Advanced Life Support certified instructor with MCI experience - Ukraine

Are you an experienced Paramedic skilled in coordinating responses to medical emergencies?

• Hours: Work will be full-time. Immediate start required

• Pay: £3600 to £4000 per month (dependent on experience)

• Duration: 4 months minimum (longer availability may be an advantage)

• Location: Ukraine (roving)

This role is within our Ukraine Programme and will be carried out in Ukraine.

Preferably applicants need to have an existing right to enter Schengen Zone countries in order to transit to Ukraine e.g. citizenship/residence of a Schengen Zone country, or an ETIAS eligible country (https://www.etiasvisa.com/etias-requirements) but this is not essential.

UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity. Born of the NHS, we’ve been working for over 30 years towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when crises or disasters hit.

We are seeking several new people to join our teams in Ukraine, to be available to deploy in Paramedic roles. You will be able to make yourself available to work in Ukraine immediately for 4 months (longer availability may be an advantage).

They will participate in strengthening local healthcare staff capability.

They will work closely with the training manager, medical doctors, and nurses to support mobile clinics/surgical units. If required as per deployment and context, paramedic role could be involved in patient care activities, although not the primary focus of the role.

The Paramedic will manage multiple streams of work, acting as a technical resource to support activities related to the context, ensuring that best guidance and standards are available for training and capacity under the Paramedic scope of practice. Along with the doctors and nurses they will play a central role in building the local capacity of any field staff (i.e., Ministry of Health or other NGOs), in areas related to the response, through training delivery.

You will be determined, high performing, compassionate and collaborative, as well as being committed to learning and supporting others to learn. Language skills will be an advantage.

How to Apply

We strongly recommend that you read the Candidate Information Pack – ALS Instructor - Ukraine - September 2023 before applying for this role.

To apply, please submit a current CV and a supporting letter (2 pages) through our online jobs portal.

Please apply below, as soon as possible and no later than 22nd September 2023.

UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.

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