Paediatric Nurse Delegate.

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The Norwegian Red Cross (NorCross) is part of the Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement, the world’s largest humanitarian network with millions of volunteers operating in 190 countries. The RCRC Movement’s mission is to alleviate human suffering, protect life and health, and uphold human dignity especially during armed conflicts and other emergencies.

Duties and responsibilities

Qualifications

The Paediatric Nurse Delegate will be responsible for:  

• Undertake professional/clinical activities to support the work of the ERU.

•   Support and coordinate ERU local staff to undertake professional/technical activities. This includes supervision, mentoring and training.

•   Given the nature of ERU and the context, the intensity and types of activities may vary by rotation (set up, running of the operation and handover).   
  

Multi-skilled delegates are essential in supporting roles in an emergency health operation.  

For further information see Role Description 

 

Personal qualities

• Norwegian citizen or valid work permit in Norway

• Minimum three years of work experience relevant to your profession

• Fluency in English (written and spoken). Other languages are an asset (for ex. Spanish, Arabic and French
•  Driving license (class B – manual gearbox)  

 Working Conditions:

Difficult and demanding working conditions, due to the nature of an emergency and proximity to disaster-affected area. The following conditions are to be expected in the field:

• Very basic living conditions
•   Long hours of work in a demanding context with limited resources
•   Movement restriction
•  Stressful rapidly changing environment with limited information to make decisions.

Other important Information:
To be accepted onto NorCross’ ER roster, you must complete our recruitment process (application, interview, reference checks), complete appr. 24 hours of online training and attend the following trainings:

• IMPACT: (International Mobilization and Preparation for ACTion). The course lasts one week and aims to prepare delegates for international field work with the Red Cross through theory and practical activities.
• ERU training: The training simulates an emergency response operation with deployments of an Emergency Hospital and public heath teams working together with other sectors such as WASH in scenario-based training. This is pass/non-pass training, and delegates will be evaluated by experienced aid workers.
• Profile Specific training: For some delegate profiles, there are additional or other profile specific trainings.
  
   Once you have completed the necessary training and courses, you will be included in the ER Roster and may be contacted by NorCross when there is a deployment matches your profile or a NorCross Field hospital deployment.

• Please note: All prospective delegates are required to be available for a minimum of one deployment , 6 to 8 weeks, per year, therefore it is important to organize and review work commitments (including any required clearance with current employers) before application.  
   
  Please note: All prospective delegates are required to be available for a minimum of one deployment per year, therefore it is important to organize and review work commitments (including any required clearance with current employers) before application.  
  In your application, please include your motivation, availability, relevant professional experience, and experience with cross-cultural cooperation and communication (max 700 words). 
  
  Only applications and cv in English will be considered.
   Only Relevant candidates will be contacted and invited for interviews.  This application's processing time may be longer than expected.

We can offer

Why should you apply?

• Meaningful: You`ll be a part of the world's largest humanitarian organization, reaching the most vulnerable people in their local community. 
• Impact: You will help National Societies in the region to become strong, self-sustained and accountable humanitarian actors.
• Career: You will be connected to an international organization with staff based all over the world
• A great place to work: You will work in a multicultural environment with hard-working, dedicated and fun colleagues with a strong culture of collaboration, continual improvement, and celebration of wins.

Norwegian Red Cross striving to build a working culture based on respect, honesty and generosity.  
We do a thorough background check on relevant candidate.