EOD Team Medic (Chemical Weapons Access)

Job Title:  EOD Team Medic (Chemical Weapons Access) 

Location: Syria

Salary: £49,425 - £64,365 per annum, dependent on experience

Hours: Full time 

Contract Type: Fixed term, two years (pending confirmation of funding)

Reports To:  Team leader 

Key Internal Contacts/Relationships:  Project Manager, Technical Advisors, Team Leaders 

Key External Contacts/Relationships: National authorities, local medical professionals 

Job Purpose: To provide close medical support to an EOD Team conducting EOD operations in potential chemical environments.

About HALO:

HALO is the leading global NGO addressing the impact and drivers of conflict in 30 countries and territories, with over 8,000 staff. Most of our staff are local employees and include a growing number of women. Our primary duty is to serve people affected by conflict, clearing landmines and the explosive remnants of war that threaten lives and livelihoods long after fighting has finished. We make land safe where war has ended, while also assisting those affected by active conflict and endemic violence.

HALO addresses human suffering caused by armed violence in some of the world’s most fragile places, securing weapons and ammunition and working with both state and community actors to reduce the prevalence of armed violence. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE IS BASED FULL-TIME IN SYRIA, AND CANNOT BE CONDUCTED REMOTELY

About the role: 

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit EOD Team Medics to provide close medical support to an EOD Team conducting EOD operations in potential chemical environments. In addition, they will be crucial in the development and implementation of this new capability.

The role will be an international contract in our Middle East and North Africa region. In addition to the medical support provided to the EOD team operating in areas with suspected chemical weapons, they will be crucial in the development and implementation of this new capability.

Responsibilities:

Training:

• Support delivery of pre-hospital emergency care and trauma management training relevant to EOD casualty scenarios. 
• Deliver ongoing chemical environment awareness and hazard recognition refresher training to EOD teams in field locations 
• Liaise with the programme management to arrange logistics, facilities, travel and other resources required for training. 
• Assess and validate team competency in basic pre-hospital emergency care in a chemical environment 
• Ensure that courses are delivered in accordance with the budget and in accordance with operational needs. 
• Ensure the welfare, safety and security of training participants. 
• Prepare and submit course reports. 
• Maintain all materials and records in SharePoint and on Confluence as appropriate.

Operations:

• Provide close medical support to an EOD Team capable of operating in a potential chemical environment.
• Support hotline entries including PPE checks, decontamination, monitoring and recording pre and post entry vital signs, conducting acetylcholinesterase base line testing, writing up site activity plans. 
• Support programmes in the development of local chemical environment medical SOPs that conform to NMAS where required. 
• Provide advice to programme teams on pre-hospital emergency care in a chemical environment and supervise the development of task-specific procedures where required. 
• Liaise with the programme to ensure the effective operations of the EOD Team

Other:

• Ensure familiarity with and adhere to all HALO policies and procedures. 
• Undertake the role in a manner appropriate to the cultural context and within the local legal framework. 
• Understand and uphold the standards outlined in HALO’s safeguarding policy, acting with due care and attention to safeguard the well-being of anyone that comes into contact with HALO’s work and reporting concerns if they arise. 
• Discharge duties and responsibilities under HALO’s health and safety procedures. 
• Carry out any other duties as directed to meet programme standards and operational requirements

General: 

• Uphold HALO’s core values and standards, promoting its ethos and mission statement
• Ensure familiarity with and adherence to all HALO policies and procedures, especially the code of conduct and safeguarding