Senior Nurse, G7 at United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)

This position is located at the Joint Medical Services, Nairobi duty station.

Under the supervision of the Head Nurse, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

Responsibilities

• Responds to emergency calls, performs patient stabilization, and assists Medical Officers and Staff Counsellors in providing adequate care; ensure effective liaison between patient and private doctor, paramedics, family members, and colleagues as appropriate; and documents case findings. Ambulance escort operations in emergencies as may be required
• Providing support in implementing workplace occupational health programs, health education, and health promotion programs for staff including mental health and wellbeing programs; participating in the implementation of the mental health and wellbeing strategy
• Performs clinical assessment of patients visiting the walk-in clinic; provides care/advice accordingly or facilitates referral to the UN Medical Officer or to an outside physician, as indicated; Supports absence and case management, mental health referral services, and liaison with management on active cases
• Ensures preparedness of staff traveling on missions or reassignments, including administration of the appropriate vaccines, instructions on malaria prophylaxis, and other travel-related ailments. Instructs on the individual medical preparedness required for various duty stations
• Performs diagnostic and screening tests such as ECG, x-rays, laboratory (blood and urine), and other tests as required, as well as counseling staff for VCT services.

GENERAL

• Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.
• Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures. Ensures that requirements and background information used for data analysis are documented.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Competencies

• PROFESSIONALISM: Knowledge of occupational nursing requirements, treatments and procedures. Ability to respond to emergencies and provide first care to patients and prepare for treatment. Knowledge of major medical office equipment and ability to use them in emergency situations. The ability to perform analysis, modeling and interpretation of data in support of decision-making. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
• COMMUNICATION: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
• CLIENT ORIENTATION: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor of Nursing degree OR Diploma in nursing - Kenya Registered Nurse (KRN) Or Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse (KRCHN) diploma is required. Current registration and license with the Nursing Council of Kenya allowing unrestricted nursing practice in Kenya required. Training in infectious disease is desirable.
• Passing the Global General Service Test (GGST) is a prerequisite for recruitment consideration in the General Services and related categories in the United Nations Secretariat. Successful passing of the Administrative Support Assessment Test (ASAT) in English at the United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ), Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV), International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) or International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) may be accepted in lieu of the GGST. The GGST is administered to applicants when required before the administration of a written assessment and/or interview.

Work Experience

• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible work experience in Nursing or related field is required.
• Two (2) years, of the ten (10) years of experience, working in an Accident and Emergency Unit, Intensive Care Unit or Aeronautical medicine is required.
• Experience in occupational health and safety at the work place setting is desirable.
• Experience in supporting workplace health and wellbeing programs is desirable.
• Work experience of one (1) year or more in data analytics or related area is desirable.