Roster of Consultants - Hospital Safety Programme / Hospital Safety Index at World Health Organization

Purpose of consultancy

• To contribute to strengthening safe hospital programs and hospital emergency response planning as part of resilient health facilities and comprehensive disaster risk management in countries, documentation and dissemination of best practices and lessons learned, and integrated country planning processes across health preparedness and response.

Deliverables: 

• A specific set of deliverables and activities will be defined for each consultant assignment.

Deliverable 1: Review existing Hospital Safety Programme instruments and tools to determine the demands and needs for updated guidance materials. 

• Develop, adapt and pilot the global strategies, guidelines, tools, standards and learning packages for the Programme.

Deliverable 2: Consolidate evidence on Hospital Safety Programme activities that includes applications, contexts and utilities for strengthening, restructuring or transforming hospitals to become safe and resilient. 

• Perform data and information management tasks associated with this area of work.
• Prepare a literature review and technical briefs on topics such as, but not limited to hospital risks (e.g., vulnerabilities such as climate impacts; fragile, conflict and violence-affected contexts; small island developing contexts), urban and rural contexts, capacities, etc. 
• Prepare country case studies on hospital sector reforms in a variety of contexts.
• Develop metrics and monitoring strategies to measure programme implementation, including gender and vulnerable populations to ensure their representation.
• Provide technical expertise towards shaping the research priorities and building an evidence base for integrating Programme strategies .
• Contribute to knowledge management, i.e., informing about the program’s deliverables and gathering relevant knowledge from stakeholders and organizations.

Deliverable 3: Provide technical expertise to Country and Regional Offices in assisting governments to prepare, conduct, and finalize country-level implementation of the Hospital Safety Programme in collaboration with WHO units.

• Provide technical expertise to countries on Hospital Safety Programme development and implementation at national, subnational and facility level.
• Provide technical expertise in designing and implementing the required interventions at the system and facility levels.
• Contribute and participate in hospitals and facility assessments at the system level (e.g., as a component of health systems and system-wide emergency management).
• Ensure Hospital Safety Programme activities, including assessing findings and monitoring the resulting key actions for completion.

Deliverable 4: Synthesize global and regional Hospital Safety Programme activities to inform reporting, technical and operational implementation strategies and identify additional areas of the regional and country support.

• Compile best practices, lessons learned and case studies from countries to illustrate concrete benefits of risk profiles.
• Contribute to the preparation of global and regional meetings and knowledge management for the global and regional agenda of the Hospital Safety Programme.

Deliverable 5: Develop and implement a Community of Practice strategy and supportive tools to facilitate cross-learning and exchange amongst multi-sectoral stakeholders.
Qualifications, experience, skills and languages.
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:

• Band level B: First university degree in medical, paramedical, management, economics or social sciences.
• Band level C: Advanced university degree (master or equivalent) in medical, paramedical, architecture, engineering, law, management, economics or social sciences.
• Training in public health, emergency preparedness or health administration.

Desirable:

• PhD/Doctorate in Global Health, Public Health, Health Administration or related field.

Experience
Essential:

• Band level B: At least 5 years of relevant experience at national and international level in health facility emergency preparedness, readiness, resilience and risk management, or national and sub-national health administration.
• Band level C: Over 10 years of relevant experience at national and international level in health facility emergency preparedness, readiness, resilience and risk management, or national and sub-national health administration. 

Desirable: 

• Experience with WHO and/or other international organizations and partnerships.
• Experience in low- or lower-income countries.
• Hands-on experience in hospital management and/or local system or district management.
• Experience in policy and health system analysis.
• Experience in change management or hospital sector reform.
• Experience as a coach/mentor.

Skills/knowledge
Essential:

• Expert technical knowledge in hospital policies and/or hospital management, as demonstrated through a track record of publications (e.g., peer review journals, consultancy reports).
• Knowledge can also be specific (e.g., hospital financing, quality assurance, accreditation, hospital infrastructure).
• Demonstrated “system thinking” skills with a good understanding of health systems’ building blocks/functions and how they relate to each other.
• Excellent skills in writing and oral communication.
• Excellent skills in conducting literature searches.
• Strong computer skills including experience with Google Sheets and Office applications of Excel, PowerPoint.
• Expertise in health services integration and network development.
• Expertise in a district or sub-national health system management.

Languages required:
Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English.

Desirable:

• Intermediate knowledge of French.

Closing Date: Jun 16, 2023