Saturday, July 29, 2023

Trauma & Emergency Surgery Nurse - Sudan

Job Location: Sudan

Language: English
Contract: Fixed-term contract – paid (6 months)


Requirements:
Degree in Nursing; 8 years’ continuous professional experience in trauma & emergency surgery hospital departments.
This role requires complete autonomy in managing the care of trauma patients, often in critical condition and with polytraumatic injuries, in the Emergency Department, wards and/or Intensive Care Unit.

Duties And Responsibilities:
All  personnel are expected to know and follow the hospital admissions criteria, guidelines, protocols, and the diagnosis and treatment standards in use in the Centre, and to ensure the correct compilation of clinical records and statistics in both computer and paper formats.

The main duties and responsibilities of the Nurse are:
management of nursing triage in the Emergency Department, in collaboration with the national colleagues;
in case of a mass casualty, to manage critical patients as instructed by the team leader responsible for the protocol (Mass Casualty Plan);
care of surgical patients, including those with polytrauma, pre and post-operatively;
care of critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit and High Dependency Unit;
correct application and supervision of the nursing protocols, including those regarding hygiene and sterility;
correct compilation and maintenance of nursing notes, clinical files and patient records;
assistance in clinical research and record keeping as required by the scientific programmes of the specialist sector of the Medical Division of EMERGENCY.

Other Specific Duties And Management Of Stocks And Supplies:
The Trauma & Emergency Surgery Nurse may be assigned other specific duties identified by the Medical Coordinator, based on the needs of the Centre (e.g. ensuring the hygiene protocols are being followed throughout the service areas of the hospital, management of the pharmacy and orders of consumables…).


Management And Training Of Local Personnel.
Clinical activities and patient care are always carried out alongside and in collaboration with local personnel, who thus benefit from training in the field. There is also provision for more specific teaching activities, managed by the international specialists, in accordance with the individual needs of each hospital.

Caseload And Equipment
The technological level of the equipment present in the Centres is suited to the clinical and managerial protocols in use, and the level of professional autonomy of the national staff, with the aim of achieving – and sustaining – high standards of care. Diagnostic equipment, basic laboratory tests, technical and auxiliary services are always available.


Specific Requirements
Nursing Degree (or equivalent Diploma) and current registration on the professional nursing register of your Country of residence;
at least 8 years’ continuous professional experience in one or more of the following specialist areas: Emergency Surgery, Orthopaedics and Trauma and/or Intensive Care Unit;
good working knowledge of the English language (at least B2, Europass);
Strongly motivated by humanitarian work;
Good organisational skills, capacity to manage competing workload and work within a team;
Able to capacity build and supervise local surgical staff
Professional experience in an international humanitarian context or low-income countries is an asset.


Required Availability:
6 months overseas stay including a period of leave to be taken at the end of the mission in agreement with the coordinator.

How To Apply
Please, send a CV to oooooooooo@oooooo.com (Email is available to subscribers Only )

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