Medical Officer

Volunteering Medical & Health

Overview

Provide integrated quality healthcare services to UN staff.

You have:

• Registered Medical practitioner with at least 5 years working experience in the medical field.
• Experience in tropical diseases is an asset.
• Experienced in UN mission or another international agency is desirable.
• Solid computer skills, including full proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and other IT applications.
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills.
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.
• Ability to work with tight deadlines.
• Sound security awareness.

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

To promote and maintain the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of staff members through the provision of integrated quality healthcare services to the personnel of United Nations Mission in South Sudan and UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes.

Under the general supervision of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) / Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO), the incumbent will perform the following duties:

• Undertake day-to-day clinical duties, e.g., walk-in clinic, pre-placement and periodic medical examinations, immunizations, etc. • Ensure smooth clinical workflow at the clinic, supervise clinic and laboratory staff and delegate duties to the Nurses. • Ensure readiness for rapid response to medical emergencies and casualties. Ensure preparedness of Forward Medical Teams for deployment to casualty sites. • Coordinate with the Nurses, Laboratory technicians and Pharmacy staff to ensure a timely requisition for medicines and medical supplies and Laboratory reagents needed in the clinic. • Ensure monthly return on the consumption pattern of medicines and medical supplies used in the clinic.
• Collaborate with the NGOs and other Humanitarian Medical units operating in the region in consultation with the CMO/DCMO when necessary. • Provide health education and participate in addressing work environment and occupational health issues in his/her duty station. • Coordinate with Staff Counsellors to support staff members with mental health issues. • Collaborate with TCC, PCC, and other UN medical units in the regions during medical and casualty evacuations. • Being part of the emergency response team and will as such work closely with UNDSS/UNMISS security in implementing mass casualty response. • Perform any other duties as may be required.

• Integrity and professionalism: high degree of personal initiative and willingness to accept wide responsibilities; ability to take ownership and work independently under established procedures. • Accountability: ability to operate in compliance with organizational rules and regulations. • Planning, effective organizational and problem-solving skills, and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner, ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities. • Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity and gender. • Communication; proven interpersonal skills; good spoken and written communication skills. • Flexibility and willingness to live and work in hazardous and remote places, involving physical hardship and little comfort, and including possible extensive travel within the Mission area. • Commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity, and self-reliance, and commitment towards the UN core values.

• Registered Medical practitioner with at least 5 years working experience in the medical field.
• Experience in tropical diseases is an asset. • Experienced in UN mission or another international agency is desirable. • Solid computer skills, including full proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word etc.) and other IT applications and office technology equipment. • Have affinity with or interest in humanitarian relief, post-conflict situations, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System. • Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills. • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners. • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel. • Ability to work with tight deadlines. • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision. • Sound security awareness.

Living conditions vary between UNMISS duty stations. Each duty station where UNMISS has a field presence has basic residential camp facilities, which includes running water and electricity. Candidates should be aware that accommodation may be austere with the possibility of water shortages and power blackouts. On arrival in Juba accommodation will be on a share basis. Ablutions will also be shared. As the accommodation situation improves single unit accommodation, with an attached ablution, should become available in all locations. Hard wall accommodation is available in Juba.

All UNMISS duty stations apart from Entebbe, Uganda are considered non - family duty stations. The security level of UNMISS duty stations is classified by the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) who will brief on arrival. A number of locations in South Sudan are prone to conflict.

Primary health care services (preventive and curative) are provided in 11 United Nations Owned Equipment (UNOE) Level-I clinics, 21 Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) Level-I clinics, 4 COE Level-II medical facilities within the mission area and the establishment of contractual agreements for Level-III and Level-IIII care outside the mission area. The 4 Level-II facilities available in Juba, Bor, Malakal and Wau, run by the Troop Contributing Countries (TCC), take referrals from the Level-I clinics and provide hospital-based care.

The climate is tropical with a rainy season in many areas, which should normally span from around April to October. Ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions is essential.

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Added 1 year ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: unv.org