Practical Nurse for All Areas (To Establsi Roster for All Areas)

UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY

FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST

UNRWA

UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA's services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions. For its local team, UNRWA is seeking to employ a qualified:

Practical Nurse for All Areas (To Establish Roster for All Areas)

Vacancy Announcement Number

JF/03/2018

Contract Status••••••••

Fixed Term Appointment

Contract Duration •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

3 years including 1 year of probation

Grade•••••••••

L1

Benefits

Monthly Salary JD 604.900 Fils. Other benefits include Provident Fund contribution (15% of basic salary paid by the Agency) and medical insurance. Dependency benefits are subject to eligibility.

Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Health Department

Duty Station••••••••••••

All Areas

Issue Date••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

19 February 2018

Deadline for Applications•••••••

04 March 2018

Place in the Organisation

The incumbent of the post is responsible to the Senior Staff Nurse in the Health Centre he/she is assigned to.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

In accordance with Agency policy and procedure, the incumbent as a member of the Family Health Team (FHT) where assigned:

•         Performs nursing activities required for child care, pre-conception care, antenatal care, post-natal care, diabetic and hypertensive cases including screening and health education activities;

•         Carries out nursing tasks related to school health activities including vaccination, height and weight measurement, vision and hearing screening where applicable;

•         Conducts home-visits for growth retarded, anemic, defaulting bedridden/disabled patients;

•         Keeps adequate recording of received and used supplies needed for the nursing activities in her/his assigned working station;

•         Maintains a high standard of infection control to ensure safety of staff and clients;

•         Complies with all relevant safety, quality, health and environmental procedures to ensure a healthy and safe work environment;

•         Provides services through the electronic medical records system (E-Health), including data entry and proper recording;

•         Performs such other duties as may be required.

Minimum Qualifications

•         Full secondary education;

•         Completion of a two-year diploma in nursing from a recognized institution.

•         Possession of a license to practice nursing services (where applicable).

•         At least two years' experience in a similar role;

•         Experience in the use of computers and an understanding of their use in health applications.

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Language

Good command of written and spoken English and Arabic.

Competencies

•         Good communication skills and maintains effective working relationships with staff and clients;

•         Good organizational skills and ability to work under pressure and cope with heavy workload;

•         Adequate computer skills;

•         Self-motivated and shows willingness to learn from others.

•         Acts in accordance with the professional ethics and values.

Equivalency

When the minimum requirements are not fully met, the concerned Director may exceptionally substitute part of the unmet requirements with a combination of relevant academic qualifications, additional professional training and progressive relevant work experience.

NB: Work experience alone or formal qualifications with no relevant work experience are not considered an acceptable combination.

How to Apply

Applicants are required to register at http://jobs.unrwa.org by creating a personal profile and completing an UNRWA Personal History Form. Please note that UNRWA only accepts degrees from accredited educational institutions. Only applications received through http://jobs.unrwa.org will be considered. Due to the large number of applications received, only applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted. Please ensure that the e-mail address that you will indicate in your Personal History Profile is accurate, candidates shortlisted for test or interview will only be contacted by e-mail. No follow up phone calls will be made.

The United Nations does not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process (application, testing, interviewing, etc). The United Nations does not concern itself with information related to bank accounts.

General Information

UNRWA encourages applications from qualified and experienced women.

UNRWA welcomes applications from qualified candidates with disabilities.•

This vacancy notice is open to internal and external candidates. As an Area post, preference will be given to local candidates already based in the duty station of the post.

UNRWA is a United Nations organization whose staff are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, neutrality and impartiality. This includes respect for human rights, for diversity, and for non-violent means of dealing with all kinds of conflict. UNRWA staff are expected to uphold these values at all times, both at work and outside. Only persons who fully and unconditionally commit to these values should consider applying for UNRWA jobs. UNRWA is a non- smoking work environment.

The Agency reserves the right not to make an appointment, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.

On appointment, all individuals will be asked to sign a self attestation, confirming that they have not committed, been convicted of, or prosecuted for, any criminal offence and that they have not been involved, by act or omission, in the commission of any violation of international human rights law or international humanitarian law.

Date of issue: 19 February 2018