UK-Med
Hours: UK-Med Register role, no guarantee of any work, but if deployed work will be full-time
Remuneration: GBP £3,300 to GBP £3,600 gross per month (dependant on assignment and experience)
Duration: Register members who deploy will be offered fixed-term contracts. The duration will depend on the requirements of the response but most responses are between 4 and 12 weeks
Location: Internationally and/or to any of the UK-Med responses.
This register recruitment campaign is only open to candidates in the UK.
Are you a licensed Emergency Department Nurse interested in gaining experience and knowledge in the humanitarian field, particularly in providing emergency medical care?
UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity. Born of the British National Health Service, we’ve been working for over 30 years towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when crises or disasters hit.
We are seeking Emergency Department Nurses that are enthusiastic about extending their knowledge and skills within a humanitarian environment. You will be able to make yourself available to travel and work internationally at short notice for a minimum of 4-6 weeks (longer availability is highly desirable) to join our register.
The Emergency Department Nurse will assume the role of providing nursing care and support to patients in need of clinical case management during humanitarian response. This position entails taking the lead in organizing, overseeing, and strategizing patient care activities, with a primary focus on delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.
Collaborative efforts with the clinical team lead, medical doctors, and paramedics will be crucial in managing clinic and in-patient care, as well as ensuring the appropriate referral of patients to further medical attention.
The Nurse will manage multiple streams of work being implemented and act as a technical resource to support the activities related to the context, ensuring that best practice and global standards of patient care are implemented and maintained. They will play a central role in building the local capacity of any field staff (i.e. Ministry of Health or other NGOs), in areas related to the response, through training delivery.
You must hold a current nursing license and be able to demonstrate your current and unconditional membership of a suitable registering organisation. You must hold specific qualifications / professional registrations in Nursing Science/Degree.
You will be determined, high performing, compassionate and collaborative, as well as being committed to learning and supporting others to learn. Language skills will be an advantage. We offer a competitive salary and benefits along with a friendly working environment and the opportunity to make a real difference through and influential role in humanitarian programming.
At the same time UK-Med tries to provide feedback to applicants and share with them where they have fallen short in the competitive process, it may be very difficult to provide individual feedback. Especially looking at the large number of applications UK-Med receives and the multiple recruitments taking place at the same time, specifically during times of ongoing emergency surges.
How to apply
We strongly recommend that you read the Candidate Information Pack – ED Nurse – October 2023 before applying.
To apply, please complete the questions and submit your CV through our Online Jobs Portalas soon as possible.
This vacancy will close as soon as we have received enough strong applications. Please apply as soon as possible, and no later than Monday 27th of November 2023.
The selection process consists of two stages:
Interview Stage: All applicants will go through an initial interview stage.
Selection Training Stage: Applicants who pass the interview stage and do not have a minimum of 3 years of humanitarian experience will be required to complete a selection training.
We look forward to receiving your applications and potentially welcoming you to our team of dedicated humanitarian surgeons at UK-Med.
UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.
UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.