Staff Health Officer (Senior Role)

Job Description

Job Summary:ÿTheÿStaffÿHealthÿOfficer is the focal point for all matters relating to the health of ICRC staff in Lebanon Delegation. In line with ICRC staff health strategy, he /she promotes and maintains the physical and mental health of ICRC Staff. S/He implements the staff health strategy in six identified domains: Staff health policies and guidelines, health promotion and prevention including the private insurance, emergency preparedness and medical case management, mental Health and psychological support, crises management support, and quality control & monitoring. The qualified candidate should be a registered nurse withÿbachelor?s degree in nursing, or a medical doctor with master?s degree in medicine, with 6 years of experience in a similar position, including 3 years of clinical or staff health experience.ÿGeneral Description:The StaffÿHealthÿOfficer is the focal point for all matters relating to the health of ICRC staff in Lebanon Delegation. In line with ICRC staff health strategy,ÿs/he promotes and maintains the physical and mental health of ICRC Staff.ÿStaff health policies and guidelines (20%)

• Implements and supervises staff health policies to support the physical and mental health of the delegation workforce, working in collaboration with other ICRC departments, and in coordination with Regional/HQ advisers.ÿ
• Update theÿstaff health guidelines in line with ICRC`s global health strategy.ÿ
• Update the Stress policy in collaboration with the regional psychologist.ÿ

Health promotion and prevention including the health insurance (35%)

• Handlesÿmedical screening for all resident staff upon hiring and for resident staff going on mission.ÿ
• Provide medical check-ups for specific professions (such as drivers).ÿ
• Deliver briefings for resident and mobile staff including information on access to the ICRC staff support ecosystem, vaccinations, risk behaviors, mental health, and psychosocial risks in the workplace.ÿ
• Support the staff in the region and the delegation with the mandatory vaccinations requested by ICRC in collaboration with the regional coordinator.ÿ
• Maintain the storage of vaccinations in the delegation in collaboration with the regional coordinator and the medical logistics department in the delegation.ÿ
• Organize activities to promote the physical and mental health of staff with an aim of promotion and prevention of specific health risks.ÿ
• Organize first aid training to all ICRC staff.ÿ
• Ensure the availability of first aid kits in ICRC premises and residences.ÿÿ
• ManageÿPost Exposure Prophylaxis against VIH (PEP) / PRK.ÿ
• Manage the entire line of supply from procurement to waste of expired items (Med Log standard procedures).ÿ
• Handles the placement of PEP and PRK in main sites and subsites according to needs for field activities and cold chain reliability in compliance with RH_SAN guidelines.ÿ
• Provide information to all the staff with the availability and accessibility of PEP/PRK in the delegation and sub delegations.ÿ
• Provide systematic reporting of professional exposure case to RH_SAN by accident report form included in each PEP kit and PRK, Declaration of accident to Lloyd?s, and drugs administration of exposed cases under direct medical observation and in line with RH-SAN policy.ÿ
• Respond toÿergonomics and workplace safety needs of ICRC staff, in close collaboration with theÿdepartment ofÿhumanÿresources and theÿadministration and within a reasonable budgetÿ.ÿ
• Manage the sick leaves of resident staff,ÿthrough providing validation of certified sick leaves.ÿ
• Maintain the proper coordination with the human resources team to register dataÿrelating to the sick leave of staff.ÿ
• Ensure compliance withÿfinance andÿadministration manual in procedures related to medical insuranceÿ
• Handle the medical cases for all staff according to the F&A manual and to the relevant ICRC procedures for mobile and resident contracts.ÿ
• Make sure that the private health insurance for employees in resident contracts are explained to all resident employees.ÿ
• Maintain good collaboration with the local insurance company and keep the resident staff updated and informed: insurance coverage and the providers network available.ÿ
• Support the delegation with the local insurance tender if required.ÿ

Emergency preparedness and medical case management (15%)

