Assistant Medical Officer (Fixed Term Limited)

About the role

The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is the UN headquarters in Africa and provides administrative, security, conference and information services for UNEP, UN-Habitat and the Resident Coordination System. This fixed-term Assistant Medical Officer post is in the UNON Joint Medical Service at the Kakuma duty station, under the direct supervision of the Chief, Joint Medical Service.

Key responsibilities

• Clinical duties: run the UNHCR clinic in Kakuma for emergency medical, surgical and obstetric cases, assist with contact tracing and infectious disease surveillance, attend the walk-in clinic, coordinate medical evacuations, carry out pre-placement and periodic medical examinations, give immunizations and travel advice, refer staff to specialists, support health education and occupational health, and respond to emergencies 24/7 including house calls and hospital rounds.
• Medico-administrative duties: liaise with dispensaries and host nation facilities, follow UN policies on medical clearances, sick leave and evacuations, recommend and handle paperwork for medical evacuations, supervise the clinic nurses and other staff, and build relations with hospitals, private facilities and blood banks.
• Supervisory duties: help implement training such as health awareness, infection prevention and mass casualty response, perform medical clearances, report on clinic activities and local facilities, supervise the JMS nurse, and collect and analyze data with visualizations to support planning and reporting.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery (MBChB).
• Full registration with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council and a license to practice medicine.
• Minimum two years of progressively responsible clinical experience in a field, hospital, pre-hospital or related setting, including at least two years in an accident and emergency or intensive care unit.
• English and Kiswahili are required; English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat.
• Desirable: occupational health and safety certification, occupational health experience, counselling or stress management experience, and 1+ year of data analytics experience.

Required skills

• Proficiency in MS Office and use of databases.
• Data analysis and visualization.