Health Officer

Health Officer

Our vision, our mission and our work are all defined by one goal ending extreme poverty, whatever it takes. We believe that no-one should have to live in fear that they won’t have a home to sleep in or enough food to feed their children.For over 50 years we have been working with the world’s poorest people to transform their lives.

Today we are a team of over 4,400 highly skilled and dedicated professionals from 50 countries who share an exceptional depth and diversity of experience.

Concern offers in-house management and leadership courses and tailored organisation-wide learning opportunities both in-person and online. We are committed to providing our staff with the skills needed to excel in their jobs. All employees are required to undertake training in equality, diversity and inclusion; the Code of Conduct; and safeguarding, along with any other training required for the role.

Our culture is values driven and friendly. A global engagement survey conducted in 2022, responded to by 3,577 of our staff, showed that 89% of our staff would happily recommend Concern as a great place to work and 94% are proud to tell people that they work for Concern.

Our head office is located in Dublin 2 and we are currently working a hybrid model (50% remote working) and offer flexi time. It will be required up to 2 trips to Concerns overseas programmes each year. Trips will generally be up to two weeks duration. This role will be based in our Dublin office.

Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Ireland at the time of application

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Health Adviser, the Health Officer will work as part of the Head Office Health team coordinating healthcare for Concern Worldwide international staff and their dependants. The role includes delivering health and wellbeing support and training to staff in all Concerns locations and has both a medical and administrative focus.

If you join us, this is what you will be doing:

• Co-ordinate and guide pre and post assignment medicals for Concerns international staff group. This includes organizing and tracking the following:
  • Medical examinations (including vaccinations and medication prescriptions);
  • Health briefings;
  • Resilience briefings;
  • Post assignment briefings.

• Provide administrative support to the Health Unit using MS Office systems;
• Process confidential medical documentation, invoices, payments and data;
• Co-ordinate and guide Dublin and UK staff in relation to medical requirements for business travel;
• Liaise with staff who are seeking support for physical and/or mental health or illness using existing resources and signposting. Develop health plans as necessary;

• Monitor individual illness and illness trends;
• Provide appropriate assistance when a person is medically evacuated;

• Deliver staff health briefings, webinars and training as necessary;
• Coordinate and manage briefing and information tools related to Health Unit activities;
• Coordinate webinars, presentations, and training and information sessions as required, for Dublin/UK and for overseas staff. Assist in delivery of training modules to staff;
• Liaise with Concerns insurer in relation to claims and renewals;
• Input and provide administrative assistance to the development of briefing documents and guidance notes for various staff groups related to any local or global outbreaks;

• Contribute to the development of policy and procedures within the Health Unit and the HR department;
• Keep up to date with current relevant research in the area of health and wellbeing, ensuring that this learning is shared within the team and reflected in our work. Recommend and adopt new ways of working, creating and revising documentation where necessary.

• Develop networks within the sector in the area of travel and public health provision and support;

• Accept, advance and pursue any new objectives or responsibilities that may be assigned by the Health Advisor;
• At all times act within your scope of professional practice;
• Provide cover for the Concern Emergency phone on a rota basis;
• Any other duties as required.

Skills and Experience Required:

Essential:

• Minimum diploma level qualification in nursing or allied healthcare and experience working in a busy medical setting.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to various and competing needs within the role;
• An interest in tropical health and infectious disease;
• Experience of compiling medical reports and maintaining confidentiality;
• Excellent proficiency with Microsoft systems and other IT systems
• Excellent organisational and administration skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently;
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines;
• Empathy with Concerns mission and values;
• Willingness to travel overseas if required.

Desirable:

• Experience in the areas of Public Health, Community Health, and /or Occupational Health;
• Experience coordinating or delivery of training and events;
• Oral and written French language skills;
• Travel/tropical medicine qualification or experience;
• Interest in the sector.
• Stress Management training/qualification/experience would be an advantage;

You will report to the Health Advisor and work with all Concern HQ Directorates and overseas missions

The full time salary range for the Health Officer is 42,946 to 50,524 (band 4). This is a permanent contract

We encourage all eligible candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity and origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organisation. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations, and is committed to promoting equality.

If this role sounds right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter at https://jobs.concern.net. We will respond to every applicant. Please be aware we may offer positions before the closing date.

If you have any concerns about our recruitment process and need particular assistance – for example if you have a visual impairment or are neuro-divergent – please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Important information:

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy accessible here. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organization, and the standards of behavior expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concerns core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

During this job application, you will provide Concern with your personal data. Concern takes its responsibilities towards this personal data very seriously and is committed to complying with all relevant data protection legislation.You have certain rights under data protection legislation. For more information on how to exercise those rights please visit www.concern.net/about/privacy

Please only apply for this position if you are satisfied with the proposed processing of your personal data as outlined above.