Call For Applications - National Medical Doctors and Nurses

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

• Provide daily 24 hours emergency medical and nursery coverage;
• Develop emergency medical contingency plans and assist with UNCT/UNDSS’s planning for response to a mass casualty incident;
• Respond to acute emergencies in line with international protocols such as advanced trauma life support management and advanced cardiac life support. or Pre- Hospital Trauma life support;
• Do triage and primary stabilization;
• Be on call during and outside office hours to observe and treat emergencies and undertake house calls when required;
• In case of mass casualty and emergency situations, keep the clinics functional 24/7;
• Liaise with other host-nation medical facilities and medical facilities abroad to coordinate medical evacuations;
• Follow the United Nations established policies and procedures regarding medical clearances and medical evacuations;
• Ensure proper follow up on all cases;
• Responsible for establishing good relations with reliable hospitals, private medical facilities and blood banks and local physicians including UN Examining Physicians, if available;
• Ensure that proper medical records are kept in a strictly confidential manner;
• Maintain emergency medical supplies and equipment to be used in case of emergency.

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

• University Degree in Medicine/ Nursing from an accredited University and currently licensed to practice within home country or another national jurisdiction;

Required experience: 60 Months Experience remark:

• At least 5 years progressive and technical experience;
• Previous UN medical system/international medical experience is desirable;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) is desirable;

• This assignment is in response to COVID-19, as such candidates are expected to be available at short notice.

Language skills:

• French(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Arabic(Optional), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise: General human medicine (with clinical experience), Nursing and midwifery Driving license: No Competencies values:

Accountability, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Creativity, Leadership, Planning and Organizing, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

This is a national UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only nationals of Djibouti and legal residents in Djibouti are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: 07-July-2020.