NOTICE OF VACANCY

APOPO is a Belgium Humanitarian Demining Organization that operates in  Zimbabwe and is looking for:

Medic (Sango Border Campsite) 

Responsible to: Operations Officer

• Conduct medical treatment in the event of serious injury or illness as per the national insurance policy for work-related accidents.
• Appropriate medical support and a well-practised casualty evacuation procedure
• Responsible for cleaning the procedure rooms, sets up the equipment and stations at the outreach point and dissembling the same after each session.
• Cleans the instruments after use and ensures sterile packs always to ensure infection control practices
• Measurement and recording of vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate.
• Document actions by completing forms and records.
• Ensures proper management of clean and soiled linens
• Ensures safe disposal of all medical waste to meet environmental management standards
• Listening to the clients concerns and report any issues to the team leader.
• Responsible for restocking of medical and care supplies in preparation of outreach visits
• Ability to work with people of different social backgrounds
• Experience in infection prevention standard practices and policies
• Strong interpersonal skills, enhancing teamwork and APOPO culture
• Ability to handle confidential information appropriately
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task as the tasks demand
• Perform any other duties assigned by superiors

Qualifications 

Candidates should be qualified and experienced Advance Life Support trained, either a Registered General Nurse or have equivalent military or civilian paramedic qualifications.

Experience working with trauma and ability to train other medics is an added advantage