Medical Officers - Tobago and Philippines

Title: Medical Officer (Tobago and Philippines)

This is a fantastic opportunity to get involved with a successful international NGO helping to conserve the world’s coral reefs. Work, live and dive in incredible and challenging locations.

Role:

Minimum 3-month post: overseeing the general health and safety of the expedition and providing medical treatment to staff and volunteers.

Minimum requirements:

• Qualified doctor, or senior nurse with 6 months A&E experience.
• Scuba diving certification to Advanced Open Water.

Please note all expedition staff must be Criminal Records Bureau (Enhanced) checked and passed for working with young people before expedition departure.

Duties and responsibilities:

• To provide health care and emergency medical treatments to all Company personnel, expedition volunteers and their counterparts.
• Maintenance and stock control of all medical supplies and equipment on site.
• Requesting re-ordering equipment and supplies.
• Enforcing policies of expedition health and safety on site.
• Briefing on preventative hygiene on site.
• Maintenance of medical records.
• Submitting regular reports to HO and counterparts.

Personal Benefits:

• Opportunity to attend expedition medical training prior to the expedition.
• Tropical medicine experience.
• Opportunity to gain in-depth scientific knowledge of marine or terrestrial sites.
• Opportunities to carry out surveys.
• Experience teaching in first aid.
• Team building skills with both other staff members and volunteers.
• Working with project partners.
• Being a representative for CCC.
• Continuing the collection of scientific data.
• Promoting conservational awareness.
• Gaining an insight into CCC's longstanding objectives.
• Experience working overseas.
• Expedition Medical Training.

Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) Mission:

‘To provide resources to help sustain livelihoods and alleviate poverty

through the protection, restoration and management of coral reefs and

tropical forests.’

CCC History:

Founded in 1986, Coral Cay Conservation Ltd (CCC) is a not-for-profit

volunteer-based international organization based in the UK and dedicated to

the conservation of tropical forests and coral reefs. Current CCC project

countries include the Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago, and Papua New Guinea.

Additional projects in other countries are currently under development.

For further information about CCC, please refer to our Expedition Staff page

on our website www.coralcay.org.

All applications are to include a C.V. and covering letter. Applications and

enquiries should be sent to Mr. Kai Schiefelbein via email to

ks@coralcay.org or call +44(0)207 620 1411