Paramedic - with Growth Opportunities

We are searching for an experienced Paramedic to join our passionate team at Dansk Flygtningehjælp in Udlandet.
Growing your career as a Full Time Paramedic is an incredible opportunity to develop productive skills.
If you are strong in leadership, persuasion and have the right initiative for the job, then apply for the position of Paramedic at Dansk Flygtningehjælp today!

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for highly qualified Paramedics based in Mykolaiv region.

 

About the job

The overall purpose of this position (Paramedic) is to make sure he has full access to all staff (Field level staff) for delivering first aid and any other medical support if required during the Mine Action operation period.

 

Main responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing medical coverage for DRC-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.

 

Experience and technical competencies: 

• Paramedic qualification (Deist diploma of the Medical College in Ukraine).
• 3 years’ experience in a Nurse position in surgery/trauma ward.
• 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.

Desirable:

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

Languages:

• Ukrainian –fluency.
• Preferably a good understanding of written and spoken English,

 

 

We offer

Contract length: 3 months probation period with possibility of extension to one year

Band: I 2 step 1

Designation of Duty Station: Non-Family duty station

Start date: May 22, 2023

 

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Nationals; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies .

 

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. 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 o nly to the successful paramedics upon completion of pass or DRC HDP Paramedics course.

A pplications sent by email will not be considered.

 

Closing date for applications: May 14th , 2023

 

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo .

 

 

Benefits of working as a Paramedic in Udlandet:

● Company offers great benefits
● Company offers career progression opportunities
● Attractive package