THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC), an
independent humanitarian organization whose mandate is to provide protection
and assistance for victims of armed conflict and internal disturbances, is
looking for highly a motivated men or women to carry out assignments as
Staff Nurse/Doctor
Function/Raison d'être
The Staff Health Delegate is the focal point for all matters
relating to the health of ICRC staff. In line with ICRC staff health policies
and in collaboration with medical personnel on the spot, s/he promotes and
maintains the physical and mental health of the ICRC staff. She/he is
responsible to evaluate local referral health structures.
Principle Responsibilities
- Promote
and apply preventive health policies and activities e.g. regarding insect
borne diseases, diarrhoea, use of condoms, alcohol, etc. for ICRC staff.
- Evaluate
and supervise the quality of medical services provided in the centres of
referral structures selected for treatment of ICRC staff.
- Ensure
appropriate management of ICRC staff with physical or mental health
problems.
- Act
as focal point for coordination of medical evacuations of ICRC staff.
Your tasks
- Carry
out health briefing for all new ICRC staff
- Assess
and supervise living conditions in the sub-delegations, to prevent ill
health and promote good standards of general hygiene (housing, use of
mosquito-nets when indicated, use of water filter, hygiene standards of
cooks and cleaners, nutritional advice).
- Evaluate
medical structures and quality of services provided; identify and monitor
services for referral and treatment of ICRC staff using a standardised
assessment tool
- Provide
advice and support to delegates with health problems; where necessary
organize medical consultation and accompany delegates as appropriate,
follow-up on-site the medical problem until resolution.
- In
collaboration with field and logistics, provide advice on medical needs of
ICRC staff during transportation and coordinate medical evacuations from
the field to the capital. Liaise with RH_SAN and coordinate at a local
level in the case of repatriation of personnel out of the country.
- In
collaboration with management and logistics, compile guidelines and
procedures to be followed during medical evacuation of personnel from the
field or out of the country
- Set
up means to identify the causes of recurrent or epidemic illness amongst
staff.
- Collect
accurate and reliable data pertaining to illnesses, accidents and
absenteeism, with a view to providing statistics on illnesses and the
medical risks taken by expatriates on mission and, if possible, delegation
employees.
- Report
to the management and provide feedback and recommendations on issues
related to the health of the staff in the Delegation.
- Carry
out defusing and emotional debriefing following critical incidents in the
field and follow up in case further intervention is required.
Selection requirements
- ready
to accept unaccompanied family postings during the first 24 months of
collaboration
- Medical
diploma with clinical experience of at least 3 years
- Experience
in medical evacuation and transportation
- Knowledge
of tropical health and public health.
- Very
good written and oral communication skills in English and French
- ICRC
experience is an asset
- Driving
licence (manual transmission compulsory) and with regular practice
- Computer
literate (Word, Excel…).
Your profile
- Ability
to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues from varied cultures
and professional backgrounds.
- Ability
to organise and carry out work with minimal supervision, with high sense
of responsibility
- Ability
to analyse health problems in the field and to propose solutions
- Ability
to summarise for rapid decision making
- Good
sense of organisation and planning
- Good
communication skills are essential
- Prepared
to work under pressure in a potentially dangerous environment.
Minimum length of assignment : 12 months
