programmes. We will give preference to those suitable to deliver the Leadership and Governance conference as well as the PGFand DICE programme to fully utilise their time deployed to the field. Please see here if you also wish to apply as a Primary Care or Emergency Medicine trainer for our long-term training programmes from March – December 2021 in Bangladesh.

The Conference: Doctors Worldwide identified an urgent need to improve the leadership and governance of the camp clinics, which are largely managed by a junior workforce with little or no management experience or training. We will be piloting a 2-day conference focusing on the clinical leadership workforce working within the Rohingya refugee camps. The aim of the conference is to support the professional development of junior medical doctors in management roles, as well as nurses and medical assistants who oversee aspects of administration, to develop their leadership and management skills to better deliver quality and comprehensive care. The modules taught in this conference will be integrated into the PGF 2021 Programme in Bangladesh (see description on page 3).

Conference themes (subject to change):

• Unit 1: Accountability and reducing risks

• Unit 2: Monitoring, Evaluating and Assessing

• Unit 3: Building capacity

• Unit 4: Patient centred care

• Unit 5: Team dynamics

• Unit 6: Leadership

• Unit 7: Adult education

The role: Alongside our Medical Training Director, you will deliver the 2-day pilot conference in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to local Bangladeshi primary care doctors and clinical managers who work in the Rohingya camps and host communities in primary, secondary, and specialised health clinics. The conference will consist of group activities and workshops, and will be highly interactive.

Costs covered:

• The following costs are covered: flights (international and domestic), accommodation, visas, insurance, covid tests for travel, and daily meals.

• For doctors, this is a volunteering position but a basic stipend is subject to grant funding (to be confirmed).

Logistics:

DWW will provide the necessary logistical activities such as pre-deployment training, arrival inductions, field logistics such as daily travel, visas, and camp passes for your entire deployment.

Covid-19 Information:

Regulations in both the UK and Bangladesh are changing rapidly and therefore this is subject to change. The safety of our staff and volunteers is our primary concern and please be assured that we have considered covid-19 within all aspects of our deployment and put the necessary procedures in place, including the following points. Please note covid-19 regulations in both the UK and Bangladesh which may impact your availability to deploy.

• PPE and sanitiser supplied by Doctors Worldwide.

• Pre-travel covid-19 test funded by Doctors Worldwide (required to enter & leave Bangladesh)

• Currently there is a mandatory 14-day quarantine upon arrival to Bangladesh from most countries including the UK. This will be in a hotel and be paid for by Doctors Worldwide. Bangladesh quarantine rules to be followed during this period.

• There is currently a quarantine requirement for arrivals from Bangladesh into the UK (5 days if tested negative for covid-19).

Role Requirements:

We are looking for candidates with the following essential requirements:

• Knowledge and experience in clinical leadership, governance, and management (please give examples in your cover letter).

• Demonstrated ability to manage clinically diverse teams in a practical setting

• Strong understanding of applying quality of care standards and theories in a practical setting

• Teaching experience in leadership and governance to medical professionals

• Medical background is preferrable

• Experience delivering impactful quality healthcare in low-resource settings is desirable.

• Please see here if you wish to apply as a Primary Care or Emergency Medicine trainer for our long-term training programmes from March – December 2021 in Bangladesh

CPD credits

A letter of support can be provided should you choose to register this activity as part of your CPD.

Important Dates:

Application closing date: 05 February, 2021

Deployment dates: 20 February, 2021 (to be confirmed and dependent on quarantine restrictions)

Conference dates: 9th and 10th March 2021

About the PGF programme: The Postgraduate Fellowship (PGF) in Migrant and Refugee Health Programme is centred around the delivery of 8 independent modules to Bangladeshi doctors working in the Rohingya refugee camps and host communities. The PGF aims to provide knowledge and best practices of identified clinical topics specifically designed for humanitarian settings. This incorporates a wide range of methodologies including eLearning, didactic lectures, group discussions, case-based scenarios, simulated exercises with props, and clinical shadowing/mentorship. Since 2017, 99 Bangladeshi medical doctors (split into 4 cohorts), have taken part in the 13-week medical education programme designed to strengthen their capacity to respond to those affected by the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh. See our impact report here.

NOTE: THIS POST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGES AND CANCELLATIONS. DWW reserves the right to cancel your deployment at any point prior to your travel dates. In addition, due to the dynamic situation in the country, visa approvals, access into the country, and access to the Rohingya refugee camps are not guaranteed by DWW. Any applicant who does not meet the pre-deployment logistical dates and deadlines will not be deployed out.

If you are interested in developing educational materials, or other deployments, please inquire to: [email protected] or visit our website to find out how you can get involved.

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