ICRC Prison doctor or nurse
Your task
ICRC detainee-welfare doctors/nurses visit places of detention as part of a team of ICRC delegates. The task of the detainee-welfare specialist is primarily to examine everything relating to individual and collective detainee health: hygiene, the detainees' access to water, their nutritional status, access to food and medical care, and the functioning of the health-care system. The work also involves examining specific cases and documenting instances of torture and other types of ill-treatment, both physical and psychological.
Selection requirementsideal age: 30 to 45 prepared to accept unaccompanied postings during the first 24 months of collaboration 2 years commitment as a detention doctor / nurse degree in medicine or equivalent (nursing degree II, minimum) a minimum of 3 years clinical experience, sound knowledge of general medicine public health diploma and/or relevant professional experience in this field, an asset experience in dealing with prison system and/or humanitarian field, an asset talent for dealing with the individual from a psychological point of view excellent command of English, very good knowledge of French driving licence (must cover manual transmission – a licence for automatic-transmission vehicles only is not sufficient)
Your profilestrongly motivated by humanitarian work active interest in community health able to work under pressure in a dangerous environment able to work in a team
What we offeran opportunity to help the victims of conflict engrossing, rewarding work in an unusual setting a five-week orientation course in Switzerland prior to posting abroad ample support in integrating into the new working environment
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