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Nurse (Part-Time 50%)

UNESCOTrieste, Italy
Category | Grade:General | G-5Deadline:6 Aug 2026Job ID:1364572057Posted on:22 Jul 2026
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Overview

Provides part-time occupational health and nursing care at UNESCO’s ICTP campus in Trieste. The nurse assesses staff and visitors, gives first aid and preventive advice, coordinates examinations and referrals, supports health campaigns, follows hospitalized patients and liaises with medical and local authorities.

Department: Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics

Languages

Required: English, Italian

Desired: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish

Job Areas

  1. Clinical, Health & Medical Services

Minimum Experience

5 years

Estimated Salary

EUR 44,141 / annually

Responsibilities

  • Provide first aid and assess medical needs of campus staff and visitors
  • Advise on disease management, preventive care and prescribed medication
  • Refer patients to physicians and follow up hospitalized cases
  • Organize entry and periodic medical examinations
  • Support disease-awareness, health-promotion and vaccination campaigns
  • Handle confidential sick-leave and disability matters with medical services
  • Maintain referral networks for specialists, laboratories and emergency services
  • Liaise with health and civil-protection authorities on reportable diseases

Requirements

  • Secondary, technical or vocational nursing qualification
  • Registration with the O.P.I. Nursing Council and a valid nursing licence
  • At least five years of relevant nursing experience
  • BLSD qualification
  • Excellent spoken and written English
  • Good working knowledge of Italian
  • Entitlement to work in the European Union

Skills

First Aid CareOccupational Health NursingPatient AssessmentEmergency ResponsePreventive Health AdviceMedical Referral CoordinationPatient ConfidentialityHealth Campaign Support

Tools

Microsoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPoint

Additional info

  • Part-time position at 50 percent
  • Fixed-term appointment for two years, renewable
  • Only candidates entitled to work in the European Union may apply
  • Approximate annual starting salary is EUR 44,141 at full-time equivalence