High school diploma, diploma on baccalaureate nursing programme or an accredited diploma programme, license to practice as a nurse from home country, Certificate of Good Standing from Medical Society.

A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.

Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as  reports, presentations, publications, campaigns or other materials.

Travel:

UNDP will cover the cost of travel of the individual to the duty station, as well as their return to their home upon completion of their services. Travel costs are covered only in the event that the function will be undertaken physically in the duty station and excludes working from home arrangements.

Office/Unit/Project Description 

These temporary positions are located in the Department of Management and field missions, including those UN Clinics administered by UNDP. At Headquarters, the nurse reports to the Medical Director, Division of Healthcare Management, Occupational Health and Safety (DHMOSH) and usually in the field to the UN Health Manager when applicable. In the field has a functional reporting relationship to the UN Medical Director, DHMOSH, OHRM, and in those UN Clinics administered by UNDP with the UNDP Resident Representatives.

In some duty stations, nurses may also head up small field medical service facilities.

Institutional Arrangement

The Nurse will be under direct supervision of the UN Clinic Health Manager.

Within delegated authority, the nurse will be responsible for the following duties

Knowledge Management

Clinical Duties:

• Responds to emergency calls and assists Medical Officers.
• Ensures effective liaison between patient and private doctor, paramedics, family members, and colleagues as appropriate, documents case findings.
• Assist to the medical officer on the management, organization and coordination of the fever clinic, including isolation ward, etc. at the duty station.
• Assist the medical officer in the follow up and tracking of the positive cases and close contacts.
• Performs point of care diagnostic and screening tests.
• Performs clinical assessment of patients visiting the walk-in clinic; provides care/advice accordingly or facilitates referral to the UN Medical Officer or to an outside physician, as indicated.
• Ensures preparedness of staff travelling on missions or reassignments, including administration of appropriate vaccine, instructions on malaria prophylaxis and other travel-related ailments.
• Assists in providing health education and health promotion programs; participates in work environment assessment with special emphasis to the prophylaxis of the relevant diseases of the outbreak.

Medico Administrative Duties:

• Assists Head Nurse in all her/his activities as required.
• In the UN Clinics administered by UNDP and Regional commission acts as Head Nurse.
• Ensures that medical instruments are properly sterilized.
• Ensures proper filing of medical and other records.
• Evaluates, orders and maintains an efficient inventory and stock control of medications/vaccines and other medical supplies and equipment.

Supervisory Duties:

• Assumes all supervisory and medico-administrative duties of the Head Nurse in her absence. In the case of the Regional Commissions and the UN Clinics administered by UNDP, acts as Head Nurse and supervises the work of other nurses.

General:

• Performs other related duties as required.

UN coordination

Work implies frequent interaction with the following:

• Staff at large
• Staff within work unit
• Staff counsellors
• Senior management throughout the Organization
• Security personnel
• All specialized agencies
• Military Physicians, nurses
• Physicians and representatives of Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Companies, Medical Associations and Societies

Planning& Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

Accountability: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.

Creativity: Actively seeks to improve programmes or services; offers new and different options to solve problems or meet client needs; promotes and persuades others to consider new ideas; takes calculated risks on new and unusual ideas; thinks “outside the box”; takes an interest in new ideas and new ways of doing things; is not bound by current thinking or traditional approaches.

Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Commitment to Continuous Learning: Keeps abreast of new developments in own occupation/profession; actively seeks to develop oneself professionally and personally; contributes to the learning of colleagues and subordinates; shows willingness to learn from others; seeks feedback to learn and improve.

Technological Awareness: Keeps abreast of available technology; understands applicability and limitation of technology to the work of the office; actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks; shows willingness to learn new technology.