ASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICER - Fixed Term Limited (FTL)

Org. Setting and Reporting

The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is the UN headquarters in Africa, and the Director-General of UNON is the representative of the Secretary-General in Kenya. UNON supports programme implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the Resident Coordination System (RCS) globally, as well as other UN offices in Kenya, by providing administrative, security, conference and information services. The post is located in the UNON Joint Medical Service at the Kakuma duty station. Under the direct supervision of the Chief, Joint Medical Service, the incumbent is responsible for the following duties.

Responsibilities

1. CLINICAL DUTIES:

• Participates in running the UNHCR clinic in Kakuma established for the purpose of providing assessment, stabilization, and treatment of medical, surgical or obstetric emergency cases in the field environment
• Assists in coordination with relevant Ministry of Health teams in contact tracing and surveillance of infectious disease cases
• Perform day-to-day clinical duties, e.g. attending to walk-in clinic
• Assist with the coordination of medical evacuations and emergencies
• Carry out pre-placement and periodic medical examinations
• Immunizations, travel advice
• Refer staff to and follow up with outside specialists as necessary
• Support in the provision of health education and medical counselling to clients
• Participate in addressing work environment and occupational health issues
• Emergency response on a 24/7 basis, as and when required; be on call during and outside office hours to observe and treat emergencies in the clinic
• Undertake house calls and hospital rounds when required

2. MEDICO-ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES:

• Liaise with other dispensaries and host nation medical facilities
• Follow the United Nations established policies and procedures regarding medical clearances, sick leave, and medical evacuations
• Recommend medical evacuation when required
• Responsible for all paperwork and reporting procedures for medical evacuations in line with UN Rules and procedures
• Ensure proper follow-up on all cases
• Application of terms of reference in Administration manuals for rules and regulations regarding UN clinic operations
• Support the supervision and distribution of work for the nurses and other staff assigned to the clinic
• Contributes to establishing good relations with reliable hospitals, private medical facilities and blood banks at the duty station

3. SUPERVISORY ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES:

• Contribute to ensuring that appropriate training programs are implemented to maintain and develop the medical capabilities, e.g., health awareness, infection prevention, mass casualty response
• Undertake medical clearance according to UN guidelines and procedures
• Undertake ‘outpatient’ treatment and immunization requirements
• Participate in regular reporting on clinic activities, medical facilities available locally and other statistical information as may be required
• Supervise and manage the performance of the JMS nurse based at the duty station
• Assist in collecting and analyzing data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables, and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, and reporting
• Support the documentation of requirements and background information used for data analysis
• Perform other related duties as required

Education

• A first-level degree (Bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery, MBChB) with two additional years of relevant work experience is required.
• Proficiency in computer skills, particularly in MS Office software and use of databases, is required.

Job - Specific Qualification

• Full registration with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council with a license to practice medicine is required.
• Certification in occupational health and safety is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in clinical medical practice in a field environment, hospital environment, pre-hospital environment, or related area is required.
• At least two years' experience working in an Accident and Emergency unit or Intensive Care Unit is required.
• Experience working in an occupational health setting is desirable.
• Experience in counselling and/or stress management is desirable.
• 1 year or more of experience in data analytics or a related area is desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, English is required. Kiswahili is required.