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The WHO has recently established the Operational Trauma Initiative, which aims to measurably improve health outcomes from trauma driven by humanitarian emergencies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). As a new approach to working in humanitarian emergencies, at the heart of this initiative is a small, specialized Trauma Operational & Advisory Team (TOpAT). The TOpAT is a mobile team that works in humanitarian emergencies and provides both technical direction, and hands- on support. In some countries, where the needs are particularly high, the TOpAT will be complimented by a dedicated focal point in-country; an extension of the TOpAT. All of the interventions are judged by their ability to positively impact trauma patient outcomes.
Deliverables:
Deliverables:
- Under technical supervision of the Regional Trauma Specialist, the consultant will be responsible for the following key outputs
- Lead the development of the Trauma Stabilisation Points across the EMR as a new approach to conflict settings
- Lead the development of the operational handbook for TSPs and provide advisory support to countries already implementing the concept
- Identify and test the TSP concept in 2-3 countries, documenting results, identifying solutions, and feeding back into the TSP concept
- Design and deliver a regional training workshop on TSPs and establish a community of practice among leading health care professionals across the EMR
- Deliver mass casualty management training across the region, in-country and at the MCM Regional Training site
- Deliver the MCM WHO Academy accredited training targeting at least 150 healthcare professionals and aiming to establish a cohort of at least 50 national instructors.
- Support the establishment of a MCM platform to monitor impact
Provide clinical technical leadership to TOpATs operational work with WCOs:
- Lead the flying trauma team for deployment to priority countries to establish a surge response to trauma needs in some of the most complex emergencies in our region
- Design trauma interventions and build consensus with MoH, different stakeholders and WCOs on how to implement in a timely manner
- Provide expert advice to regional and global working groups and draft regional proposals
Qualifications, experience, skills and languages:
Educational Qualifications:
Educational Qualifications:
- Essential: Minimum an advanced university degree (Master’s degree) in trauma sciences
- MBBS and specialty in trauma is essential
Experience:
- At least 10 years of humanitarian and/or military experience in delivering complex trauma programmes
- Including experience in delivering training in low-resource and conflict settings
- Extensive experience in designing and implementing simulations in complex settings
- International experience in one of the above fields is mandatory.
Skills/Knowledge:
- Proven skills in data analysis of a range of data sources.
- Extensive demonstrable editorial knowledge and experience in the selection and processing of manuscripts
- Proven skills and know-how in data representation and visualisation.
- Ability to work in a flexible manner under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work in a collaborative manner.
- Clear understanding of implementation methods and implementation science where applicable.
- Concrete skills and background of analyzing large data sets especially from low and middle-income countries.
Languages and level required (Basic/Intermediate/Expert):
- Essential: Excellent knowledge of English
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