Clinical Advisor Consultant at World Health Organization

Purpose of the Consultancy

The main objective of this consultancy is to provide clinical guidance and lead the operational response to trauma care programmes in priority countries across the EMR. The consultant will be responsible for developing training activities, operational handbooks, and technical guidance and operational work to priority areas, and undertaking complex tasks to introduce new concepts to the region.

Planned timelines

The consultant is expected to work full time, for a period of 11 months starting on the 1st of February 2023 until 31 December 2023.   

Work to be performed: 

Under technical supervision of the Regional Trauma Specialist, the consultant will be responsible for the following key outputs

Output 1:  Lead the development of the Trauma Stabilisation Points across the EMR as a new approach to conflict settings

• Deliverable 1.1 Lead the development of the operational handbook for TSPs and provide advisory support to countries already implementing the concept   
• Deliverable 1.2 Identify and test the TSP concept in 2-3 countries, documenting results, identifying solutions, and feeding back into the TSP concept
• Deliverable 1.3 Design and deliver a regional training workshop on TSPs and establish a community of practice among leading health care professionals across the EMR

Output 2. Deliver mass casualty management training across the region, in-country and at the MCM Regional Training site

• Deliverable 2.1 Deliver the MCM WHO Academy accredited training targeting at least 150 healthcare professionals and aiming to establish a cohort of at least 50 national instructors.
• Deliverable 2.2. Support the establishment of a MCM platform to monitor impact

Output 3. Provide clinical technical leadership to TOpATs operational work with WCOs   

• Deliverable 3.1 Lead the flying trauma team for deployment to priority countries to establish a surge response to trauma needs in some of the most complex emergencies in our region
• Deliverable 3.2 Design trauma interventions and build consensus with MoH, different stakeholders and WCOs on how to implement in a timely manner 
• Deliverable 3.3. Provide expert advice to regional and global working groups and draft regional proposals

Specific requirements

Consultant should have:

Experience

• At least 10 years of humanitarian and/or military experience in delivering complex trauma programmes  
• Including experience in delivering training in low-resource and conflict settings
• Extensive experience in designing and implementing simulations in complex settings
• International experience in one of the above fields is mandatory.

Education

• Minimum an advanced university degree (Master’s degree) in trauma sciences
• MBBS and specialty in trauma is essential  

Closing Date : Nov 2, 2022