Unv Physician

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Mission and objectives

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Context

The UN Country Team in DPRK in line with the UN duty of care policies and practice for its personnel and their dependents has agreed to the establishment of a UN clinic/dispensary. The clinic was closed in 2020 in the context of the country border closure to all international UN personnel. With the return of international personnel and their dependents in 2024, the UN clinic will be reopened to service the UN community. The clinic will require a Physician, with medical clinical experience. The Physician will be responsible for providing the general practitioner healthcare services and emergency medical care. The Physician will also be involved in the overall management of the UN clinic on behalf of UN agencies in DPRK. The UN country team has designated UNICEF to be the managing agency of the UN Clinic under the framework of an interagency MoU.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Deputy Representative Operations or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer will: • Attend and service the UN Clinic/Dispensary on a full-time basis. • Be on call during and outside working hours to observe and treat emergencies in the UN Dispensary or their homes/residences. • Provide medical services to all UN staff and their dependents as well as non-UN members of the diplomatic community of DPRK; • Undertake domiciliary visits (home calls) when required for UN staff and dependents. • Establish contact and obtain an agreement with one of the local hospitals for emergency admissions. • Handle serious emergencies and manage trauma cases, including minor accidents, cardiovascular distress, cerebral hemorrhages, poisoning, broken limbs, etc.; • Be responsible for the supervision and distribution of work for the nurse(s) and other staff of the UN dispensary. • Be responsible for the procurement and inventory of all vaccines, medicines, supplies, and equipment. • Be responsible for maintaining emergency medical supplies and equipment to be used in case of emergency. • Be responsible for replenishing first-aid kits and other essential medical supplies kept in other duty stations within the DPRK. • Facilitate medical evacuation authorized by the UN Medical Doctor of the UN staff and their dependents, in consultation with the Resident Coordinator for further investigations and major treatment. • Be responsible for entry and periodic medical examinations for UN staff members who choose to use UN Dispensary for their examinations. • Verify sick leave reports submitted by all United Nations personnel from other medical practitioners in the country if necessary. • Be responsible for maintaining medical records for all UN personnel and visitors and advise health precautionary steps to new staff members. • Prepare and send periodic reports of functions, visits, and treatments at the UN dispensary to the UN Medical service. • Advise health precautionary steps to be undertaken at the duty station. • Be ready to accept any other duties as considered necessary by the UN Medical Director and/or Resident Coordinator and the UNICEF Representative when required. • Provide training on first aid and treatment of minor ailments for UN field staff and drivers. • Prepare health education material and delivery sessions to address staff on work environment, occupational health, and other specific medical and health issues for groups of staff. Furthermore, the UN Volunteer is encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers program mandate within his/her/they assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, the UN Volunteer should dedicate a part of his/her/working time to some of the following suggested activities: • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and taking an active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day); • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country; • Provide annual and end-of-assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results, and opportunities. • Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers; • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible. Results/expected outputs • As an active UNICEF team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly, and high-quality support rendered to UNICEFC and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including: o Management of the UN Clinic and provision of the required services to all UN Agencies as required. o Attention to urgent medical emergencies and arrangement of medical evacuations as required. • Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated, and documented in all activities throughout the assignment. • A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in, and capacities developed.