• Handle the file of the Country Health Risk Assessment, updating the referral structures: Hospitals, clinics, laboratories, and pharmacies.ÿ
• Carry outÿregularÿassessmentÿof health facilities in the delegation, sub delegations, offices, and antenna to ensure the availability and accessibility of medical services to all ICRC staff.ÿ
• Identify reference structures for vaccinations.ÿ
• Ensure the access of mobile staff and their dependents to the referral facilities.ÿ
• Collaborate with the HR Manager and Finance department to facilitate the payment process for mobile staff and their dependents.ÿÿ
• Medical contingency plans and Standard Operating Procedures for case management.ÿ
• Regularlyÿupdate of the medical contingency plans in line with the findings of the country health risk assessment. that include SOPs for managing emergency access to health care for all staff in the field.ÿ
• Coordinate with the Department of Human Resources, and the security manager to guarantee compliance with internal SOPs and ensure consistent communication with all staff.ÿ
• Provide necessary support on case management, medical evacuation, and repatriation.ÿ
• Provide advice on the medical needs of ICRC staff during transportation and coordinates medical evacuations from the field to the capital. Liaises with the Staff Health Centre of Expertise (RH_COE_SAN) at ICRC headquarters and coordinates at local level in case of the repatriation of personnel out of the country.ÿ
• Handle the local management of the medical cases in the delegation and sub delegation, provide direct medical advice or refer to external consultations as needed.ÿ
• Escalate the medical cases to the regional coordinators or staff health advisers if additional support or a second opinion are needed.ÿ
• Make sure that strict medical confidentiality is warranted towards individual medical information of all ICRC staff (strictly confidential library, etc.).ÿÿ
• Ensure that standard ICRC guidelines established by RHSAN are applied in medical evacuation for ICRC mobile staff.ÿ
• Support the delegation to implement the preventive measures in the delegation and sub delegations during epidemics or outbreaks.ÿ

Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) for staff (20%)

• Provide individual support to the staff including the basic psychological first aid.ÿ
• Refer the staff to external consultants or the staff health regional psychologist.ÿ
• Discuss the critical cases with the regional psychologist.ÿ
• Building a functional referral system for mental health services, through establishing/updating a referral network of psychologists and psychiatrists in the delegation and sub delegations while keeping all staff informed and updated.ÿÿ
• Promote access to internal staff support ecosystem.ÿ
• Provide briefing for staff upon arrival about staff mental health and psychological support.ÿ
• Raise awareness on mental health and staff wellbeing.ÿÿ

Crises management support (5%)

• Support the delegation in case of the death/abduction of a member of staff or after critical incidents.ÿ
• Provide basic psychosocial support to the family and share relevant internal and external resources.ÿÿ
• Contribute to the update of the guidelines to provide support in the aftermath of the crises.ÿ
• Acts as a focal point for staff health guidelines, preventive measures, contingency planning, and case management during crisis cell operations.ÿ
• Carryÿout defusing and creates support groups following critical incidents in the field; follows up if further intervention is required in coordination with the staff health regional psychologist.ÿ

Quality Control and monitoring (5%)

• Monitor and evaluate the implementation of staff health strategy.ÿ
• Conduct regular visits to the sub delegations to evaluate the quality of medical services provided.ÿ
• Support the regional coordinator to conduct the customer satisfaction survey in the delegation.ÿ

People Management Responsibilities:

• Understand and supervise the Performance Management & Development (PMD) activities for employees under their supervisionÿ
• Make sure that deadlines for the PMD cycle are metÿ
• Engage in ongoing and continuous feedback and support, particularly for employees under their supervision, but also other staff membersÿ
• Organize regular meetings within their team to ensure optimal coordination of the work and proper flow of informationÿ
• Ensure that job descriptions for employees under their supervision are up to date; seeks feedback and support from the HR Department if neededÿ
• Plan and coordinates the annual leave of the employees under their supervision ensuring continuity of the operations throughout the year and making sure that there are no outstanding holiday balances at the end of the yearÿ
• Coordinate and supports the employees under their supervision in their personal development by coaching and advising them on internal and external training and development possibilitiesÿ

Additional Duties:

• Follow up on all work-related messages and correspondence with the relevant contacts and departmentsÿ
• Is aware of the delegation?s objectives and has a good knowledge of the Movement and other contacts relevant to the positionÿ
• Collect and shares information so as to improve the ICRC?s understanding of the environment and humanitarian trends and responsesÿ
• Represent the ICRC in an appropriate way during activities, in meetings and in the field, and avoids any activity that may reflect negatively on the ICRC?s imageÿ
• Take responsibility for their own professional learning and developmentÿ
• The employee may be asked to perform duties and task not covered in this job description as well as to provide support to other departments when necessaryÿ

Job Details:

• Job Location:ÿBeirut, Lebanon.
• Working Schedule:ÿMonday till Friday, from 8 Am till 5 Pm.
• Contract Type:ÿDetermined Period, 1 Yearÿ(renewable based on performance and need for position).ÿ
• Salary Package:ÿ2,897ÿ?ÿ5191ÿUSD/Monthÿ(As per ICRC salary scale,ÿsalary setting processes will determine fair setting in coherence with the qualifications of the applicant and theÿrequirements of the job).ÿÿ
• Opening:ÿ27.02.2023ÿ
• Closing:ÿ12.03.2023ÿ

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