Anyone wishing to work at any of the projects below will require self funding, as all roles are on a voluntary basis and are unpaid. Join us in this faith venture, and come with, or develop a strong support base that will enable you to fulfil your calling and ministry. We encourage people to join WEC which is a faith-based fellowship, made up of a network of committed volunteers.

 

As the clinic is run by the local church, you would work under Gambian leadership with a mainly local team. 

 

Besides your role, there are many opportunities to get involved with local church, youth club and village outreach.  Serve the Lord in many ways in evangelism with the local church and the clinic.

 

Medical​

Nurse Tutor

Doctor

Lab Technician

General Nurse

Nurse Midwife

Fund raiser

Physiotherapist

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Nurse Tutor

The nurse tutor vacancy is a new opportunity to work in a community nursing school based at Sibanor Health Clinic in the Gambia.

Our nursing school opened in July 2024. We appreciate the government support that we have received in setting up the school. We use the Gambian Curriculum as its base, and the course is taught in English. ​

Responsibilities: To assist in the teaching of the course and the development of the curriculum alongside the Head of the Nursing School. 

Qualifications /Experience: Registered nurse with 3 years clinical experience and some experience of teaching would be helpful. Flexibility and a willingness to try new things are essential.

Suitable for: Anybody with the above qualifications. It would also suit a retired person. Single or married accommodation available.

Duration: Commitment can be flexible but must be planned well in advance.

Base: ECG, Sibanor Health Centre

Contact: sibanortrek@gmail.com

 

Doctor

Responsibilities: Doctors share responsibility for the ward and care for all the patients out-of-hours and either the general outpatient clinic or the HIV clinic for routine clinic duties. The doctors are also responsible for teaching, maintaining clinical standards in the clinic and developing relationships with other healthcare providers in the Gambia.

Qualifications/ Experience: Doctors with some postgraduate experience are preferred as you will need to be independent when on-call and to carry leadership responsibilities. Experience in obstetrics, gynaecology, paediatrics or general practice is particularly helpful. A diploma in tropical medicine is helpful, but not essential. Junior doctors with little experience are also very welcome.

Flexibility and a willingness to try new ways of working is essential.

Duration: Any length of time from 4 weeks to long term. Retirees are very welcome, including those who would like to work intermittently e.g. one or two months at a time on a regular basis. 

Base: ECG Health Centre, Sibanor

Contact: sibanortrek@gmail.com

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Lab Technician

Responsibilities: We are looking for a lab technician to join our team to provide specific training and upgrade the skills of our local staff. The clinic provides primary health care services including antenatal, maternity, paediatric and adult medical care. There is a small ward and a specialist HIV clinic. The lab provides a basic service including measuring Hb, PCV, malaria smears, sputum smears for TB, rapid diagnostic tests for HIV and RPR, urine albumin and dipstick, and gram and India Ink stains of CSF. We also take blood for CD4 count, but these are analysed elsewhere. 

Qualifications/ Experience: Qualified lab technician. Flexibility and a willingness to try new ways of working is essential. Would also suit a person who could do intermittent short visits such as a retiree.

Duration: Any length of time. This role is on a voluntary basis, so it is unpaid and will require self funding.  

Base: ECG, Sibanor Health Centre

Contact: sibanortrek@gmail.com

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General Nurse

Responsibilities: Depends on experience but may be involved in work on the ward, on the CARE (HIV) side, in the dressing room, in the waiting hall, in the NCD clinic or managing the clinic stores, and administrative roles.

Qualifications/ Experience: Qualified Nurse. Flexibility and a willingness to try new ways of working is essential.

Duration: Over 6 months is most useful but any length of time acceptable. Our experience is that nurses take 6 months to feel that they are really contributing to the work here and everyone who stays for this time or less says they wish they had stayed longer.

Base: ECG Health Centre, Sibanor

Contact: sibanortrek@gmail.com

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Nurse

Responsibilities: To work alongside our locally trained Gambian midwives. Opportunities for teaching. You may be required to help out in outpatients, on the ward, on the CARE (HIV) side, in the dressing room, in the waiting hall, in the NCD clinic or managing the clinic stores, and administrative roles.

Qualifications/ Experience: A qualified midwife with at least 1 year experience. Experience of work in a remote setting or without medical support would be helpful. Flexibility and a willingness to try new ways of working is essential.

Duration: Over 6 months is most useful but any length of time is acceptable.

Base: ECG Health Centre, Sibanor

Contact: sibanortrek@gmail.com

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Pharmacist for Sibanor Health Centre

Responsibilities: Duties include management of the pharmacy, advising patients, ordering drugs and appliances, training and advising staff and overseeing the management of the store. Overseeing the stock and ordering as appropriate from local and international suppliers, and liaising with local providers. Overseeing three monthly stock takes, and monthly check for stock shortages. Drawing up drug orders includes liaising with administration and the doctors.

Qualifications /Experience: A degree in pharmacy. Flexibility and a willingness to try new ways of working is essential.

Suitable for: Anybody with the above qualifications. Single or married accommodation available.

Duration: Over 6 months is most useful but any length of time is acceptable.

Base: ECG, Sibanor Health Centre

Contact: sibanortrek@gmail.com

 

Fund Raiser

Responsibilities: Raising funds for the Sibanor Clinic. This would involve: assessing needs and searching for funders; writing funding bids; updating website; updating donors on a regular basis.

It would be important to undertake at least one visit to the Gambia to get to know the project. Possible annual visits thereafter. 

Qualifications/Experience: You must be experienced in writing funding bids· You must have an excellent level of English and be flexible and willing to learn. The ideal candidate would get to know Sibanor Health Centre very well and pay annual visits. Experience in using AI to write funding bids an advantage.

Duration: long-term but mainly based in the UK. Retirees welcome.

 

 Physiotherapist

Responsibilities: Rehabilitative work with all general inpatients and outpatients. Neuro-rehabilitative work with people with spinal cord injuries. Teaching and training of staff at basic level.

Qualifications /Experience: A degree in physiotherapy. Flexibility and a willingness to try new ways of working is essential.

Suitable for: Anybody with the above qualifications. Single or married accommodation available.

Duration: Over 6 months is most useful but any length of time is acceptable.

Base: ECG, Sibanor Health Centre

Contact: sibanortrek@gmail.com

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