Bioengineer at World Health Organization

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The mission of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme is to help countries, and coordinate international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Assess and prioritize critical needs and surge capacity in the Emergency Medical Systems, from the pre-hospital to the National level.
2. Provide a description and analysis of system capacity to evaluate and create an action plan regarding critical needs.
3. Develop and manage systems for optimal sustained health-care operations in both resource-scarce and well-resourced settings as well as during challenging events such as natural and manmade disasters.
4. Provide a review of National protocols and alignment with WHO standards.
5. Develop and apply safety program methodologies to mitigate risks when dealing with medical devices and procedures throughout their life cycle.
6. Including biosafety and environmental health such as waste disposal and personal radiation protection.
7. Analyze accidents involving medical devices which have caused – or contributed to producing severe injuries to patients or health workers, as part of the multidisciplinary health risk assessment. Identify the medical equipment and requirements for the necessary additional components and define the installation constraints of the equipment set up, maintenance, and usage.
8. This will include but will be not limited to all identified and prioritized biomedical equipment such as patient monitors, defibrillators, ventilators, infusion pumps, syringe pumps, ECG machines, hematology analyzer /cell counter, and biochemistry analyzers among others.
9. Develop technical specifications for all pieces of medical and laboratory equipment and necessary additional components; review the Ministry of Health Standard Specifications of Biomedical Equipment and necessary additional components.
10. Provide Technical Support in the Tender Process (e.g. develop technical specifications and provide inputs to the technical assessment of the bids etc.) to WHO UKR Procurement expert. The tender process will apply to all Biomedical devices and external maintenance, survey, and monitoring services, such as oxygen supply and biomedical instruments for diagnostics and treatment.
11. The number of processes will depend on the Clinical Management and Biomedical joint assessment.
12. Provide technical support during the Installation of Biomedical Equipment in the specifically selected locations.
13. Support the project management unit in the examination of the architectural and technical studies/documents concerning the installation constraints of selected equipment.
14. Design training programs for biomedical personnel and provide technical advice on the use of the equipment.
15. Draft reports to authorities regarding activities and recommendations.
16. Apply applicable technologies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care across levels of emergency healthcare delivery, including underfunded and low-resources settings.
17. Provide biomedical expertise to Preparedness and Response by liaison with County Preparedness Officer providing input on biomedical assessment for Preparedness report and contingency plans. Integrate the role in the planning committee for disaster preparedness and response activities.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Essential: Advance University degree in Bio-Medical Engineering or a University Degree in other fields of engineering with a postgraduate diploma in Bio-Medical Engineering; or its equivalent from a recognized University / Institution

Experience
Essential: At least two years of professional experience in preparation of medical equipment condition assessment and specifications for hospitals including installation, and commissioning of large-scale maintenance networks of biomedical and hospital equipment (e.g. patient ventilators, monitors, oxygen concentrators)
Desirable: work experience in WHO or another international public health organization

Skills
Skills/Knowledge Excellent skills in technical analysis, installation, and maintenance of various types of medical equipment. Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to write in a clear and concise manner and give technical advice and guidance taking into consideration views of multiple stakeholders and partners in resource-limited contexts. Proven ability to promote consensus, communicate progress and results, and resolve issues in a proactive manner, while ensuring effective work practices and ethics. Good computer skills in Microsoft Office applications.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Moving forward in a changing environment
Producing results

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Intermediate knowledge of Russian. Expert knowledge of Ukrainian.

REMUNERATION
Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 37,537 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level
  Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• A written test may be used as a form of screening.
• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.
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• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
• WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.
• WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates.
• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
• This is a National Professional Officer position. Therefore, only applications from nationals of the country where the duty station is located will be accepted. Applicants who are not nationals of this country will not be considered.

2022-09-02T10:48:06.000 2022-09-16T23:59:59.000 Full time TELECOMMUTE Україна World Health Organization