MOZAMBIQUE | Portugues/Brazilian Emergency Site Medical Officer

Introduction

International SOS stands as a global leader in delivering essential medical and security services, supporting clients across more than 700 locations worldwide with a dedicated team of over 10,000 professionals, including 1,100 physicians and 200 security specialists. Our mission is to provide comprehensive healthcare and risk management solutions that ensure safety and well-being for travellers and expatriates, alongside preventive and emergency healthcare programmes tailored to diverse environments.

We have a Unique Emergency Medicine Opportunity in Remote and Industrial Healthcare 

We are seeking experienced Portuguese or Brazilian Emergency Doctors to join a multidisciplinary medical team supporting one of Africa's largest remote industrial projects in Afungi, Northern Mozambique.

The role offers a combination of emergency medicine, pre-hospital care, remote-site healthcare, clinical leadership, and medical evacuation coordination within a highly structured clinical governance framework.

The Clinical Environment:

The Emergency Doctor serves as the senior medical resource for emergency case management and escalation, providing expert assessment, treatment, stabilization, and evacuation support for a diverse workforce in a remote operational setting.

The position combines:

• Emergency Department practice
• Pre-hospital and field response
• Remote and austere medicine
• Occupational and primary healthcare
• Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) coordination
• Clinical leadership and mentoring of multidisciplinary teams
• Quality improvement and clinical governance activities
• The doctor works closely with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), onsite clinical teams, client medical stakeholders, and the International SOS Assistance Centre to ensure consistent, high-quality patient care.

Key Professional Responsibilities

• Management of acute medical and trauma emergencies
• Leadership of emergency response teams
• 24/7 emergency on-call support during rotations
• Clinical decision-making for complex and high-risk cases
• Coordination of medical evacuations and transfers
• Support of clinical governance, incident review, and quality assurance programs
• Education and simulation-based training of healthcare personnel
• Contribution to continuous improvement initiatives and emergency preparedness activities

The Ideal Candidate:

We are interested in doctors who are motivated by clinical challenge, adaptability, and leadership in dynamic environments.

Preferred backgrounds include:

• Emergency Medicine
• Rural or Remote Medicine
• Pre-hospital and Retrieval Medicine
• Occupational Health
• Tropical Medicine
• Expedition, Military, Humanitarian, or Resource Sector Healthcare

The Requirements:

Candidates should possess:

• Medical degree with full registration in country of origin
• Diploma in PEC
• In current ER clinical practice, and to continue in ER practice in off-rotations
• Minimum 5 years post-graduate clinical experience
• Strong emergency medicine background
• Current ALS/ACLS certification (PALS and trauma qualifications advantageous)
• Point-of-care ultrasound experience (FAST/POCUS desirable)

Why This Role Appeals To You:

• This is not a traditional clinic position.

It is an opportunity to:

• Practice autonomous emergency medicine in a challenging environment
• Develop expertise in remote and resource-conscious healthcare delivery
• Manage complex emergency and evacuation cases
• Work within an international clinical governance system
• Contribute directly to workforce health and operational resilience
• Join a highly experienced multinational healthcare team supporting a major strategic project in Africa

Rotation

• 4 weeks on / 4 weeks off roster.

Benefits:

• Travel, accommodation, laundry & meals
• Insurances
• USD day rate paid tax-free