Team Medic

  

We are looking for a qualified and highly-motivated professional to be part of  our DDG team in Sabha,  Libya  

 

 

Danish refugee council has been operating in Libya and Tunisia since 2011 focusing on protection of the displaced and conflict affected population. These include refugees, asylum seekers and economic migrants in Tripoli area and in the south west of the country, the population in and around Sirte affected by unexploded ordnance (UXOs) and to an increasing extent on the legal and illegal migrants and stateless populations in Libya. DRC/DDG has its head office in Tripoli and a field office in Sabha. Sabha is located 800 km south of Tripoli and is a central transit point for migrants and is home to large numbers of minority groups and stateless populations.  

 

 

The Team Medic (TM) is responsible for providing immediate first aid and medical support to all operational staff during the course of the normal working day, as well as providing first line medical support in remote accommodation sites. 

 

 

 

• Provide a basic stand-by capacity for rendering immediate appropriate medical treatment to any staff injured during DDG clearance operations 

 

• Understand all relevant DDG Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) 

 

• Maintain all equipment in the Trauma Care Bag and in the respective First Aid Kits 

 

• Ensure that all painkilling drugs and fluids are replaced before they are out of date 

 

• Being aware of local medical facilities on deployment 

 

• Maintain accurate records of all treatments administered to staff 

 

• Provide medical advice to the Team Leader and / or Site Supervisor on the treatment of staff that are unwell, or injured at any time. 

 

• Conduct regular casualty evacuation drills in close support of the team leader 

 

• Complete casualty report sheet as per SOPS when any casualty evacuations are conducted. 

 

• Provide advice to all staff on hygiene and disease prevention  

 

• When necessary administer First aid and medical treatment to civilian casualties of mines and UXO  

 

• Carrying out any other operational/administrative duties as directed to meet operational requirements. 

 

 

 

To be successful in this role you must have: 

 

• He/she is expected to travel and stay in the field 

 

• National staff member 

 

• Must hold valid qualification for a medic in Libya 

 

• Well organized, proactive, flexible and trustworthy.  

 

• Physically fit 

 

 

 

DRC/DDG will offer the successful applicant a 6 month contract, renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work on July 1st  2017 and be willing and able to work in Sabha , Libya.  

 

 

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button. 

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in the same language as this vacancy note. CV only applications will not be considered. 

 

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk  

 

  

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website www.drc.ngo