Medical Officer SC8

WFP

Under the functional supervision and guidance of the Regional Medical Officer, the Medical Officer will be responsible for the following key duties.

• The medical officer is NOT the primary care physician of WFP Staff: however, s/he does provide pre-hospital emergency services in response to accidents occurring in the workplace or provide referral to appropriate medical specialist.
• Contribute to the design and coordination of the delivery of medical services in the region for efficient and effective promotion, prevention and protection of the health and safety of WFP staff following the Wellness Strategy and the Regional Strategic objective.
• Provide technical expertise, advice and solutions that support strategic results, and contribute to the formulation of regional strategies and approaches where appropriate.
• Provide travel medicine services for staff on official travel, incorporating destination-specific health advice, facilitating access to immunization, prophylactic medications and travel medical kits.
• Manage, advise, and report on all health matters related to staff including compliance to all UN medical protocols and recommendations

• Access and liaise with local medical facilities to ascertain proper medical care rendered and establish a referral list and updated list of reasonable and customary costs, whilst monitoring and verifying appropriateness, reasonableness and customary nature of major medical bills / treatment as required.
• Provide capacity to the corporate and WFP system emergency response capacity including mass casualty incident.
• Implement staff health training
• Participate in pre planning of WFPs Emergency response operations (/li>
• Propose, assess, update as needed SOPs for staff protection, in specific higher risk occupational settings (e.g. food distributions, ports and warehouses with casual laborers, drivers and cleaners).
• Identify (confidentially) staff with stress or other psychological concerns and coordinate assistance as appropriate with Regional Staff Counsellor and the UNDSS Counselor.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:

• Bachelor s degree in medicine.
• Postgraduate medical qualification in, preferably, one of the following medical specialties; emergency medicine, internal medicine, occupational health and safety, and/or public health is a plus.

Experience Knowledge & Skills:

• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in healthcare.
• Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter.
• Excellent communication, presentation and drafting skills.
• Ability to develop, training programmes, workshops and presentations.
• Experience in emergency management (crisis or disaster medicine), travel medicine, tropical and infectious disease.
• Knowledge of addressing the psychosocial needs of humanitarian workers.
• Formal training in CPR and, preferably in BCLS and ACLS or equivalent emergency medical care.
• Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges.
• Successfully manages projects from initiation through completion, ensuring objectives are met.
• Consistently fulfills commitments, adheres to deadlines, and delivers high-quality results.
• Maintains composure and effectiveness in high-pressure or stressful situations.
• Current registered to practice medicine in own country or another UN member state is required.
• Experience in the humanitarian or development field is an asset.

Languages:

Fluency (level C) in in English language and Arabic.