Paramedic

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations.

DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 700 staff in Ukraine and will continue significant scale-up in 2024 to implement emergency response in the Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (Humanitarian Mine Action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context.

DRC is currently looking for a highly qualified Paramedic for its activities in Ichnia.

About the job

The overall purpose of this position is to ensure you have full access to all staff (Field level staff) for providing first aid and any other necessary medical support during the Mine Action operation period.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Responsible for providing medical coverage for DRC – Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (HDP) personnel active in the relevant Operation Area.
• During operational working hours act as Paramedic in the field with teams according to DRC-HDP Medical SOP.
• Perform basic first aid and advanced first aid at level 2 when required.
• Prepare the Evacuation plan for each individually planned hazard together with the Team leader.
• Perform stabilization of a possible accident casualty in field conditions.
• Daily inspection of medical equipment trauma kit including stretcher and Ambulance.
• Monitor, treat and follow up on the medical status of the deminers and other HDP-field staff.
• Check/Monitor the hygienic conditions of the personnel, equipment, vehicles, and compounds, and the Field Office.
• Provide weekly, and monthly reports, and incident reports to the relevant paramedic supervisor.
• Provide the medicine update list to the medical supervisor.
• Led the training that was planned as urgent for field staff during the absence of the medical supervisor.
• Plan and execute MEDEVAC exercises in the area of responsibility at the beginning of each working cycle.
• Responsible for maintaining, organizing, storing, updating, and upgrading medical Equipment at the ambulance and compound.
• Undertake any other duties assigned by the Medical DRC-HDP Medical Officer and relevant regional manager.
• Monthly basis prepared the report to the paramedic supervisor and team leader about the health condition of all field staff.
• Report to the paramedic supervisor about any communicable and epidemic disease in the area
• Prepare the accident report to the medical officer and paramedic supervisor and follow the instructions he/she received from them.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have at least 3 years’ experience in a Nurse position in surgery/trauma ward. Moreover, we also expect the following:

• Paramedic qualification (Deist diploma of the Medical College in Ukraine).
• Good level of computer literacy with proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other related applications.
• Experience in an ambulance crew or as a military combat medic.
• Ukrainian –fluency. Preferably a good understanding of written and spoken English.

Desirable:

• 3 years working appearance with MA and other NGOs as a paramedic.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies: 

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

• Contract length: Open-ended contract after 3 month of probation period.
• Band: I – non-management
• Designation of Duty Station: Ichnia
• Start date: September 16th, 2024
• Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Nationals.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). The successful applicants from interviews has to attend training for paramedics organized by the DRC HDP Medical Coordinator in country. The employment contract will be offered only to the successful paramedics upon completion of pass or DRC HDP Paramedics course.

Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications September 8th, 2024

We reserve the right to conduct further interviews before the deadline for submission of applications, the applications will be screened on a rolling basis.